Illinois point guard entered the transfer portal on Monday, Curbelo announced Monday afternoon.
“These past two years have been insane,” Curbelo said in a tweet. “So many amazing moments and some hard times that we had to battle through.”
“Unfortunately, my time here at [the University of Illinois] has come to an end & I have decided to enter the transfer portal.”
The Illini’s rising junior had an up-and-down sophomore campaign after being named the Big Ten’s Sixth Man of the Year as a freshman in 2021.
Curbelo was limited to just 19 games after suffering a concussion early in the season, and he averaged fewer minutes than his first year with the Orange and Blue (19.