Tayler Mattos enters portal

Former @WrightWaySkills product Tayler Mattos (@t_mattos5) 6'11" 250 lbs has entered the transfer portal. Started 30 games in his Sophomore year at Bowling Green averaging 5 PPG & 5 RPG in 15.5 MPG. Really young for his class will be 19 years old entering his Junior year.

— Luc Smith (@LucWSmith) April 3, 2020

And now it's 2. l Tayler Mattos has entered the transfer portal and apparently won't return to BGSU.  I know players can return from the portal, but you don't see it happen very often.  My guess would be he finds a school closer to home, which is in New Hampshire.

Mattos played two years at BG.  For one year, he backed up Demajeo Wiggins and played about 4 minutes per game.  As a sophomore, he started every game but ended up playing only 15 minutes per game, averaging 5 points and 5 rebounds per game, which isn't awful for that amount of playing time.  He scored in double figures four times, including a career-only double-double in the first Miami game at 18-11.

For what it was worth, I thought he was improved in his second year and could have developed into a solid but not spectacular MAC player.  BG entered the season with Mattos as its only true 5, but then signed Dylan Swingle as a transfer.  BG applied for immediate eligibility for Swingle and was shocked when it was granted.  Swingle then played only 128 minutes--making you wonder why they bothered with the waiver at all--and you'd expect that he'd be the plan in the post for BG.  The Falcons also lost Marlon Sierra, leaving only Swingle, Plowden and Kulacovsis (and Gadsen?) in the post rotation, unless BG finds a post guy to fill what are now 2 available scholarships.  BG played a smaller lineup most of the year last year and clearly had a good year, but did suffer from the lack of a rim protector against teams who committed to attacking the basket.

Who knows what when we will see college athletics again...but here's some news for now.  Best to Tayler for his future.