Transfer guard Tyi Skinner has committed to Syracuse women's basketball, according to a post on X from 247Sports national analyst Dushawn London and other reports.
A huge congrats and welcome from Orange Nation to Tyi, a 5-foot-5 graduate student who hails from Washington, D.C. Skinner comes to the 'Cuse from fellow Atlantic Coast Conference school SMU.
In the 2025-26 campaign, Skinner appeared in eight games, with seven starts, before she unfortunately suffered a season-ending injury. For SMU, this past term, Skinner averaged 29.3 minutes, 13.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while connecting on 35.3 percent from the field, 30.4 percent from beyond the arc and 82.1 percent from the free-throw line.
NEWS: SMU transfer Tyi Skinner has committed to Syracuse, she tells @247Sports
— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) April 21, 2026
Skinner averaged 13.6 points and 3.6 assists pic.twitter.com/N0VHPv6HJK
In 2025-26, the Mustangs struggled, going just 9-21 overall. Before SMU, Skinner played for Arizona State and Delaware. Her time at Arizona State overlapped with Syracuse women's basketball associate head coach Natasha Adair when she was the head coach of the Sun Devils.
Syracuse women's basketball has added transfer guard Tyi Skinner.
Skinner has had to contend with several injuries during her college career. She's a solid 3-point shooter, connecting on at least 34 percent from deep in three different seasons. In 2024-25, Skinner averaged 16.8 points per game.
In 2022-23, at Arizona State, she averaged 19.3 points per contest, and Skinner was named All-Pac 12 Conference honorable mention. A few days ago, SU Athletics announced that Oregon junior forward Sarah Rambus had transferred to Syracuse women's basketball.
The 6-foot-3 Rambus, who comes from Flint, Mich., averaged 14.2 minutes, 6.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest this past season for Oregon, while making 53.7 percent from the field.
The transfer portal in women's collegiate hoops closed on April 20. At least seven 'Cuse players from 2025-26 said they would enter the portal, although sophomore wing Shy Hawkins has since said that she will come back to the Hill in 2026-27.
Also returning to SU next season is freshman center Uche Izoje, the ACC's rookie of the year in 2025-26. The Orange brings on board incoming freshman Madison Howard, a guard out of Monsignor Scanlan High School in the Bronx, N.Y.
Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, her staff and their talented roster had a wonderful 2025-26 stanza, going 24-9 overall and advancing to the NCAA Tournament's second round.
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