Dallin Hall’s name is back in the transfer portal, and that puts a familiar BYU guard back in play at an unusual moment.
Pete Nakos of On3 Sports reported that the former Cougars point guard has entered the portal, and Hall did so with a “do not contact” tag. That means schools can’t reach out to him directly; only Hall can start the communication.
His portal move comes after U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney in Denver ruled that the NCAA must give college athletes who recently exhausted their four years of eligibility another season to play.
Hall had just finished what he believed would be his last college season at Virginia, where he started 36 games and averaged 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists. He helped the Cavaliers get to the ACC title game and the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32. In ACC play, he finished sixth in assists at 4.6 per game and led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.6.
BYU knows Hall well. From 2022-25, he played 100 games for the Cougars and averaged 7.1 points and 4.4 assists, earning All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recognition as a sophomore.
The Cougars are in a position where they could add him. Unlike many programs this late in the offseason, BYU still has two open roster spots, and Hall has been seen working out with the team at the Marriott Center Annex over the summer.
Still, the bigger need in Provo is in the frontcourt. Kevin Young and his staff have been linked to Jaxon Kohler, another newly-eligible fifth-year transfer big man, and the center spot remains BYU’s clearest roster gap.
Bringing in both Hall and Kohler would be a tough financial fit for BYU. The Cougars already have Rob Wright III, a potential All-American at point guard, plus Collin Chandler in another guard role. Kohler, meanwhile, would address the biggest need on the roster.
If Young has to pick between the two fifth-years, Kohler appears to be the more logical target. But if Hall somehow finds his way back to BYU, with or without Kohler, his experience, leadership, playmaking and shooting would give the Cougars a real boost and deepen the rotation.
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