AJ Storr just pulled off one of the wildest moves in college basketball, announcing his commitment to UNLV for the 2026-2027 season. Let that sink in: this makes UNLV his *fifth* different college program in *five* years! Seriously, five schools in five years, the transfer portal practically built for him. He’s a soon-to-be 23-year-old, still charting new territory thanks to an injunction granting him an extra year of eligibility.
The Grand Tour
This guy is a true college basketball nomad. He started his journey in the Big East with St. John’s in the 2022-23 season. Then he moved to Wisconsin for the 2023-24 school year, spending one season there. After that, it was a stop at Kansas for 2024-25, followed by Ole Miss for the 2025-26 season. Now, for his presumed final destination, he’s heading to UNLV. It’s a non-stop tour across the country, even echoing his high school days where he played for four different schools/academies across Illinois, Nevada, Arizona, and Florida. UNLV is kind of a homecoming for him, given one of his high school stops was in Las Vegas, even if “homecoming” feels like a loose term for someone who doesn’t stay put too long.
The Roller Coaster Stat Sheet
It hasn’t just been a journey of geography; his stats have been a roller coaster too. He kicked things off at St. John’s, averaging 8.8 points in 33 games with 17 starts. Then came his breakout season at Wisconsin in 2023-24. He started all 36 games, led the Badgers with 16.8 points per game, and piled up 605 total points,over 200 more than Steven Crowl! Storr was third on the team in minutes (28.8 per game) and earned second-team all-Big Ten honors. It felt like he was set. But then the Badgers, a No. 5 seed, crashed out of the 2024 NCAA Tournament in the first round to No. 12 James Madison, just days after a Big Ten Tournament title game run. Rough. After declaring for the NBA Draft but maintaining eligibility, he transferred to Kansas. That stop was short-lived and, frankly, unproductive. He averaged just 6.1 points in 15.7 minutes, starting only four games,all career lows. Ouch. True to form, he bounced back at Ole Miss last season, averaging a team-high 15.5 points in 26.2 minutes across 35 games, including 15 starts. What a wild ride!
The Road Ahead for the Soon-to-Be 23-Year-Old
So, after this insane journey, AJ Storr lands at UNLV, Instagram official as of Tuesday, Aug. 18. With an extra year of eligibility granted by a judge, you have to wonder what’s next. Will UNLV finally be the place where he truly settles in, or is this just another chapter in a career defined by constant movement? The 2026-2027 season is going to be fascinating to watch, seeing what the soon-to-be 23-year-old brings to the Runnin’ Rebels. What an absolute wild card!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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