Centerville grad enters transfer portal after two seasons at Florida State

Tom House played for Centerville’s state championship team in 2021
Louisville forward Kamari Lands (22) drives past Florida State guard Tom House (12) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Credit: Timothy D. Easley

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Louisville forward Kamari Lands (22) drives past Florida State guard Tom House (12) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Tom House, a Centerville High School graduate, entered the transfer portal on Tuesday after two seasons at Florida State, according to multiple reports.

House, a 6-foot-7 guard, averaged 3.7 minutes per game in 23 appearances as a sophomore. He made 8 of 17 3-pointers (47.1%). He played double-digit minutes in the first three games but did not see more than seven minutes of action in a game the rest of the season.

A season earlier, as a freshman, House averaged 7.7 minutes in 30 games.

Florida State finished 9-23 in House’s first season and 17-16 this season.

House committed to Florida State in September 2021 before his senior season at Centerville. He picked Florida State over Georgia, Boston College, Furman and Ohio. He was a three-star recruit who ranked 256th in the class of 2022, according to On3.com.

House averaged 14.4 points per game in his final season with the Elks.

As a junior, led Centerville with 17.2 points per game. In the Division I state championship game in 2021 at UD Arena, he scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting in a 43-42 victory against Westerville Central. The Elks won their first state title.

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