<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Sean Phaler, New Mexico: The most sympathetic figure on this list, the 6-foot-9 Phaler signed with UCLA coach Steve Lavin out of high school but switched to New Mexico after Lavin was fired. He then had to redshirt the 2003-04 season following a car crash that required the Jaws of Life to rescue him. After barely playing behind All-American Danny Granger in 2004-05, Phaler is transferring to be closer to his father, who reportedly has been diagnosed with cancer. Good luck to both. Fred Peete, Kansas State: KSU coach Jim Wooldridge hung Peete out to dry when he announced this peculiar transfer, saying Peete wished to go somewhere that would give him more minutes at point guard. With Clent Stewart there, Peete played shooting guard for the Wildcats -- and played it well, averaging 13 points, five rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals as a sophomore. Wherever he ends up, it will be the sixth school in 4 1/2 years for Peete, who has attended three high schools, a junior college and Kansas State since 2000. Aaron Johnson, Penn State: As a junior, the 6-9 Johnson averaged 11.8 ppg, led the Big Ten in rebounding (9.9 per game) and led the country with three 20-rebound games. With one year of eligibility, he seeks a team that has a better chance of reaching the postseason in 2007 than the Nittany Lions would have had with him in 2006. Johnson hopes to end up at Arizona, though he might have to walk on to do so. He's a former walk-on, a self-made player who chose Penn State when Jerry Dunn was the coach, so it's hard to fault him for looking out for himself. Meanwhile, Ed DeChellis gets another scholarship for his rebuilding project. A good move for everyone. Lawrence McKenzie, Oklahoma: Playing time on the wing will be tougher to get next season when the loaded Sooners introduce two stud transfers -- and McKenzie doesn't want to play on the wing in the first place. He fancies himself a point guard, so with Terrell Everett coming back as the Sooners' starter there, McKenzie (9.5 ppg, 43.5 percent on 3-pointers) fancies himself in another uniform. Churchill Odia, Xavier: One of the all-time Atlantic 10 recruiting busts, Odia has transferred to Oregon after a freshman season in which he averaged 1.6 points and 1.1 assists. Odia barely played down the stretch, no small feat considering the Musketeers' weakness at point guard. It might take him three years to be a Division I point guard, but at Oregon he'll have the time. He'll sit out the 2005-06 season, then sit behind Aaron Brooks in 2006-07. In 2007-08, Odia will be the man. You don't think Oregon will recruit any good point guards between now and then, do you?</div> Rest of Article
aaron johnson is a hell of a player. he'll help someone. he's a tough rebounder, but his shot isn't great. he's a winning-type player. and dameon mason deciding to transfer now that he'll be in a bigger spotlight, as one of the top 2 scorers on his team? doesn't make much sense...he'd better find a good team to go to...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm surprised they didn't mention Ewing going to Georgetown in the article.</div> Yeah, I was thinking the same thing too. But this article may deal with players that haven't transfered to a team yet, and Ewing already has(Georgetown). Here's a link if you want to read the article- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2005Apr20.html
Yeah Dameon Mason transferring makes no sense to me. He was the second or third scorer on that team this year, and next season, as mentioned, he will be with Novak as the top two scorers on that team with Deiner gone. But it's his move. And I'm pretty disapointed to see Lorenzo Wade moving. Sure, the stats didn't show, but he did step up on defense at times, has a good athletic look, though, a bit skinny, and has a good wingspan. He hit some clutch three's last year, and I will be missing him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CUSA Fan:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah Dameon Mason transferring makes no sense to me. He was the second or third scorer on that team this year, and next season, as mentioned, he will be with Novak as the top two scorers on that team with Deiner gone. But it's his move.</div> Mason said something about not liking the situation of the team rebuilding. He wants to win right away and he didn't think he'd accomplish that in his final years at Marquette.
