Some transfers are expected.
Others catch fans off guard, maybe even hurt a little.
Such was the case for an awful lot of Lobo followers last week when starting power forward Josiah Allick, a fan favorite who many assumed would be back in the frontcourt for Richard Pitino’s team next season at UNM, put his name in the NCAA transfer portal, announcing his intention to play his final collegiate season elsewhere.
He is the fourth Lobo to announce he is transferring since the season ended, but easily the biggest shocker of the bunch. And whether it be the program’s past decade of struggles and drama or maybe a new college basketball era where Name, Image and Likeness allows players to get paid while still in school, many fans jumped to a lot of conclusions about what could possibly be behind the 6-foot-8 power forward’s decision.