Transfer portal roundup: Robert Morris lands forward from rival IU Indy
Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole continued to rebuild his roster Monday after receiving a commitment from transfer DeSean Goode.
Goode, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 7.8 points and 6.0 rebounds as a freshman at IU Indy last season.
Let’s work #Committed pic.twitter.com/QAudXuKdb7
— DeSean Goode ???? (@goode_desean) May 19, 2025
He shot 50.6% from the field and 36% from 3-point range and was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman team. He also was a three-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week.
Goode played in 30 games, starting 20, for the Horizon League rival. He scored 18 points against Robert Morris.
He played at Fairmont (W.Va.) Senior High School before playing a postgrad season at Fort Union Military Academy, where he averaged 13 points and 8.2 rebounds. He helped Fairmont win back-to-back state championships and was a first-team all-state selection after averaging 18.4 points his senior year.
Over the weekend, Toole also secured commitments from guard Jeremiah Littlejohn, who averaged 18.2 points and 4.5 rebounds at Western Oklahoma junior college, as well as prep forward Samuel Obenjo, who played at Layton Christian (Utah) and also has experience with the Swedish National team.
10000% Commited @GRecruitedHoops @CoachStanleyLCA pic.twitter.com/M7ZOwxHmmw
— Samuel Obenjo (@Samuel_Obenjo) May 18, 2025
They join point guards Kaleb Brown (Cal State Fullerton) and Ta’Zir Smith (Louisiana-Monroe) and forwards Nikolaos Chitikoudis (North Carolina A&T) and Josh Hill (Arkansas State) as players committing this offseason to the Colonials.
Thank you @Ro1Coach and @CoachR_Barrera for giving me an opportunity to play for Western Oklahoma state amazing experience and journey !! Blessed to in this position thank you to @RMUMBasketball for believing in me! Excited for this new chapter! I’m fully committed!!#RMUs pic.twitter.com/XHwT5fyOow
— Littlejohnwickk (@jeremia29292344) May 17, 2025
Nine players left the team to enter the transfer portal — including Amarion Dickerson (Southern Cal) and Horizon League Player of the Year Alvaro Folgueiras (Iowa) — after the Colonials won the Horizon League championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Hronsky signs with Portland
Matus Hronsky, who played 75 games (12 starts) over the past three seasons at Duquesne, signed with Portland.
The 6-8 guard averaged 5.2 points last season.
Welcome to PDX, Matúš Hronský! ⚓️✍️#gopilots pic.twitter.com/fSAaUijc1n
— Portland Pilots Men's Basketball (@PortlandMBB) May 8, 2025
Pitt gets local linemen
The Pitt football team locked up commitments from a pair of former WPIAL players.
Cam Rosinsky, who played defensive line at South Fayette and Sacred Heart, and former Trinity and Texas A&M offensive lineman Ty Banco will join the Panthers as preferred walk-ons.
Both have three years of eligibility remaining.
Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.
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