Mason Gillis transferring: 5 landing spots for forward
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (BVM) – A key piece of the Purdue Boilermakers national championship contending team is transferring. Senior forward Mason Gillis entered the transfer portal on Wednesday after five years with the Boilermakers. He will have one year of eligibility left thanks to taking a redshirt year as a freshman.
Purdue’s Mason Gillis has gone portaling, the portal has informed me and others.
Gillis averaged 6.5 points and 3.7 boards this past season while shooting 47 percent from 3.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 10, 2024
Gillis was the first player off the bench for Purdue and filled the role well, averaging 6.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists while shooting 47.9% from the field and 46.8% from 3-point range. This performance earned Gillis the Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year and all-conference honorable mention honors.
Instant offense off the bench.
Mason Gillis is the 6th Man of the Year. pic.twitter.com/nUGSy75lfF
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 12, 2024
While Gillis did well off the bench, his move to the sixth-man role comes after three seasons where he started 63 out of 93 games. Gillis will likely be searching for a starting role in his final season and will have plenty of opportunities to earn just that. Here are five potential landing spots for the forward.
