The Jackrabbit men’s basketball team had some roster shake-up recently when junior guard Kalen Gary and sophomore center Damon Wilkinson entered the transfer portal.

Gary started all 32 games for the Jacks last season, averaging over 10 points, five rebounds and three assists. In his Jackrabbit career, Gary played 99 games and started 79 of them, averaging just under 10 points per game in his career.

Wilkinson also appeared in every game for the Jacks last season, starting 19 of the 32. Wilkinson averaged 13.9 points while grabbing 6.4 rebounds. 

He had a huge jump in minutes from his freshman year, playing over 13 more minutes per game and scoring nine points more.

The Jacks now have three of their top four scorers from last season in the portal, with Jaden Jackson announcing he would enter the transfer portal over a month ago.

It isn’t all bad news for the Jacks, though, as they get a commitment from sophomore forward Jesse Van Kalsbeek, who transfers in from Northwestern College in Iowa.

Van Kalsbeek averaged 27.8 points, 12.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists last season, which all led his team. These numbers were good enough to earn him the NAIA Player of the Year.