Not only will UAPB have to replace head coach Dawn Thornton, it will also have to replace Zaay Green as she enters the NCAA Transfer portal.
Zaay Green is entering the NCAA transfer portal, according to The Next Hoops. This comes days after Thornton resigned her post at UAPB to take over at Alabama A&M University.
The former Power Five player had a stellar showing in her lone season at UAPB, averaging 16.7 points per game. She averaged 19.2 points per game in non-conference play, scoring better than 20 points six times, including 26 and 25 points against Oregon State and Oregon.
The Duncanville, Texas native was a five-star recruit, ranked No. 10 overall and No. 2 as a guard in the HoopGurlz espnW Top 100. Green started her career at Tennessee where she finished the 2018-19 season with an SEC All-Freshman Team selection as she averaged 9.6 points while hauling in four rebounds and dishing out 2.3 assists per game in 32 games and was named SEC Freshman of the Week twice.
Her sophomore season was cut short in 2019-2020 and she transferred to Texas A&M. Green spent one season at Texas A&M where she averaged 2.9 points per game on a .390 shooting percentage in limited minutes.
Now Zaay Green will hit the NCAA Transfer portal where she could very well end up back at the Power Five level.