Here is a list I found of some transfers. I bolded the ones I thought would be great players at their new schools. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">2005-2006 Eligible Mohammed Abukar, Florida (San Diego State) DeAngelo Alexander, Charlotte (Oklahoma) Ryan Appleby, Washington (Florida) Marcus Arnold, Illinois (Illinois State) Ricardo Billings, Oakland (Ohio State) Karon Bradley, Wichita State (Marquette) Melvin Buckley, South Florida (Purdue) Derrick Byars, Vanderbilt (Virginia) Nate Carter, Oklahoma (UC-Riverside) Carlton Christian, Central Florida (Marquette) Chey Christie, South Alabama (Clemson) Karron Clarke, Depaul (Miami) Bernard Cote, Northwestern (Kentucky) Andre Collins, Loyola (Maryland) Dwayne Curtis, Mississippi (Auburn) Nick Dials, Akron (Ohio State) Devon Eversten, Fordham (Boston College) Dan Fitzgerald, Marquette (Tulane) Tremaine Fuqua, UTEP (Oklahoma State) Stan Gaines, Seton Hall (Minnesota) Todd Hendley, UNC-Wilmington, (Wake Forest) Boomer Herndon, Belmont (Tennessee) Hassan Fofana, Loyola (Maryland) Elijah Ingram, New Mexico State (Saint John's) Jeremy Ingram, East Carolina (Wake Forest) Johnnie Jackson, Ohio (Boston College) Paulius Joneliunas, American (South Carolina) Marco Killingsworth, Indiana (Auburn) Regis Koundjia, George Washington (LSU) Ryan Lambert, Duquesne (Western Kentucky) Ron Lewis, Ohio State (Bowling Green) Elijah Miller, Liberty (Houston) Dante Milligan, Massachusetts (Pittsburgh) Lewis Monroe, Indiana (Auburn) Edgar Moreno, UTEP (Texas) Tyrone Nelson, New Mexico State (Prarie View) Ije Nwankwo, Cleveland State (Purdue) Mike O'Donnell, Central Florida (NC State) David Padgett, Louisville (Kansas) Mike Pilgrim, Seton Hall (Cincinnati) Ben Rand, Northern Illinois (Iowa) Tyler Relph, St Bonaventure (West Virginia) Brandon Robinson, Murray State (Auburn) Adam Simons, Xavier (NC State) Tyler Smith, Manhattan (DePaul) Roderick Stewart, Kansas (USC) Robert Summers, West Virginia (Penn State) Armando Surratt, San Fransisco (Miami) Oumar Sylla, Richmond (Valparaiso) Marcus White, Purdue (Connecticut) Omar Wilkes, California (Kansas) Emmanuel Willis, Auburn (USC) John Winchester, Quinnipiac (Tennessee) Calvin Wooten, Oakland (Rutgers) Jerrah Young, Toledo (West Virginia) 2006-2007 Jermaine Calvin, (Utah) Justin Cerasoli, (Seton Hall) Darren Clarke, (Saint Louis) Gary Ervin, (Mississippi State) Patrick Ewing, Jr Georgetown (Indiana) Zam Frederick, South Carolina (Georgia Tech) Alex Galindo, Florida International (Kansas) Steve Hailey, (Boston College) Justin Hawkins, (Utah) Jermyl Jackson-Wilson (Ohio State) Aaron Johnson, (Penn State) Kevin Langford, (California) Drew Lavendar, (Oklahoma) Ricky Lucas, (George Washington) Dameon Mason, (Marquette) Dominic McGuire, (California) Lawrence McKenzie, (Oklahoma) Ross Neltner, (LSU) Churchill Odia, Oregon (Xavier) Xavier Price (Purdue) Manny Quezada, (Rutgers) Stephen Verwers, (Colorado State) Lorenzo Wade, (Louisville) Gordon Watt, (Boston College) Keith Wooden, Wichita State (Arizona State) Kerry Woolridge, (Minnesota)</div>
Now is Drew Lavender the little guy that started for Oklahoma last season? If so, I thought he has been their starting guard since his freshman year, and it's odd to see him leaving a starting job behind. Monroe and Killingsworth will definitely help Indiana out a whole lot depth wise. But Killingsworth should come right in and start right away.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting UKOwnstheSEC:</div><div class="quote_post">Now is Drew Lavender the little guy that started for Oklahoma last season? If so, I thought he has been their starting guard since his freshman year, and it's odd to see him leaving a starting job behind. Monroe and Killingsworth will definitely help Indiana out a whole lot depth wise. But Killingsworth should come right in and start right away.</div> yeah, lavender is the little PG (5'7") and i don't know why he's transfering either. oklahoma is gonna be good, and with mckenzie transfering, and everett able to play either guard, i figured he'd have had plenty of PT. that said, they've got a couple of awesome juco guys coming in and i guess he really wants to play... as to the indiana guys, yeah, they'll be really good. killingsworth is a beast. and monroe is solid, too. i don't know why he wouldn't have wanted to come to UW though. he went to my high school (madison west baby! holla!). i watched him lead our team to state two years in a row. born and raised in madison, i don't know why he wouldn't want to come here. we need a PG, it would've been a good fit. oh well...
