Wright State adds former Evansville forward from transfer portal

Blake Sisley is from Santa Claus, Ind.
Evansville's Blake Sisley, left, looks to the basket as Valparaiso's Preston Ruedinger defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Thursday, March 3, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Credit: Jeff Roberson

Credit: Jeff Roberson

Evansville's Blake Sisley, left, looks to the basket as Valparaiso's Preston Ruedinger defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Thursday, March 3, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The Wright State Raiders lost three players to the transfer portal in March and have now added one player in April.

Blake Sisley, a 6-foot-8 forward who played last season as a freshman at Evansville, will join the program, Wright State announced Friday, four days after Sisley announced his commitment to the Raiders.

“We are really excited to be adding Blake and his family to our program,” Wright State coach Scott Nagy said in a press release. “We recruited him out of high school and know he will be a great fit for our locker room and culture. Blake is versatile offensively and has the ability to play multiple positions. We can’t wait to get him to campus and get to work.”

Sisley averaged 6.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 26 games. He averaged 17.0 minutes per game and made four starts for a team that finished 6-24 in coach Todd Lickliter’s second season. He made the Missouri Valley Conference’s All-Freshman team.

Sisley is from Santa Claus, Ind., and played at Heritage Hills High School. He entered the transfer portal April 6. All five Evansville starters entered the portal. Sisley has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

Wright State saw two starters, Grant Basile and Tanner Holden, enter the transfer portal in March, as well as reserve forward James Manns. Holden committed to Ohio State on April 2.

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