West Virginia 2024 signee Carmelo Adkins announced he is decommitting from West Virginia following the coaching change under Darian DeVries.
Adkins had officially been signed since November, but released a statement on Thursday saying he would be re-opening his recruitment.
“Very grateful for Coach McCabe, Coach Eilert, Jay Kuntz and the entire staff for giving me an opportunity to play at WVU,” Adkins said in a statement.
He later added,” at this time I will be re-opening my recruitment for the betterment of my academic and athletic career,” while also saying he’s requested a release from his national letter of intent.
Last season at Phoenix Prep (PHH Prep), he averaged 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and 1.3 steals per game. In 2021-22, Adkins averaged 12.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game.
Love what new coach is doing but would like what ass coaches he is keeping of any
Adkins is a tough loss. It’s going to be difficult finding top recruits from high school this late in the season. So, transfer portal here we come! I believe there should be some good players out there ready to transfer, to move into the Big 12 and hook up with a school that has good exposure and a really fine NIL collective. We’ll see…