College Basketball Transfer Portal: (4/9/20)
College Basketball Transfer Portal: (4/9/20)
There are now over 700 transfers as of 4pmET on Thursday, April 9. The biggest news today was that Seton Hall added guard Byrce Aiken from Harvard.
Let's take a look at the key players that entered the portal on Thursday, April 9.
Here are the key players who have left their program according to media reports, Verbal Commits.com ad Rotowire.com. 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 9 (before 4pmET)
G Bryce Aiken (6-0, 175). Former school: Harvard (16.7ppg, 39.8% 3pt). New school: Seton Hall.
Comments: Good pickup for the Pirates. Aiken played in just seven games last season, but averaged 22.2 points in 2018 in 32.8 minutes per game. Seton Hall loses guards Myles Powell and Quincy McKight to graduation so adding Aiken was a necessity.
G Jordan Brinson (6-2, 175). Former school: UAB (3.4ppg, 3.4rpg). New school: ?
Comments: Brinson averaged 20.8 minutes per game as a freshman but is moving on after starting four games. Will have to sit out, but will have three seasons left.
F Colin Castleton (6-11, 235). Former school: Michigan. New school: ?
Comments: Big man played sparingly for two seasons at Michigan. Averaged 3.1 points in 7.9 minutes in 25 games. He will have two years left, but will need to sit out this season.
G Travis Evee (6-0, 165). Former school: VMI (12.6ppg). New school: Rice.
Comments: Evee played in just one season at VMI. Shot the ball decently from three-point range (36.2%). Will have to sit out next season. Tough loss for VMI.
F Keaton Hervey (6-7, 190). Former school: Incarnate Word (8ppg, 2.3rpg). New school: Missouri State.
Comments: Hervey will make a small jump to the Missouri Valley Conference. Has two years left and will have to sit out.
F Jeriah Horne (6-7, 222). Former school: Tulsa (11.1ppg, 5.2rpg). New school: Colorado.
Comments: Horne averaged 11.1 points at Tulsa last season and 5.2 rebounds. After starting his career at Nebraska, he moved on to Tulsa. Now he's moving from the American Athletic Conference to the Pac-12 and Colorado and should start after Tyler Bey declared for the NBA Draft.
F Brandon Johnson (6-8, 220). Former school: Western Michigan (15.4ppg, 8.1rpg, 33.3% 3pt). New school: Minnesota.
Comments: It was a good day/bad day for Minnesota. Adding Johnson as a grad transfer will help along with big man Liam Robbins (has to sit out). Johnson shot 46% from the floor and 33.3% from 3-point range for Western Michigan last season. A big rebounder who dramatically improved his production from his sophomore season to his junior year.
F Johnny Juzang (6-6, 214). Former school: Kentucky (2.9ppg). New school: UCLA.
Comments: Juzang is going back home after one season at Kentucky, where he started in two games and averaged just 12.4 minutes per game.
F Myles Parker (6-8, 200). Former school: Auburn. New school: ?
Comments: Parker is a walk-on, who played in just 16 games. However, he has good size and could wind up at a low-Division I school or Division II.
F Sage Tolbert (6-8, 210). Former school: SE Missouri State (9.6ppg, 7rpg). New school: Temple.
Comments: Tolbert had a pretty good season for SE Missouri State and really hit the boards well. After playing two seasons, he'll likely have to sit out this year.
C Matt Van Komen (7-4, 240). Former school: Utah. New school: St. Mary's (Cal).
Comments. Big, big man who played in just nine games as a freshman for Utah. He'll have to sit out one year and will have three seasons left. Can't teach height.
G Payton Willis (6-4, 200). Former school: Minnesota (8.9ppg, 35.4% 3pt). New school: ?
Comments: Another loss for Minnesota, who also gained some players lately. Willis is a solid guard with one year left that should draw interest from high-major schools. He began his career at Vanderbilt.
