Men’s Basketball: TCU C Malick Diallo to enter transfer portal

FORT WORTH, TX - MARCH 01: TCU Horned Frogs center Malick Diallo (#32) dribbles the ball as UCF Knights guard Keyshawn Hall (#7) applies pressure during the Big 12 college basketball game between the TCU Horned Frogs and UCF Knights on March 1, 2025 at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

TCU men’s basketball lost another player to the transfer portal. This time, it’s sophomore center Malick Diallo, who missed practically the entire 2025-26 season to a knee injury but will depart after two years with the Horned Frogs. A former four-star recruit, Diallo played in six minutes before suffering an ACL injury in TCU’s season-opener against New Orleans. As a freshman, Diallo appeared in 29 games, averaging 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds.

Diallo is the sixth player to leave for the transfer portal, following sophomore forward David Punch, junior guard Liutauras Lelevicius, redshirt freshman guard Ashton Simmons and redshirt sophomore guards Jace Posey and R.J. Jones. Rated the No. 30 center in the nation by 247Sports out of high school, Diallo chose TCU over Cal, Miami, Vanderbilt and more. The 6-foot-9 center from Mali will depart with three years of eligibility remaining.