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While movement in the transfer portal has obviously slowed down, here are a few moves since the last time I wrote that intrigued me.
- Power forward Elijah Strong transfers from South Carolina to St. Louis. Head Coach Josh Shertz will be without Robbie Avila this year so Strong intrigues me as a I guy who could have an important role for the Billikens.
- Power forward Pape N'Diaye transfers from Xavier to Kansas State. New Wildcats' Head Coach Casey Alexander gets a seven-footer from the Musketeers.
- Guard Jerry Easter transfers from USC to Oregon. Intra-conference transfers always catch the eye, even if I know nothing about Easter, which I celebrated this year.
- Center Gabe Dynes transfers from USC to Louisville. Pat Kelsey adds a 7'3'' big to his portal haul.
- Guard Quin Berger transfers from Bucknell to Miami (FL). Jai Lucas is very good at identifying talent, so this move makes me wonder about Berger's game.
- Guard Aleksej Kostic transfers from BYU to Northwestern. Wildcats' Head Coach Chris Collins needs players; getting one from BYU can't hurt.
- Center Christian Reeves transfers from College of Charleston to Kansas. Jayhawks' Head Coach Bill Self also needs player, with Reeves joining his fourth school in four seasons (Duke, Clemson, College of Charleston, and now Kansas).
- Small forward Aaron Womack transfers from Syracuse to Wisconsin-Milwaukee. After getting a former Marquette player earlier this week, Panthers' Head Coach Bart Lundy adds a player from the city of Milwaukee.
- Guard Nick Janowski transfers from St. Thomas (Minnesota) to Davidson. St. Thomas also lost Nolan Minessale to Marquette earlier in the week. Janowski looks like a guy who could play at Davidson, giving me Jason Richards vibes.
- Guard De'Shayne Montgomery transfers from Dayton to Louisville. Was this Kelsey's backup plan when Wisconsin's John Blackwell chose Duke?
- Center Moustapha Thiam transfers from Cincinnati to Michigan. Has Morez Johnson declared yet? I'm assuming this means he is gone. Michigan paid a price for Thiam, who joins LSU's Jalen Reed and Tennessee's J.P. Estrella on the revamped frontline for the Wolverines. It shall be interesting how May, a maestro with big men, makes this group work.
- Power forward Braeden Lue transfers from Kennesaw State to Tennessee. The Volunteers have really revamped their roster as Rick Barnes tries to break through to a Final Four after three-straight losses in the Elite Eight. Will Nate Ament be returning? If so, Tennessee could be dangerous next season.
- Guard David Terrell Jr. transfers from North Texas to SMU. Is this kid the son of David Terrell, the former Michigan wide receiver who was drafted by the Chicago Bears?
- Power forward Oskar Giltay transfers from Stanford to UCONN. Dan Hurley operates in the shadows, adding a young big who can help replace Eric Reibe. Hurley knows talent so this move catches the eye.
- Power forward Cooper Schweiger transfers from Wake Forest to Florida State. Schweiger began at Valpo and joins his third school in three seasons.
- Power forward Marcus Overstreet transfers from San Jose State to Southern Mississippi. From Chicago, Overstreet, specifically his name, sounds familiar, though I could be confusing him with a Longstreet or similar name from the area.
- Guard Avery Brown transfers from Columbia to St. John's. Rick Pitino is solid at identifying and utilizing players from smaller schools so Brown must have some ability to step up to the Big East.
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