Early Tuesday evening, On3's Pete Nakos first reported that UNC basketball big man Jalen Washington had elected to enter his name into the transfer portal. The 6-foot-10, 235-pound junior has spent all three of his collegiate seasons in Chapel Hill.

The Transfer Portal for college basketball opened on Monday, and now that UNC is out of the NCAA Tournament, players and coaches have been having their year-end conversations about where things stand and what’s up going into the 2025-26 season.

The North Carolina Tar Heels need to address their lack of height in the post. UNC is bringing in Arizona center Henri Veesaar for an April 2 visit.