NCAA Basketball: Which teams need grad-transfer point guards?

The grad-transfer market has created a free agency period in NCAA basketball. Which teams desperately need to add a veteran PG for next season?

The increase in graduate transfers has created a free agency period in college basketball that every coach should utilize. Graduate transfers are players who have graduated from their school, but still have one year (sometimes two years) of eligibility remaining.

These players can transfer without sitting out a season, as long as their desired graduate program is not offered at their previous school. This provides coaches with an excellent opportunity to make last minute improvements to their rosters which can often radically change the outlook for the upcoming season.

The two teams that most benefited from the grad-transfer market were NC State and Missouri. Both teams acquired their leading scorers this way and would not have been tournament caliber teams without them. Kassius Robertson averaged 16.3ppg for Missouri while Allerick Freeman averaged 16.1ppg for NCST.

Other teams found valuable pieces who played supporting roles in the starting lineup and significantly improved their respective squads. Xavier and Florida added veteran scoring threats with Kerem Kanter and Egor Koulechov who were key factors this season.

UNC was fortunate enough to acquire Cameron Johnson, a rare grad-transfer with two years of eligibility. Johnson was a consistent performer for UNC who should be even better in his second year with the Tar Heels.

This year there are multiple teams that should be heavily pursuing a grad-transfer PG. In some instances, adding a veteran lead guard could be the difference between being a bubble team and a top 25 team. For some teams, it could potentially turn a down year into a salvageable one.

In this article, I will break down the seven teams who need to pursue a grad transfer PG and describe their realistic options.