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The Transfer Effect: What the Statistics Say about Missouri and Iowa State’s Recruiting Methods

dnspewak — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:35:58 +0000

No matter how established the program, every college basketball coach eventually takes a chance on a transfer. Jim Boeheim, for example, plucked Wesley Johnson from Iowa State and turned him into the Big East Player of the Year in 2009-10. Tom Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski’s current rosters both include transfers with Brandon Wood (Valparaiso) and Seth Curry (Liberty), and in 1979, a former Indiana Hoosier named Larry Bird nearly won a title with Indiana State just a few years after quitting basketball (and Bob Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers) altogether.

Hoiberg and Haith Are Recruiting Transfers Heavily to Their Programs

Normally, coaches take [...]

Checking in on… Conference USA

rtmsf — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:12:46 +0000

Allen R of Houston Basketball Junkies is the RTC correspondent for Conference USA.

Feast week and turkey day are now in the rear view mirror and another week of basketball is in the books.

There were good moments and bad moments, but ultimately this was a positive week for Conference USA basketball. During the UAB/Oklahoma game in the pre-season NIT, ESPN commentator Steve Lavin gushed about the depth of CUSA, talking about how UAB, UTEP and Tulsa could join Memphis in the NCAA Tournament this year. This kind of coverage is the best thing this conference could hope for.

07.03.07 Fast Breaks

rtmsf — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:58:08 +0000

Quite a bit of stuff we’ve missed over the past week or so…

Iowa transfer and Tennessee native Tyler Smith will be eligible to play at UT next season, as his appeal was approved by the NCAA. UT just moved into our Top 5 for 2007-08. Florida guard Brandon Powell‘s arrest for possession of a little ganja results in a transfer – expect to see him at Oklahoma St. or WVU next year. Cliff Ellis resurfaces at Coastal Carolina – we guess there are worse places than Conway, South Carolina. Apparently the NCAA will revisit its recently-enacted text messaging ban after 34 schools asked for a review. Indiana will tear down Assembly [...]

06.18.07 Fast Breaks

rtmsf — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:41:57 +0000

With the draft withdrawal deadline looming…

Should I stay… Cal’s DeVon Hardin, Marquette’s Dominic James, Nevada’s Marcelus Kemp, Illinois’ Shaun Pruitt, Texas A&M’s Joseph Jones and GW’s Maureece Rice will stick around another year to play for free. Or should I go? Georgetown’s Jeff Green, Georgia Tech’s Thaddeus Young, Nevada’s Ramon Sessions, Oklahoma State’s JamesOn Curry have all decided to keep their names in the draft. In case you missed it, Florida guard Brandon Powell was arrested last week. We thought this was kinda cool: Kareem‘s commencement speech at UCLA last weekend.