Karris Bilal certainly didn’t waste any time.
The Vanderbilt guard entered the transfer portal just 13 minutes after the Commodore’s 59-56 loss to Saint Mary’s in the first round of March Madness 2025, he told Rivals.
Bilal did not appear in a single game as a freshman this year and redshirted as a result.
He reportedly did not even travel with the team to Cleveland for its first-round game nor to Nashville for the SEC Tournament.
General view of the tip-off between the St. Mary’s Gaels and the Vanderbilt Commodores at Rocket Arena. Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
An Atlanta native, Bilal was a three-star recruit and ranked as the 22nd-best recruit in Georgia.
He is a point guard and is listed at 6 foot 2 and 190 pounds.
The No. 10-seeded Commodores led by 12 points in the second half, but their lead evaporated when Augustas Marciulionis got into foul trouble and Gaels guard Jordan Ross sparked a St. Mary’s rally.
“We missed some shots around the rim,” Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington said after the game. “We missed some open 3s. It was a lot of things there.
The Vanderbilt Commodores huddle together before the second half against the St. Mary’s Gaels at Rocket Arena. Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images“I think those body blows got us. One thing when those guys are that size, they’re not losing any weight or getting any shorter throughout the game.”
