The Oklahoma Sooners aren't backing down from the challenge of trying to land one of the best guards available in the Transfer Portal.
College basketball recruiting analyst Sam Kayser this week reported a long list of programs who have reached out to VCU transfer guard Terrence Hill Jr. that included OU, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas, Texas, LSU, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, UCLA, Texas A&M, Auburn, Baylor and more.
Oklahoma makes statement by going after a top Transfer Portal target
On3 ranks Hill as the No. 23 player available in the portal, while 247Sports has him up at No. 17 as a four-star prospect. He's the No. 6 point guard based on both outlets' rankings. Hill was basically an unknown as a high school prospect out of Roosevelt High School in Oregon before making a name for himself at VCU.
Hill, listed at 6-foot-3, just had a breakout sophomore season for VCU as he was named Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year and Most Improved Player. He averaged 15.0 points a game while shooting 37% from three-point range and making 81 shots from beyond the arc. Hill's biggest game was an incredible 34-point performance when VCU beat North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
NEW: VCU CG Terrence Hill Jr, will enter The Transfer Portal, a source tells me.
— Dylan (@BigBlueDylan) April 3, 2026
One of the best 6th men in the country is now available. Would’ be surprised to see him anywhere but a high major. Had a big 1st round NCAA game v UNC where he had 34p, 5r, 5a, 7-10 from 3.
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That ability as a point guard who can shoot well from long range makes Hill one of the rare players that fits the mold to replace the graduating Nijel Pack, who led the Sooners with 16.8 points a game and 123 made threes last season in his only year at OU after transferring from Miami (FL). Hill could immediately slot into Pack's role in the starting lineup.
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The fact the Sooners are even after a prized prospect like Hill is also reassurance that athletic director Roger Denny was serious when he promised more resources for the men's basketball program while giving head coach Porter Moser a better chance at success. The Sooners wouldn't enter the race for Hill unless they knew they had a real chance, which also means having the funds to compete with the blue bloods of college basketball.