So does our scholarship reduction make it close to impossible for SU to bring in a non-immediately eligible transfer? Would we ever consider having a guy sit for a year & on scholarship at this point?
Cause we've had some good recent experiences lately with transfers into the system - guys like Wes Johnson & now Mike Gbinije - and there are a few intriguing names out there like:
Stanford Robinson - Soph guard (listed at 6-4, 193 lbs) transferring from Indiana. Always liked him from his high school days, where he was a 4 star prospect back at Paul VI high school in Virhttp://syracusefan.com/threads/5th-year-transfer-candidates.88942/ginia, and think Syracuse did show some interest back then, tho maybe didn't offer. Might not be great fit, though, since his shooting %s are not great & he's more a shooting guard than point guard.
Evan Payne - Soph guard (6-1, 195 lbs) transferring from Loyola Marymount. Quite the scorer, averaged 18 ppg last year! (After averaging 15.5 ppg his freshman year!) Who wouldn't be interested in those type of numbers? Decent shooting percentages...but like Robinson, Payne seems to be more like a shooting guard than a point guard, which may not be what SU is looking for. BUT DAMN, 18 points per game!
Some other nice players who will transfer (but may have to sit a year):
Nick King - Soph guard/forward (6-7, 226 lbs) transferring from Memphis. More shooting guard/forward than point guard, but pretty talented player & highly rated recruit.
RaShawn "Pookie" Powell - Soph guard (6-1, 180 lbs) transferring from Memphis. Now this guy could be intriguing...as he is a point guard, and former 4 star & top 100 recruit. Not sure what reasons are for transferring exactly & his numbers don't look too impressive, but this was his first year getting playing time, and he had some nice games in middle of season when he did get minutes.
As the possibility of adding any player who would need to sit out a year is basically close to zero (as I said in beginning), I'm sure this exercise is pretty meaningless...what, oh well, I enjoy scouting & looking for potential fits. Wish there were some more/better potential 5th year transfer options. Though, I do think Anthony Collins & Shonn Miller (even though he's a forward) are pretty interesting possibilities in that regard.