Former Auburn guard Tre Donaldson transferred to Miami on Thursday. A Tiger from 2022-2024, Donaldson spent this past season playing for head coach Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines.
After starting just 10 of the 67 games he appeared in during his two-year Auburn career, Donaldson thrived as a starter for the BIG 10 Tournament Champion Wolverines in 2024. Playing the most minutes of his career (31.1 pg), the Tallahassee, Florida native notched career-highs in points (11.3), assists (4.1), rebounds (3.5), and steals (1.0) per game.
Now heading to his home state of Florida, Donaldson will not only continue to play an abundance of minutes in the back court, but be given the chance to earn the role as "the guy" for the first time in his career. Even with the uptick in usage a season ago, the former Tiger mostly played second fiddle to the outstanding front court pairing on center Vlad Golden and former Yale turned Michigan forward Danny Wolf.
While Donaldson mostly stayed away from the Auburn Family's eye last season, the spotlight shined tremendously when the guard and his Michigan squad matched up with the No. 1 ranked Tigers in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. After starting the contest off hot from the offensive end, Donaldson's production ceased following a "too small" gesture towards freshman Tahaad Pettiford, who's commitment to Auburn factored in the junior's decision to depart the Plains.
In three collegiate seasons, the combo guard has averaged 7.1 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game across 104 contests. He'll now join a Miami program that is looking to reload in the transfer portal after finishing dead last in the ACC with a 7-24 (3-17) Former Auburn guard Tre Donaldson transferred to Miami on Thursday. A Tiger from 2022-2024, Donaldson spent this past season playing for head coach Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines.
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