Four intriguing names in the college basketball transfer portal

When the portal opens all the speculation is about size and player ratings, but for a moment this article will focus on a simpler criterion: guys who can shoot and score. Sometimes the trouble with athletic players is they don't really learn to play basketball. The Ducks need a shooter or two to complement Bittle and Shelstad, if they decide to return.

Josh Dix is 6-6 shooting guard from Council Bluffs, Iowa, transferring from the Iowa Hawkeyes. He scored 14.4 points a game this season while shooting 51 percent from the field and 42 percent from three.

On3 Sports ranks him as the No. 3 player in the transfer portal thus far. He has good size and he can score off the dribble, handle the ball.

A big guard who can score from distance might be a good fit for the Ducks, though he's not known as a great defender. Still, a player like this who has range and shooting ability might be the antidote to those scoring droughts that plagued them throughout the season, provide a third threat in the lineup after Shelstad and Bittle. He's getting heavy interest from Kansas and may elect to stay in the Midwest.

A two-year starter at Indiana, Malik Reneau scored 19 points in a 72-59 loss to Oregon at the Big Ten Tournament. He entered the portal Tuesday after scoring 13.3 points a game for Hoosiers while averaging six rebounds and two assists a contest. He shot 55 percent from the field but he's strictly a low-block kind of player-- for the year he's attempted 24 threes and made just three of them.

A player from the Beavers has potential for the Ducks, though Dana Altman and Tony Stubblefield have a long track record of finding gems in the portal and crafting a team out of spare parts. They might pass on all of these.

Nate Kingz is a 6-5 guard from McNary High School in Salem, Oregon who scored 11.8 points a game, shooting 50.4 percent from the floor and 44.6 percent from three-point range. He's also an 82 percent foul shooter.

Altman likes versatile, athletic players who can fly and defend, and the Ducks have had some wondrous talents over the years. For once, though, it'd be good for the rotation to include a player or two who can fill the basket.

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