NCAA Transfer Thread

Ever found yourself going "Whatever happened to that guy? He was just a freshman and then he disappeared." Well, in doing some research for next year's college rankings, I noticed a lot of big name players who disappeared from the national spotlight last season that will resurface on the collegiate scene next season with different teams. Here are some names I came across when working on my '06-07 rankings, in the order I'd rank the impact I think they'll have next season. I'm also looking for any other transfer/injury information that you guys want to share that I missed.

1 - J.R. Giddens - Incoming Junior - Transferred from Kansas to New Mexico
Shooting Guard - 6'5" - 200 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 10.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.8 spg

2 - Drew Lavender - Incoming Junior - Transferred from Oklahoma to Xavier
Point Guard - 5'7" - 153 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 9.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.6 apg

3 - Toney Douglas - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Auburn to Florida State
Guard - 6'1" - 190 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 16.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.4 spg

4 - Cheyenne Moore - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Clemson to George Washington
Shooting Guard - 6'6" - 190 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 6.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.6 apg, 0.9 spg

5 - Aaron Johnson - Incoming Senior - Transferred from Penn State to New Mexico
Power Forward - 6'9" - 240 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 11.8 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.8 spg

6 - Micah Downs - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Kansas to Gonzaga
Shooting Guard - 6'8" - 187 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 4.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.0 apg, 38% 3FG

7 - Gary Ervin - Incoming Junior - Transferred from Mississippi State to Arkansas
Point Guard - 5'11" - 170 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 7.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.1 spg

8 - Martin Iti - Incoming Junior - Transferred from Charlotte to New Mexico State
Center - 7'0" - 240 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 5.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.5 apg, 1.7 bpg

9 - Gary Forbes - Incoming Junior - Transferred from Virginia to Massachusetts
Small Forward - 6'7" - 220 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 9.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.9 apg, 47% FG

10 - Keith Butler - Incoming Senior - Transferred from Temple to DePaul
Center - 7'1" - 250 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 4.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.3 bpg, 47% FG

11 - Lawrence McKenzie - Incoming Junior - Transferred from Oklahoma to Minnesota
Shooting Guard - 6'2" - 175 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 9.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.2 apg, 44% 3FG

12 - Alex Galindo - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Kansas to Florida International
Shooting Guard - 6'7" - 205 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 4.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.3 apg, 39% 3FG

13 - Chuchill Odia - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Xavier to Oregon
Shooting Guard - 6'6" 205 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 8.8 mpg, 1.6 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.1 apg

14 - Justin Cerasoli - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Seton Hall to Ole Miss
Point Guard - 6'5" - 180 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 6.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.0 spg

15 - Trent Meacham - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Dayton to Illinois
Point Guard - 6'2" - 195 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 6.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 46% 3FG

16 - Lorrenzo Wade - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Louisville to Washington
Shooting Guard - 6'6" - 200 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 3.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.2 apg, 0.5 spg

17 - Brandon Foust - Incoming Junior - Transferred from Oklahoma to Southeast Missouri State
Small Forward - 6'6" - 220 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 2.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 55% FG

18 - Keith Wooden - Incoming Junior - Transferred from Arizona State to North Texas
Center - 6'9" - 221 bs.
Stats before transfer year - 7.9 mpg, 2.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.8 apg

19 - Marquie Cooke - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Virginia Tech to Colorado State
Point Guard - 6'3" - 200 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 3.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.6 apg, 0.9 spg

20 - Ryan Pettinella - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Penn to Virginia
Power Forward - 6'9" - 230 lbs.
Stats before transfer year - 4.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.4 apg, 50% FG

 

Why did Giddens transfer from Kansas?

 

Didn't he get stabbed or something?

 

Luarence McKenzie is gonna be good next year i think. I am pretty sure he is eligable and will start

 

Toney Douglas is going to help get FSU into the tourney this year.

 

Great piece, nice little refresher because honestly I've forgot about most of these guys. JR Giddens and Drew Lavender are both going to make huge impacts with their new teams. Cheyenne Moore is a guy that has been underrated as well...

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting P.A.P.:</div><div class="quote_post">Why did Giddens transfer from Kansas?</div>
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Didn't he get stabbed or something?</div>

Yeah, Giddens was in a brawl in May of '05 in which he was stabbed in the calf and suffered a severed artery. While this fight wasn't the only reason Giddens left, it was definitely a contributing factor. He basically wanted a fresh start, not only as a player but as a person.

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Luarence McKenzie is gonna be good next year i think. I am pretty sure he is eligable and will start</div>

Yes, he's eligible. All of the players I mentioned in this thread are. With Grier, Boone, and Hargrow all leaving, there's also no doubt in my mind that he'll start. The question now becomes, what position will he play? At Oklahoma he split time as both a point guard and a shooting guard. While he's only 6'2", his natural position isn't the point, so I'd expect the Gophers to play him at the two, with JuCo transfer Limar Wilson running the point, but with the way Jamal Abu-Shamala finished off last season, I wouldn't be surprised to see him play the two while McKenzie runs the point either.

