Pablo
Hall of Famer
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...sketball-transfers-cinderella-ncaa-tournament:
"For years, mid-major programs thrived thanks to players who transferred down a level when their initial stop didn’t work out. The trend has come full circle, with programs like No. 1 Villanova (Eric Paschall from Fordham), No. 4 Florida (Canyon Barry from College of Charleston) and No. 6 Maryland (L.G. Gill from Duquesne) using up-transfers as key parts of their rotations. 'I wouldn’t want to be a mid-major coach these days, I feel for those guys,' says Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, who started his career at mid-major Delaware. 'And the transfers aren’t going away. I wouldn’t want to try and build one at that level. The recruit you steal, you’re just renting.'"
"Coaches and administrators point to the careers of high-profile transfers Luke Hancock and Seth Curry as the tipping point for the trend. In May of 2011, Hancock transferred from George Mason after coach Jim Larrañaga left to take the head job at Miami. Hancock averaged a modest 10.9 points per game for George Mason as a sophomore and ended up landing at Louisville. Hancock helped lead the Cardinals to the national title, winning the Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Final Four.
That same season, Curry closed out his career at Duke by averaging 17.5 points per game. He’d transferred there after one season at low major Liberty. It was a move that his older brother, Steph Curry, elected not to make. Steph Curry played three seasons at Davidson (2006-2009) in the low-major Southern Conference before going to the NBA. But the success of Seth Curry, now with the Dallas Mavericks, and Hancock changed the paradigm of collegiate transfer possibility. They certainly weren’t the first players to transfer up, but they’re credited for making it mainstream. 'Those are the two that got it going,' Toole says. 'And it’s just become crazy.'"
"For years, mid-major programs thrived thanks to players who transferred down a level when their initial stop didn’t work out. The trend has come full circle, with programs like No. 1 Villanova (Eric Paschall from Fordham), No. 4 Florida (Canyon Barry from College of Charleston) and No. 6 Maryland (L.G. Gill from Duquesne) using up-transfers as key parts of their rotations. 'I wouldn’t want to be a mid-major coach these days, I feel for those guys,' says Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, who started his career at mid-major Delaware. 'And the transfers aren’t going away. I wouldn’t want to try and build one at that level. The recruit you steal, you’re just renting.'"
"Coaches and administrators point to the careers of high-profile transfers Luke Hancock and Seth Curry as the tipping point for the trend. In May of 2011, Hancock transferred from George Mason after coach Jim Larrañaga left to take the head job at Miami. Hancock averaged a modest 10.9 points per game for George Mason as a sophomore and ended up landing at Louisville. Hancock helped lead the Cardinals to the national title, winning the Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Final Four.
That same season, Curry closed out his career at Duke by averaging 17.5 points per game. He’d transferred there after one season at low major Liberty. It was a move that his older brother, Steph Curry, elected not to make. Steph Curry played three seasons at Davidson (2006-2009) in the low-major Southern Conference before going to the NBA. But the success of Seth Curry, now with the Dallas Mavericks, and Hancock changed the paradigm of collegiate transfer possibility. They certainly weren’t the first players to transfer up, but they’re credited for making it mainstream. 'Those are the two that got it going,' Toole says. 'And it’s just become crazy.'"
