Virginia Tech gets important transfer portal addition in Jaylen Curry

The Virginia Tech Hokies and head coach Mike Young are looking to improve on a 2025-26 season that saw them miss out on the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season. To be fair to Young and the Hokies, their 19-13 record was the inverse of their 13-19 record from 2024-25. However, this program has never made it to a Final Four, and VT has made the tournament just six times since the turn of the century. There's a lot of work to do for Young and the Hokies, but they did pick up a transfer portal commitment who should improve their odds for 2026-27. That commitment came from former Oklahoma State combo guard Jaylen Curry. Curry averaged 10.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this past season for the Cowboys. BREAKING: Oklahoma State transfer guard Jaylen Curry has committed to Virginia Tech, @JoeTipton reportshttps://t.co/MorD1lSVIl pic.twitter.com/CZ35uXkIrf Curry is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. He's a former three-star recruit who was ranked as the No. 22 point guard in the 2023 class. He committed to UMass out of high school and became a great player in the Atlantic 10. As a freshman, he was a bench player for the Minutemen, but he averaged 7.4 points and 2.1 assists in 17.4 minutes per game. Curry started all 29 games for UMass as a sophomore while averaging 13.3 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He had the nation's 22nd-best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.67-to-1) in that season. After transferring to Oklahoma State, Curry found a role as a rotational combo guard for head coach Steve Lutz. He played in just 23.8 minutes per game, but he made the most of his time on the court. He was a great defensive presence for the Cowboys, leading the team in steals while notching 13 games with two or more steals. He also shot 41.8% from the field and 31.6% from three, on 2.4 attempts per game. Chris Arvin of "VT Scoop" believes Curry will play a similar role for the Hokies that he did with Oklahoma State. He'll get the chance to be a starter, but he'll likely slot in as the first man off the bench behind Ben Hammond and Isaiah Elohim. Andrew Kulha is probably the only sports writer you know who also doubles as a mortician. Spooky! @KulhaSports Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!