I root for all former GW players 100%. The closest I get to not rooting for them is if they transfer in-conference and even then I'd probably root for them unless they are playing us. It sucked when Bray left but given the coaching change it was hard to get too mad.

In the case of Jamison and Collin I couldn't get too angry that both decided to transfer to be closer to home. It would have been interesting to see either play on better GW teams though. At least with Battle I think he achieved as much as he could've before transferring and he wasn't a JC player anyways.

Smith had real potential - it hurt a bit that he got more consistent playing time at UCF and shined. It was hard for me to forgive Mojo for starting him to begin the year only to give him inconsistent PT down the stretch of the season. I believe he's playing in Australia now - if I remember correctly he left the team for a year to focus on his health before returning to North Carolina A&T. It's unfortunate that he never truly hit his ceiling.

I was okay with Joe moving on - whether his reasoning for leaving was true or not (something about being in the city affecting his mental health). He's a very easy player to root for but I thought he was a bit too loose on the court if that makes any sense. Rather than think about what could've been had he stayed I think about what could've been had he chosen a better destination. Oklahoma was one of the last places I would have chosen for him based on how he plays. Even Oklahoma State would have made more sense.

The players I think about what could've been are actually ones that transferred down:

- Jameer Nelson Jr.: he's averaging 20 ppg at Delaware this year. That number would have likely not been as high had he stayed at GW but he was completely mishandled in year 2 when JB came in. Is he a great shooter? No, but I think he could have had real success under CC. He was one of the better on-ball defenders we've had in the recent past.

- Mezie Offurum: I think he needed a reset after consistently overthinking at GW but his potential was evident even when he was here, scoring in double figures in his first collegiate game. Offurum has improved every year of college - he averages 11 ppg and is shooting 60% from the field this year at James Madison. That's not a typo, and it's on over 6 attempts a game (he's also 35% from 3).

- Tyler Brelsford: At least he's finally starting at Bryant. He's not a big-time scorer even there as the Bulldogs have quite a bit of talent but I thought he was the perfect rotation guy coming off the bench. Definitely better than anything we have right now. Shooting 38% from 3 and 89% from the line.

- Shawn Walker Jr: Averaging 9 ppg at Mercer while again shooting 38% from 3. He needed to get a bit stronger but again I could see potential when he was playing. I think he found the right level but he definitely would have helped the bench playing 20 mpg.

- Jordan Roland: was leading the nation in scoring at Northeastern at one point a couple years back. The only thing holding him back at GW was the fact that there were a lot of longer-tenured players that were above him on the depth chart. He may not have ever averaged 22 ppg at GW but he was certainly on track to earn more minutes and average double figure scoring his junior year.
 

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

Didn´t someone transfer from GW and go on to win a National Title (at KU, maybe?). Although limited by injuries, Kethan Savage did well all things considered at Butler. While not a "step up", Marquin Chandler remains a legendary figure at San Jose St. No ill-will towards any of them.

Lasan Kromah transferred to UConn and was a part of their 2014 title team

Marfo was top 3 in the nation rebounding at Quinnipiac at one point in his post-GW career, a much touted ML recruit who fizzled here. Mezie's at his third school now and though I like his game it does look better at a low-major level. Battle is an easy kid to root for and could be named 1st team all B-10.

Last edited by Mentzinger (2/22/2023 3:13 pm)

The transfer who went on to win the National Title after leaving GW was Lasan Kromah.

6th man playing starter minutes on the team that beat Kentucky to win the 2014 National Title.

 

didn’t bernard woodside win with lsu?