 

Is Shawn James going to be eligible this year? I know he transferred from Northeastern to Duqesene (SPL?). I know he's a shot blocker and that he's got NBA potential, but when did he decide to transfer?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting J_Ray:</div><div class="quote_post">Is Shawn James going to be eligible this year? I know he transferred from Northeastern to Duqesene (SPL?). I know he's a shot blocker and that he's got NBA potential, but when did he decide to transfer?</div>

James played with Northeastern last season, so he won't be eligible until the 2007-08 season. How can you not remember the type of year he had? The guy is a triple double machine. I mean, 6.5 blocks per game is unreal, no matter what team you play for.

Here are some other players who will sit next season out to transfer, becoming eligible for the 2007-08 season -

Shagari Alleyne - Sr. - C - Transferring from Kentucky to Manhattan
Ryan Amoroso - Jr. - PF - Transferring from Marquette to UNLV
Eric Boateng - So. - C - Transferring from Duke to Arizona State
Joey Cameron - So. - PF - Transferring from Auburn to Seton Hall
Tasheed Carr - Jr. - SG - Transferring from Iowa State to St. Joseph's
DeMarre Carroll - Jr. - PF - Transferring from Vanderbilt to Missouri
Dion Dowell - Jr. - SF - Transferring from Texas to Houston
Devan Downey - So. - PG - Transferring from Cincinnati to South Carolina
Jeremy Fears - Jr. - PG - Transferring from Ohio to Dayton
Roderick Flemings - So. - SG - Transferring from Oklahoma State to North Texas
Zam Frederick - Jr. - PG - Transferring from Georgia Tech to South Carolina
Steve Holdren - Jr. - SF - Transferring from South Dakota State to Illinois
David Huertas - So. - SG - Transferring from Florida to Ole Miss
Abdulai Jalloh - Jr. - PG - Transferring from St. Joseph's to a school yet to be named
Dior Lowhorn - So. - PF - Transferring from Texas Tech to San Francisco
Sylvester Mayes - Sr. - PG - Transferring from Ohio State to a school yet to be named
Louie McCroskey - Sr. - SG - Transferring from Syracuse to Iona or Manhattan
Tim Morris - Jr. - SG - Transferring from Stanford to Washington
Waler Sharpe - Jr. - PF - Transferring from Mississippi State to UAB
Rekalin Sims - Sr. - PF - Transferring from Kentucky to Fresno State
Shawn Taggart - So. - PF - Transferring from Iowa State to Memphis
Rico Tucker - Jr. - PG - Transferring from Minnesota to Pepperdine
Robert Vaden - Jr. - SG - Transferring from Indiana to UAB
Mike Williams - Jr. - PF - Transferring from Texas to Cincinnati
Rashad Woods - So. - SG - Transferring from DePaul to a Junior College

 

Is Duqesene D1? Never heard of it... Is it a big basketball school, if not, he couldn't get into a better basketball school?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting SP23:</div><div class="quote_post">Is Duqesene D1? Never heard of it... Is it a big basketball school, if not, he couldn't get into a better basketball school?</div>

It's actually called Duquesne University (pronounced doo-KAIN), and it's a private Roman Catholic university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Athletically, they're not exactly a basketball powerhouse, but they are an Atlantic 10 school, which is a huge step up from the Colonial Athletic Association that Northeastern was in. At Duquesne, James will be guaranteed to play teams like Charlotte, George Washington, St. Joseph's and Xavier, just to name a few. The Dukes also tend to schedule a great non-conference schedule, which included three ranked teams this year (Pittsburgh, West Virginia, and Boston College). They've also got a decent history of putting players into the NBA, like T'Wolves point guard Mike James and former NBA All-Star Norm Nixon.

However, Shawn James mainly transferred to Duquesne to follow his head coach at Northeastern, Ron Everhart, who runs a pressure defense that really fits his game well.

 

So, James is more of a guy that will fit the Suns system when he gets to the NBA or can he play slow pace too?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Voodoo Child:</div><div class="quote_post">
Yes, he's eligible. All of the players I mentioned in this thread are. With Grier, Boone, and Hargrow all leaving, there's also no doubt in my mind that he'll start. The question now becomes, what position will he play? At Oklahoma he split time as both a point guard and a shooting guard. While he's only 6'2", his natural position isn't the point, so I'd expect the Gophers to play him at the two, with JuCo transfer Limar Wilson running the point, but with the way Jamal Abu-Shamala finished off last season, I wouldn't be surprised to see him play the two while McKenzie runs the point either.</div>

i expect abu-shamala to play the three

 

Jimmie Sutton transferred from UF to FIU. (or maybe it was FAU, I don't really remember)

 

I think Iti will be good, I remember watching him and he had so much potential.

 

I can't wait to see how Toney Douglas performs with Florida State. He was used as a tow-guard at Auburn when he was really best suited at the point. He still exploded as a freshman by averaging 16.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals on his way to becoming a Freshman First-Team All-American. He also finished fourth in the SEC in scoring.

 

Man I'm dissapointed that no one is going to UM after we lose our two studs in Hite and Diaz.

 

The San Diego State website has Lorrenzo Wade on their roster. What is the deal with him transferring to Washington? I missed the story on this.

 

^^so did i

Eric Boateng - So. - C - Transferring from Duke to Arizona State

Solid guy with lots a Potential

Robert Valden is another one going from IU to UAB. Should be a good replacement 4 Squeaky Johnson

12 - Alex Galindo - Incoming Sophomore - Transferred from Kansas to Florida

i personally know this guy. i met him in a FIU Team Camp.....hes going to be a stud

Man i Feel like doing a roster update 4 College Hoops 2k6 now