{"id":96715,"date":"2024-09-20T16:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T20:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=96715"},"modified":"2024-09-20T16:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T20:44:14","slug":"big-east-basketball-transfers-could-make-conference-even-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/20\/big-east-basketball-transfers-could-make-conference-even-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Big East Basketball Transfers Could Make Conference Even Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big East basketball enjoyed a season to remember with UConn winning a <\/span>second straight national title<\/span><\/a>. Creighton and Marquette advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. Add in Seton Hall’s run to the NIT champion to a memorable 2023-24 season for the Big East.<\/span><\/p>\n

Players entering the transfer portal from the power conferences were certainly paying attention as twice as many transfers are joining Big East teams than trying to see if the grass is greener playing for programs in the ACC, the Big Ten, Big 12, or the SEC.<\/span><\/p>\n

The top scorers in the Big East last season all began their college careers elsewhere. UConn’s top two scorers were former transfers,\u00a0<\/span>Tristen Newton<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Cam Spencer<\/span><\/a>. The On3.com transfer rankings<\/a> had guard Malik Mack<\/a> who transferred from Harvard to Georgetown as the Big East’s top incoming.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Big East recently announced its <\/span>2024-25 schedule<\/span><\/a>. Let’s take a look at how the Big East teams used the transfer portal to set them up for success heading into the 2024-25 season. The rich could get richer with 20 players transferring in from the power conferences. Only 10 ended up joining teams from the Power-4 conferences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big East Basketball Transfers Could Make Conference Even Better<\/strong><\/h2>\n

UConn men’s basketball coach <\/span>Dan Hurley<\/span><\/a> has made some smart choices when adding transfers to the players that his staff has recruited. <\/span>Newton, Spencer, and <\/span>Hassan Diarra<\/span><\/a> were key contributors on the most recent national championship team.\u00a0<\/span>Therefore the Huskies needed to find a shooter with the departure of Spencer and former Saint Mary’s star Aidan Mahaney<\/a><\/span> could fill that role. Also, Tarris Reed Jr.<\/a> is a <\/span>former top-40 recruit<\/span><\/a> who averaged 9 points and 7.2 rebounds as a sophomore at Michigan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Tarris\u201dBig Hoss\u201d Reed Jr. (@TarrisReedJr) April 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n