Oregon women's basketball sees five players enter the transfer portal after the 2025-26 season, with the coaching staff initiating the moves. The Ducks have added two players, Mallory Heyer from Minnesota and Hilary Fuller from Belmont, to strengthen their roster.
Key points
Five players entered the transfer portal after the 2025-26 season
Coaching staff initiated the transfer moves
Ducks added Mallory Heyer and Hilary Fuller from the portal
Oregon has three scholarships available for the next season
Head coach Kelly Graves is open to adding more players
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Oregon Ducks forward Mia Jacobs (1) and Oregon Ducks forward Ehis Etute (35) walk off the court Thursday, March 5, 2026, after winning a Big Ten women's basketball tournament game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Oregon Ducks defeated the Maryland Terrapins, 73-68. | Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesOregon Ducks forward Mia Jacobs (1) and Oregon Ducks forward Ehis Etute (35) walk off the court Thursday, March 5, 2026, after winning a Big Ten women's basketball tournament game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Oregon Ducks defeated the Maryland Terrapins, 73-68. | Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
As with menâs basketball, Oregon womenâs basketball encountered some flux at the end of this last season. After the 2024-25 season, there were no transfers out â the first time in recent memory that has been the case, and certainly since the change in the portal transfer rules. After the 2025-26 season, however, we saw a handful of players enter the transfer portal.
What makes this offseason different from the ones before, where there was an exodus of players searching for different/better, is that it appears that the players were asked by Oregon to enter the portal, rather than the players themselves looking for different/better.
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Five players from last yearâs squad entered the transfer portal:
Fr. **Sara Barhoum** â Portland State
Sr. **Elisa Mevius** â University of Wisconsin
Jr. **Sarah Rambus** â Syracuse
R-Jr. **Sammie Wagner** â University of San Diego
Fr. **Janiyah Williams** â University of Houston
The Ducks have added two players from the portal:
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Heyer is a 6-1 R-Sr. F from Minnesota. She technically entered the portal and was on the team during last season, but took a redshirt to play a full season this year.
She was a three year starter at Minnesota, starting in all games. In 24-25, Heyer shot 42.8% from the field (29.9% from distance), and 62.3% from the free throw line. She averaged 8.6 PPG and 8.2 RPG. Heyer is a solid vet who will help fill the vacuum left by Mia Jacobs.
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The Ducks bring in some height with the 6-2 Jr. F from Belmont. Last season, she appeared in 27 games for the Bruins, starting in 26. Fuller averaged 14.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG and 1.2 assists per game. She shot 40.7% from the field, 35.3% from the 3-point line, and 70.5% from the line.
Fuller has two years of eligibility remaining in her college career.
The Ducks have three scholarships available for the 2026-27 season. While head coach Kelly Graves has said that heâs happy with the current roster of 12, Oregon continues to look for options from the transfer portal. Graves has said, , âIf we happen to get another center, 6-foot-3 or above that can go in and just bang a little bit and kind of neutralize another big center that we might play against, then great, sure. Weâre looking also overseas for that, but I like the group weâve got right now.â
Q&A
Which players from Oregon women's basketball entered the transfer portal?
Five players entered the transfer portal: Sara Barhoum, Elisa Mevius, Sarah Rambus, Sammie Wagner, and Janiyah Williams.
Who are the new players joining Oregon women's basketball from the transfer portal?
The Ducks have added Mallory Heyer from Minnesota and Hilary Fuller from Belmont.
What is the current status of Oregon women's basketball scholarships for the 2026-27 season?
Oregon has three scholarships available for the 2026-27 season and is actively looking for additional players.
