The Washington Huskies are one of 13 reportedly interested in former Youngstown State and USC reserve center Gabe Dynes in the transfer portal.
A native of Independence, Kentucky, the 7-foot-5 ex-Trojan big man made six starts and appeared in 30 total games in 2025-26, averaging a career-low 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game. Before his move from the Horizon League to the Big Ten Conference last season, Dynes led the mid-major conference in consecutive seasons, averaging 2.3 and 3.1 blocks per game in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Arizona, Baylor, Kentucky, Louisville, and Xavier, along with UW, are all interested in the imposing paint presence as Danny Sprinkle aims to bolster his front-court depth heading into year three in Seattle.
With the transfer exit of sixth-year center Franck Kepnang and only junior Lathan Sommerville signed for the 2026-27 campaign, the Huskies could certainly use a player with Dynes' staggering frame. However, it would likely only be a bench role that Sprinkle—or any coach—should expect with the Kentucky native starting 11 games total at Youngstown State and six at USC.
7-foot-5 USC transfer center Gabe Dynes is receiving interest from these schools:Kentucky Louisville Xavier Oklahoma Washington Ole Miss Baylor St. Mary’s Tennessee Arizona Cincinnati Florida State NC State Oklahoma
— Saturday’s Best (@saturdaysbesthq) April 18, 2026
Combined between his freshman and sophomore seasons, Dynes averaged 5.3 points and 4.9 rebounds for the Penguins under then-coach Jerrod Calhoun and current coach Ethan Faulkner, playing a rotational role on back-to-back 20-plus win teams in the Horizon League.
While his numbers might not be the most impressive, Dynes still put up three double-digit scoring games (16 points vs UC Santa Cruz, 14 points vs Illinois State and 10 points at Maryland) and led the Trojans shooting 78.8 percent (41-of-52) from the floor while appearing in 30 of 32 games, all of which should appeal to Sprinkle having seen five different players in the front-court miss time due to injury last season.
Thus far, UW has only added two transfer commitments since the portal opened on April 8, ex-Davidson guard Parker Friedrichsen and former Gonzaga guard Steele Venters, and at least two more transfers are expected in the front-court to pair with sophomore forward Nikola Dzepina, senior center Mady Traore, and Sommerville.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: Washington Huskies Showing Interest In 7-foot-5 C in Transfer Portal