Syracuse, N.Y. - Add Naheem McLeod to the list of Syracuse basketball players who will enter the transfer portal, according to an online report. McLeod, a 7-foot-4 center who has played four years of college basketball, will try to get a waiver to play another season. He has not technically entered the portal yet, said a source familiar with his situation, though Sam Kayser of League Ready reported on Twitter Monday that he will enter and McLeod included that tweet on his Instagram story. McLeod did not return a call seeking comment. He could conceivably return to SU for another year. A source described his situation as fluid. The deadline for entering the transfer portal is Tuesday. If players do not enter by then, they cannot transfer, though they can commit to a school any time before classes begin. McLeod played two seasons at Florida State before transferring to Syracuse for his junior season. That season -- 2023-24 -- ended when he broke his foot and required surgery in mid-January of 2023. He had started and played in all 14 Orange games to that point. He did not play another game after his 7-minute appearance at Duke on January 2. McLeod will need to have whatever school he commits to petition the NCAA for a medical hardship waiver. The rules for obtaining a medical waiver generally limit the athlete to 30% of the games his team played in a season to be eligible. McLeod played in 14 games for SU last season. That number is above the threshold for a medical redshirt season, though an appeal would force the NCAA to make a determination on his eligibility. SU was 20-12 in 2023-24. McLeod spent the offseason last year working on feeling comfortable and confident with his healing foot. He played in 18 games for SU in 2024-25. He averaged 6.7 minutes per game, though in SU’s last five games he played nearly 10 minutes per outing. McLeod joins Eddie Lampkin and Lucas Taylor as SU guys who will need either an NCAA waiver specific to their situations or for the NCAA to issue a blanket waiver for a fifth year to be eligible to compete for another college basketball season. Contact Donna Ditota anytime: Email | Twitter