One of the most underrated freshmen in the country, Mister Dean, entered the transfer portal on Friday morning, likely with hopes of moving to a bigger school after a dominant season.
SC Upstate Forward Mister Dean Hits the Transfer Portal
Mister Dean, a forward from South Carolina Upstate, has announced his plans to transfer. The news was first reported by On3 Sports.
South Carolina Upstate guard Mister Dean plans to enter the transfer portal, he tells @On3sports.
The 6-6 freshman averaged 15.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game this season. Shot 57% from the field. Miami native. https://t.co/51PuJALWmB pic.twitter.com/uZgHuqFLvj
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) March 7, 2025
Unranked out of South Dade High School in Homestead, FL, Dean spent one year at a postgraduate school, Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, where he built up his skills before being offered by SC Upstate.
He immediately became a force for the Spartans, leading the team in points with 15.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg. He did that in only 23.2 mpg while shooting 57.2% from the field, primarily in the painted area. He also added 2.2 spg on the defensive end of the floor.
SC Upstate had a disappointing 2024-25 season, compiling a 6-26 record and losing 14 of their last 15 games. They finished in last place in the Big South with a 2-14 conference record.
Dean’s first game in college basketball came against the NC State Wolfpack, an ACC squad. He didn’t back down, tying for a game-high with 14 points on four of six shooting and six of eight from the free throw line. He also grabbed four rebounds.
Just three games later, in a matchup with another ACC team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Dean impressed once again. He scored a game-high 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting and nearly led a major upset over Wake Forest, falling 85-80 on the road.
Those performances will surely help his standing in the transfer portal as someone who’s shown he can compete at the upper D1 level.
However, Dean’s size—6’6″, 210 pounds—could be an issue long-term, as most of his scoring comes within the three-point arc. He shot 24.4% from three-point range on only 1.5 attempts per game.
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While he clearly didn’t need a requisite shot from deep in the Big South conference, he’ll likely need to improve upon that part of his game in order to consistently succeed at a higher level.
Regardless, the Miami native should be on teams’ radars as a feisty and talented player who’s shown he’s willing to take any path to have success.
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