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Kobe Webster to Nebraska:
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Kobe Webster to Nebraska to play for a coach who goes to work sick during the outbreak. Scratch him off the list.
Also saw this tweet with notable transfers.
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Free Quebec wrote:
Kobe Webster to Nebraska to play for a coach who goes to work sick during the outbreak. Scratch him off the list.
They are cornering the market in transferring Kobe’s. First Kobe King from Wisconsin and now Kobe Webster.
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Expect at least one or two more names to surface in the coming days. Don't think there will be any surprises. In the end, I believe that at least 3 and possibly 4 current players will graduate/transfer (one of which is Mezie).
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Brandon Knapper, 6-0 PG, West Virginia. RS Sophmore. Played at Hargrave Military Academy. 59 career games at WVU (4 starts). 5.0ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.4 apg last year. 35% FG, 32% 3s, 77% FT.
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Not technically a transfer but I know we had interest earlier:
“Josiah Freeman has backed off his commitment to Buffalo. One of the better shot makers available in the 2020 class”
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On the other hand, he left GW for one of the smallest programs in D1, sat a year, then a 3rd year Soph, at Quinnipiac, had 5 pts and 7 boards.
This year he played more and got a ton of rebounds, the guy can no doubt board.
Can he score though against good comp? Teams are looking to stretch the court, space the floor. In 3 years he has not made a 3 point shot.
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If you look at the replies under Marfo's tweet about transferring, you'll see a bunch of responses from BCS fans(Georgetown, Providence, Boston College, Arkansas, Rutgers, Illinois, Ole Miss, Maryland, Cincinnati, and more) wanting him to join them in 2020-2021. I'm assuming he'll be one of the most sought after transfer targets because he's an elite rebounder and can play immediately. I know Marfo will end up at a BCS school, but I'm really interested to see if he can still be a double-digit rebounder in the SEC/Big East/ACC/Big 10. Since there are no games being played now(today was supposed to be Selection Sunday), Marfo's decision to transfer may be the top story in college basketball.
Someone in another thread mentioned that GW now has 1 open scholarship(not at the limit) with Mezie transferring out. If 2 or 3 other GW players leave, GW could really make some noise in the 2020 transfer market. I'm still waiting on Ricky Lindo and Brandon Slater to show up in the transfer portal!!!
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Looking at his KenPom stats, Marfo's defensive rebounding rate didn't change much when playing against A+B level teams (code for better teams), but his offensive rebounding rate went down dramatically. This could be because of game-planning (e.g., getting back on defense when the shot goes up against better teams), but I'd guess better athletes on the other team had a lot to do with it.
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Toro Out. We now have 1 open scholarship for a transfer or 2020 recruit.
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops 7m
GW forward Arnaldo Toro is leaving and will be a grad transfer, source told @Stadium. Averaged 6.5 points and 7.0 boards per game this season.
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Well, he and Mezie were not given playing time.
Best of luck in the future Arnaldo, we loved having you on the court. Will definitely follow you next year.
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Good luck to AT! He stayed true to the buff and blue through multiple coaching changes, and I can't imagine how hard it was to mentally get back into the swing of things after the hip injury last year (in addition to a few setbacks during this season). He will always be a Colonial, and congrats to him on getting the degree! He'll be in good shape for the future after his basketball career completes. Will be rooting for him the rest of his career. Anyways, I wouldn't be surprised if there were another 1 or 2 transfers out truthfully.
Updated Transfer Tracker (guys we've expressed an interest in):
Kobe Webster (Western Illinois) - Transferring to Nebraska.
Jonah Antonio (UNLV) - Stats: 6.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg; 31% FG, 32% 3-pt, 43% FT (played with broken hand all season). Immediately Eligible.
Heard From: Seton Hall, Xavier, SMU, BYU, South Florida, Missouri State, Lamar, SIU Edwardsville, Montana State, Rider, UTEP, Radford, Pacific, South Dakota State
Cameron Parker (Sacred Heart) - Stats: 9.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 7.8 apg; 44% FG, 29% 3-pt, 75% FT. Immediately Eligible.
Heard From: UC Santa Barbara (offer), UMBC, Liberty, The Citadel, Temple, Hawaii, UTEP, South Dakota, Oregon State, Montana, Colorado State, Northern Colorado, Stanford, Weber State, San Diego, Missouri State, Western Illinois, Southern Illinois, Cal Baptist, Santa Clara, Eastern Michigan, Utah Valley, UC Riverside, Towson
Sam Sessoms (Binghamton) - Stats: 19.4 ppg, 5 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.6 spg; 42% FG, 32% 3-pt, 81% FT. Will have to sit a year.
Heard From: Northern Kentucky, Colorado State, St. Peter's, Southern Illinois, Delaware, Eastern Michigan, Murray State, Iowa State, Towson, UC Riverside, UMass.
Hayden Koval (Central Arkansas) - Stats: 12.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.5 apg; 46% FG, 33% 3-pt, 73% FT. Will have to sit a year.