Padgett better have a big season this coming season, I mean, the team has already named him co-captain and they are focusing the offense all around him. In my opinion, he is being overhyped a bit and I hope he lives up to it. If he performs as expected, our front court can be very dominate with him, Palacios, and Holloway and Amir Johnson if they come and don't forget about Brian Johnson who could be big this season after missing all of last season.
the top ten players on the move is. Allen Iverson, T-MAC, lebron james, vince cater, chris webber, and more <font color="Red"><u>Note from CUSA Fan:</u> Joking or not, stay on topic. No need for this.</font>
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting UKOwnstheSEC:</div><div class="quote_post">Now is Drew Lavender the little guy that started for Oklahoma last season? If so, I thought he has been their starting guard since his freshman year, and it's odd to see him leaving a starting job behind. </div> Yes, that's the same Drew Lavender that has started for them since his Freshman year. He was a High-School All-American and big time pro prospect. Here's a link validating his transfer. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Norman - University of Oklahoma point guard Drew Lavender intends to transfer to another school. An insider with the school says the sophomore from Columbus, Ohio has reached a decision. It comes a week after coaches asked him to wait and think about it. Lavender started 28 of OU's 32 games this season, but lost his starting position midway through the season. He averaged 9-point-7 points pre game and was second on the team in steals (51) and assists (101).</div> First of all, what is up with the Sooners? They've lost Brandon Foust (former Rivals.Com #8 small forward), Larry Turner (7-0 big man ranked over Okafor, Frye, Stoudamire, and just behind Gordon out of HS), Lawrence McKenzie (starter), and now Drew Lavender (former HS All-American). This is huge because Oklahoma was predicted by a few people (including CBS) to be the preseason #1 team next year. There's no way that with all of those players leaving that they'll be a top five team. The biggest hit is losing their point guard play. As I've found out over the years, you can not win without consistent point guard play, no matter how great your frontcourt play is (ex: 2003-04 Michigan State team). Second of all, could Lavender's transfer mean yet another addition to the Big Ten? The kid is from Ohio. Could he be a Buckeye? If he chooses to go to Ohio State, and McKenzie sticks with his commitment to Minnesota, the Big Ten will just be taking one step closer to becoming one of those "elite" conferences again. You've got to love it Big Ten fans!
I want to see how Ewing does in Georgetown, I think it is a good place for him but in that article it says that he was considering North Carolina for a school which would have been interesting. He could have helped UNC out and would probably be the best player on the team for a year or two. But I wish him good luck in his new home in Georgetown.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CourtKing:</div><div class="quote_post">I want to see how Ewing does in Georgetown, I think it is a good place for him but in that article it says that he was considering North Carolina for a school which would have been interesting. He could have helped UNC out and would probably be the best player on the team for a year or two. But I wish him good luck in his new home in Georgetown.</div> I don't know if he'd be North Carolina's best player. Ewing gets overrated a lot just because he shares the name of Patrick Ewing. He's a great player, but nowhere near Hansbrough or Green's level. Out of High School, Ewing was only the #97 recruit on rivals, and he only averaged around four points and four rebounds per game off the Indiana bench, which is where he'd be coming from next season as well. You also have to consider that he'd have to sit out a year, so by the time he got to play, these incoming North Carolina Freshmen would all be Sophomores.
