Yesterday in the chat I asked the staff what we were looking for on the transfer market this Spring. The response was multi year players (Fr or So w RS) that could play the wing or stretch 4. They thought a premium should be placed on shooting.
After this discussion I decided to sift through the Verbal Commits Transfer List to see what was still available. There are 100s of names on the list, but many of them are already committed or they are upperclassmen, so I excluded them from the search. Of the remaining players 60%-70% were mid to lower level players that struggled to compete at that level, so I took them off the list. I also excluded players transferring from Big 12 schools. Of the remaining list of 50 players there were 12 that seemed to fit the criteria that staff viewed as important that have had success to indicate they could be a Major Conference Contributor. There names are listed below. Some of them are familiar, but a few of them are new. I have no idea how many of them we have interest in, but they seem to be the type of players we are looking at.
Transfers we have been linked to:
Parker Stewart, 6'5", FR, G from Pitt - 38.6% from three, 9.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 13.7 PER, 112.6 OR, 112.8 DR (We are in his Top 4) - Rivals 3 star out of HS Committed to UT-Martin
Austin Reaves, 6'5", SO, G from Wichita St - 42.5% from three, 8.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.0 apg, 16.3 PER, 122.6 OR, 104.3 DR (We were listed as being in contact, but staff advised he was not a priority) - Rivals 3 star out of HS / FINAL FOUR - Purdue, OU, ISU, UNI
Anthony Tarke, 6'6", SO, G from NJIT - 28.7% from three, 15.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.3 spg, 17.7 PER, 101.3 OR, 102 DR (We had invited him in for a visit, but now things seem to have cooled) - unrated out of HS / Visited S. Alabama and Maryland
Malik Osborne, 6'8", FR, F from Rice - 26.5% from three, 9.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 13.8 PER, 98.7 OR, 106.5 DR (We have recently made contact and may be setting up a visit for early May) - unrated out of HS / Received an offer from Wisconsin and is visiting this weekend
Others that may fit the profile:
De'Monte Buckingham, 6'4", SO, G from Richmond - 32.4% from three, 12.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1 spg, 17.6 PER, 105.2 OR, 109.2 DR - Very good player, but discipline issues resulted in his dismissal from Richmond. - Rivals 3 star out of HS
Braun Hartfield, 6'6", SO, G from Youngstown St - 35.0% from three, 13.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.8 bpg, 16.2 PER, 104.1 OR, 111.2 DR - unrated out of HS
Braxton Key, 6'8", SO, F from Alabama - 25.0% from three, 7ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1 spg, 12.9 PER, 97.5 OR, 99.8 DR (Freshman season was better than Soph) - Rivals 4 star, #64 overall Committed to Virginia
Ferron Flavors, 6'4", FR, G from Fairfield - 33.6% from three, 12.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 11.5 PER, 102.9 OR, 110 DR - unrated by Rivals
Brandon Cyrus, 6'5", SO, G from DePaul - 34.6% from three, 7.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.6 apg, 10.8 PER, 104.4 OR, 109.3 DR - Rivals 3 star
Isaiah Ross, 6'4", SO, G from UMKC - 35.9% from three, 11.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.0 apg, 13.6 PER, 102.7 OR, 109.6 DR - unrated by Rivals
David Nickelberry, 6'7", FR, F from Memphis - 25.0% from three, 2.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.9 apg, 9.6 PER, 88.8 OR, 107 DR - Rivals 3 star Going to JUCO
Kendal Manuel, 6'4", SO, G from Oregon St - 37.8% from three, 2.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg, (Averaged 7.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.6 apg as a FR) 8.3 PER, 98.9 OR, 105.8 DR - Rivals 3 star
After this discussion I decided to sift through the Verbal Commits Transfer List to see what was still available. There are 100s of names on the list, but many of them are already committed or they are upperclassmen, so I excluded them from the search. Of the remaining players 60%-70% were mid to lower level players that struggled to compete at that level, so I took them off the list. I also excluded players transferring from Big 12 schools. Of the remaining list of 50 players there were 12 that seemed to fit the criteria that staff viewed as important that have had success to indicate they could be a Major Conference Contributor. There names are listed below. Some of them are familiar, but a few of them are new. I have no idea how many of them we have interest in, but they seem to be the type of players we are looking at.
Transfers we have been linked to:
Parker Stewart, 6'5", FR, G from Pitt - 38.6% from three, 9.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 13.7 PER, 112.6 OR, 112.8 DR (We are in his Top 4) - Rivals 3 star out of HS Committed to UT-Martin
Austin Reaves, 6'5", SO, G from Wichita St - 42.5% from three, 8.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.0 apg, 16.3 PER, 122.6 OR, 104.3 DR (We were listed as being in contact, but staff advised he was not a priority) - Rivals 3 star out of HS / FINAL FOUR - Purdue, OU, ISU, UNI
Anthony Tarke, 6'6", SO, G from NJIT - 28.7% from three, 15.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.3 spg, 17.7 PER, 101.3 OR, 102 DR (We had invited him in for a visit, but now things seem to have cooled) - unrated out of HS / Visited S. Alabama and Maryland
Malik Osborne, 6'8", FR, F from Rice - 26.5% from three, 9.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 13.8 PER, 98.7 OR, 106.5 DR (We have recently made contact and may be setting up a visit for early May) - unrated out of HS / Received an offer from Wisconsin and is visiting this weekend
Others that may fit the profile:
De'Monte Buckingham, 6'4", SO, G from Richmond - 32.4% from three, 12.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1 spg, 17.6 PER, 105.2 OR, 109.2 DR - Very good player, but discipline issues resulted in his dismissal from Richmond. - Rivals 3 star out of HS
Braun Hartfield, 6'6", SO, G from Youngstown St - 35.0% from three, 13.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.8 bpg, 16.2 PER, 104.1 OR, 111.2 DR - unrated out of HS
Braxton Key, 6'8", SO, F from Alabama - 25.0% from three, 7ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1 spg, 12.9 PER, 97.5 OR, 99.8 DR (Freshman season was better than Soph) - Rivals 4 star, #64 overall Committed to Virginia
Ferron Flavors, 6'4", FR, G from Fairfield - 33.6% from three, 12.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 11.5 PER, 102.9 OR, 110 DR - unrated by Rivals
Brandon Cyrus, 6'5", SO, G from DePaul - 34.6% from three, 7.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.6 apg, 10.8 PER, 104.4 OR, 109.3 DR - Rivals 3 star
Isaiah Ross, 6'4", SO, G from UMKC - 35.9% from three, 11.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.0 apg, 13.6 PER, 102.7 OR, 109.6 DR - unrated by Rivals
David Nickelberry, 6'7", FR, F from Memphis - 25.0% from three, 2.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.9 apg, 9.6 PER, 88.8 OR, 107 DR - Rivals 3 star Going to JUCO
Kendal Manuel, 6'4", SO, G from Oregon St - 37.8% from three, 2.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg, (Averaged 7.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.6 apg as a FR) 8.3 PER, 98.9 OR, 105.8 DR - Rivals 3 star
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