Heard From: Oregon State, Arizona State, Northern Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Alabama, UAB, Louisiana Lafayette, Washington State, Colorado State, Eastern Michigan, Pepperdine, UT-Arlington, Indiana State, Alabama, Virginia Tech, Toledo, Illinois State
Matthew Moyer (Vanderbilt) - Stats: 2 ppg, 2.2 rpg; 30% FG, 17% 3-pt, 48% FT. Immediately Eligible.
Heard From: Denver, Lamar, Cal Poly, Maine, Cleveland State, William & Mary, UT Rio Grande Valley, UNC Asheville, UT-Arlington, Murray State, Eastern Michigan, Northern Kentucky, Colorado State, UC Riverside, Southeastern Louisiana
Jacobi Gordon (California) - Stats: 2.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg; 35% FG, 33% 3-pt, 100% FT. Will have to sit a year.
Heard From: McNeese State, New Hampshire, Northern Kentucky, Coastal Carolina, Towson, Louisiana Lafayette, UT Rio Grande Valley, Eastern Michigan, Lamar
Tahj Eaddy (Santa Clara) - Stats: 9.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.1 apg; 41% FG, 33% 3-pt, 83% FT. Immediately Eligible.
Heard From: Iowa State (offer), Seton Hall (offer), Washington State (offer), Toledo, Montana, Appalachian State, Eastern Michigan, Virginia Tech, UTEP, Florida International, Northern Kentucky, Hawaii, Liberty, Towson, UC Riverside, BYU, Grambling State, Georgia State, Oregon State, UT Rio Grande Valley, Loyola-Chicago, Pittsburgh, Portland, Colorado State, Pepperdine
Brendan Barry (Dartmouth) - Stats: 13.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.2 spg; 47% FG, 45% 3-pt, 86% FT (18-19). Immediately Eligible.
Heard From: Eastern Michigan, Marshall, Florida Atlantic, La Salle, Northern Kentucky, Tulane, Temple, Portland, Southern Illinois, George Mason
Isaac White (Stanford) - Stats: 4.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg; 44% FG, 41% 3-pt, 76% FT. Will have to sit a year.
Heard From: Ohio State, UC Davis, South Dakota
Ryan Murphy (Pittsburgh) - Stats: 7.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.2 apg; 36% FG, 33% 3-pt, 83% FT. Immediately Eligible.
Heard From: Kent State, Eastern Kentucky, Louisiana Lafayette, Marquette, Rider, Tulane
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Isaac White is a good player and a great shooter. He’d be a tremendous get for us even though our biggest need is PG. I would bet he stays BCS though.
Ryan Murphy is an intriguing one year name for our system because he’s a great shooter and capable enough at other things. Not sure if a one year shooter is what we need, though.
On Marfo, those BCS fans just see the rebounding numbers. I think he’s too one dimensional for a team with serious ncaa aspirations, unless he’s ok as a very defined role player off the bench.
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dmvpiranha wrote:
Isaac White (Stanford) - Stats: 4.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg; 44% FG, 41% 3-pt, 76% FT. Will have to sit a year.
Heard From: Ohio State, UC Davis, South Dakota
Jeff Goodman is now reporting that Isaac White will graduate a year early and thus will be immediately eligible:
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I heard Adam Kilgore is about to break out with a big story on the number of transfers out of GW in the last 2 years!
Next year will tell us a lot about JC and his ability to steer this ship back in the right direction. I'm not really excited about the quality of next year's class. I remember ML once saying that for GW to get back into the top of the A-10 he had to get P5 level talent. Next year's recruits are not P5 level talent. We succeeded with transfers from P5 schools in the past. Armwood, Creek, Cavanaugh. Sina. Hopefully JC can replicate that success. Getting transfers from schools like MSM, Buffalo, Binghampton, is not going to get us out of this hole. JC wants to win in the A-10 and against P5 schools, not win the NEC or Patriot League!
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ML said he wanted to recruit Big East talent...all I know is we could have....
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At least we're not Witchita State right now. They've already had 5 players announce their intention to transfer and Jeff Goodman is reporting more may be coming...
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops
Leaving Wichita State:
Jamarius Burton, 6-4, 200, G, Soph., (10.3 ppg, 3.4 apg)
Noah Fernandes, 5-11, 175, G, Fr., (1.4 ppg)
DeAntoni Gordon, 6-7, 210, F, Fr., (0.8 ppg)
Grant Sherfield, 6-2, 190, G, Fr., (8.1 ppg)
Erik Stevenson, 6-4, 200, G, Soph., (11.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg)
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops·4m
Told there might be more Wichita State defections, per source.
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noticed that about Wichita State, trouble in paradise?
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Syracuse also had some crazy transfers this year, as their entire backup backcourt (Brycen Goodine, Howard Washington and Jalen Carey). Don't think any of them would be a great fit here. While they are all bigger, athletic guards (which is what Syracuse needs for the 2-3 zone), none of them can shoot from outside which I think would be a pre-requisite.
Saw Matthew Moyer on our list. He's another old Syracuse guy. He was top 100 recruit out of high school, is super athletic and has talented, but has just never seemed to be able to put it all together. He's similar to DJ Williams. I'm not sure how we'd fit on this team, but he would be an interesting pickup.