By R.L. Bynum

After only one season at North Carolina, guard Tray Crisp has entered the transfer portal, according to Talia Goodman of On3.com.

The 5–8 guard, who has one season of eligibility left, transferred to UNC after averaging 28.3 minutes and 8.9 points per game in two seasons at Arizona State. In her only season at Carolina, Crisp averaged 13.9 minutes, started once, averaged 5.6 points per game and struggled at times on defense.

Crisp is the fifth player lost from last season’s team, along with four players who have no eligibility left: graduates Alyssa Ustby, Lexi Donarski and Grace Townsend and senior Maria Gakdeng. Crisp is the only Carolina player to enter the transfer portal since it opened on April 25.

That leaves UNC with one senior in Indya Nivar and a redshirt senior in Kayla McPherson as the most experienced players.

Crisp, who showed an ability to create points on a drive and make 3-pointers, missed nine games with an upper-body injury, returning to score 12 points and help the Tar Heels win 68–58 at Syracuse on Feb. 20 with Alyssa Ustby out of the lineup.

Her season-high was 19 points in UNC’s 79–75 win Feb. 23 at Louisville, and one of her best games was when she collected 15 points, a season-high five 3-pointers, three rebounds and three assists in a 69–39 win over Indiana on Nov. 15 in the Bahamas at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Two seasons ago at Arizona State, she led the Sun Devils in 3-pointers per game (1.4) and was second in scoring (12.1 points), assists (2.1), steals (1.3), free throws made (52) and attempted (68), and free-throw percentage (76.5%).

She was a four-star recruit after winning an Arizona state 5-A championship at Millennium High School.

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Projected UNC roster next season

(Next season’s class listed)

Year	No.		Players	Pos.	Height
Freshman	—		Nyla Brooks	Wing	6–1
Freshman	—		Taliyah Henderson	Wing	6–1
Freshman	—		Taissa Queiroz	Forward	6–1
Sophomore	0		Lanie Grant (5 star)	PG	5–10
Sophomore	34		Blanca Thomas (5 star)	C	6–5
Sophomore	3		Jordan Zubich (4 star)	G	5–11
RS sophomore	21		Ciera Toomey	F	6–4
RS sophomore	4		Laila Hull	W	6–1
Junior	10		Reniya Kelly	PG	5–7
Junior	15		Sydney Barker	PG	5–6
RS senior	11		Kayla McPherson	PG	5–8
Senior	2		Nyla Harris	F	6–2
Senior	24		Indya Nivar	G	5–10

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Class of 2025

Player	Rating	ESPN rank	Position	Height	Hometown
Nyla Brooks	Five star	No. 20	Wing	6–2	Alexandria, Va.
Taliyah Henderson	Five star	No. 21	Wing	6–1	Tucson, Ariz.
Taissa Queiroz	Four star	No. 76	Forward	6–1	Santa Rosa, Calif.

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Photo courtesy of UNC Athletics Communications