College Basketball Transfer Portal: (4/6/20)

College Basketball Transfer Portal: (4/6/20)

Another huge day for the college basketball transfer portal in college basketball. There are now 661 transfers as of 4pmET on Monday, April 6. The biggest name to leave today is 7-3 center Matt Haarms from Purdue, while 6-10 Rapolas Ivanauskas appears to be on the move again, according to a report from 247sports. The 6-10 forward was at Colgate where he averaged 15.9 points and 7.8 rebounds as a sophomore and 13.1 points and 7.6 rebounds as a junior. He's now moving on for his final season. And finally, Patrick Tape', the 6-10 center from Columbia, has changed his mind again. He's re-committed to Duke.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/transfers/2020

We'll take a look at the key players that entered the portal on Monday, April 6 and over the weekend of April 4-5.

Here are the key players who have left their program according to media reports, Verbal Commits.com, Rotowire.com, Twitter and other social media and the latest ones who committed to a school. Stay tuned as we will update this list every day and eventually compile the entire list of key players with their stats. Key players are listed in alphabetical order.

April 6 (before 4pmET)

G James Bishop (6-2, 170). Former school: LSU (3.1ppg). New school: George Washington.

Comments: Good pickup for the Colonials. A freshman with three seasons left.

G Terrell Brown (6-1, 175). Former school: Seattle (20.8ppg, 6.2rpg, 1.6spg, 4.8apg). New school: Arizona

Comments: A big blow to a mid-major school. A big-time scorer who has one year left because he started his career at a juco.

G Tommy Dempsey (6-2, 175). Former school: Providence (0.5ppg). New school: ?

Comments: Rarely-used guard at a Big East school. Probably should transfer down.

G Michael Ertel (6-2, 190). Former school: ULM (16.2ppg, 33.3% 3pt, 2.8apg). New school:?

Comments: High-scoring guard with one year left. Should have plenty of interest.

G Alan Griffin (6-5, 195). Former school: Illinois (8.9ppg, 4.5rpg). New school: Syracuse.

Comments: Another big loss for the Big 10 and big pickup for the ACC. Griffin shot 41.6% from beyond the arc and played in just 18.1mpg.

C Matt Haarms (7-3, 230). Former school: Purdue (8.6ppg, 4.6rpg, 2.0bpg). New school: ?

Comments: Finesse big man saw less time in 2019-20 after starting 24 games the previous season. He averaged 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds two seasons ago.

G Jalen Hodge (6-1, 180). Former school: ULM (7.7ppg, 39.1% 3pt). New school: ?

Comments: Solid guard from UL Monroe who made 39.1% of his three-point shots this past season.

C Rapolas Ivanauskas (6-10, 230). Former school: Colgate (13.1ppg, 7.6rpg). New school: ?

Comments: One of the best big men available. Struggled last season compared to previous year. Shot 43.4% from long distance two seasons ago and just 26.3% from beyond the arc last season.

F Elias King (6-8, 205). Former school: Mississippi State (1.7ppg). New school: Mid Tenn State.

Comments: Good pickup for a Conference USA school. A 6-8 forward who played in just six games as a freshman.

F Marten Linssen (6-8, 255). Former school: UNC-Wilmington (10.5ppg, 4.6rpg, 59.6% FG). New school: ?

Comments: Solid big from a CAA school and originally started his career at Valparaiso. He has two years left, but it's unclear whether he has to sit out.

G Luther Muhammad (6-3, 185). Former school: Ohio State (7ppg, 40% 3pt). New school?

Comments: A sophomore with two years left. Good shooter. Big loss for the Buckeyes.

C Liam Robbins (7-0, 235). Former school: Drake (14.1ppg, 7.1rpg, 49.9% FG, 2ppg). New school: Minnesota.

Comments: A big loss for Drake, but a big pickup for Minnesota. Big-time shotblocker who will have two years left, but likely going to have to sit out.

G Julian Rishwain (6-5, 190). Former school: Boston College (4ppg). New school: San Francisco

Comments: Played just one season at BC. Didn't shoot it well at all (58.3% FT, 33.3% 3pt), but in just 14.9mpg. Should be a nice get for San Francisco.

G Jimmy Sotos (6-3, 195). Former school: Bucknell (11.5ppg, 3.9apg). New school: Ohio State.

Comments: Solid Patriot League point guard takes a huge step up by going Big 10, but will not have to sit out. Sold shooter, but he won't be playing 32.1 minutes per game as he did last season. Probably will be cut in half.

C Patrick Tape' (6-10, 232). Former school: Columbia (11.3ppg, 5.9rpg, 66.7% FG). New school: Duke.

Comments: On Thursday, he re-opened his recruitment and on Sunday, changed his mind again. He did not play in 2019-20 due to an injury. He was considering Syracuse, USC and Ohio State before he made his first move to Duke.

G Dimencio Vaughn (6-5, 220). Former school: Rider (14.8ppg, 6.6rpg). New school: Ole Miss.

Comments: Vaughn is a sturdy defender who also found his three-point stroke this season with a 39.3% mark. Pretty good pickup for the Rebels.

F Dwight Wilson (6-8, 250). Former school: James Madison (9.8ppg, 9.3rpg). New school: Ohio U.

Comments: Strong rebounder that should have one year left. Leaves due to a coaching change.

G Calvin Wishart (6-2, 180). Former school: Georgia Southern (9.4ppg, 2.7apg, 38.3% 3pt). New school: UC Santa Barbara.

Comments: UC Santa Barbara gets a pretty good guard with two years left, but he'll likely have to sit out.