Virginia Tech men's basketball guard/forward Tyler Nickel entered the transfer portal on Thursday, according to reports from 247Sports.
The 6-foot-7, 220-pound sophomore transferred to the Hokies last summer after spending his first season at North Carolina. He averaged 8.8 points and 2.2 rebounds across 33 games this season, which included seven starts, and shot 39.9 percent from 3-point range (59-of-148).
The Harrisonburg, Va., native scored in double figures on 17 occasions in 2023-24, highlighted by a career-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting (5-of-7 3FG) on Jan. 10 vs. Clemson.
Nickel is the sixth Tech player from this season's squad to enter the portal this week. Sean Pedulla, MJ Collins, Mylyjael Poteat and John Camden departed on Tuesday and Wednesday while Lynn Kidd already committed to Jim Larrañaga and Miami.
Nickel's departure leaves the Hokies with three returning scholarship players for next season: Brandon Rechsteiner, Jaydon Young and Patrick Wessler. They played a combined 509 minutes this year.
