Unlike many programs around the nation, the Texas Tech basketball program has not been decimated by the transfer portal. In fact, until Friday, the only member of the 2024-25 team that had officially entered his name in the portal was star forward Dariron Williams .
Now, though, a second Red Raider appears to have followed suit. According to Eric Bossi of 247Sports, sophomore forward Eemeli Yalaho has decided to test the waters after playing only sparingly for head coach Grant McCasland over the past two seasons. However, no official word has come from Texas Tech or Yalaho as of the time of this article’s posting.
This season, he appeared in only eight games. In those appearances, he averaged 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11.3 minutes. Last season, he saw the floor 17 times, putting up 2.5 points and grabbing 1.5 rebounds per game…