NCAA Basketball: Top 10 sit-out transfers heading into 2019-20
By Alex Weber
3. Omer Yurtseven, 7’0 Center (NC State > Georgetown)
Titans who average 13 points-per-game and shoot 50% from the three-point line are shooting stars in college basketball. And to snag one who formerly played for a mid-level power conference team is an incredible haul. Yurtseven, the seven-footer out of NC State is the perfect addition for Patrick Ewing’s program.
And he’s just a junior. In his two seasons with State, Omer transformed from a behemoth body who moved like he was in ankle weights and struggled scoring, to a skilled big man with primary scoring abilities and an accurate three-point shot.
That was in 2018. Since then, the Turkish center has added another year of necessary development without burning eligibility and will be a force to be reckoned with in the paint for Big East foes. The raw scoring and shooting numbers don’t jump off the page compared to some other players on this list, but I kid you not, Yurtseven may end up the best of this year’s crop of transfers. He oozes the potential of a dominant two-way threat.
2. MaCio Teague, 6’3 Guard (UNC-Asheville > Baylor)
Teague is a deadeye from beyond the arc who poured in north of 16 per-game in his sophomore year with UNC-Asheville–one of the more respected mid-majors. Teague is the perfect addition for Baylor and Scott Drew. Last season, Baylor enjoyed taking threes but struggled to make them, connecting on just 34.1% on the year. Teague is a volume shot MAKER, shooting a career 43.7% from behind the arc on 382 attempts. That is not a small sample size. Teague is an elite perimeter threat and will greatly improve Baylor’s floor spacing and shooting percentages from deep.
With Makai Mason graduating–the Bears leading shooter from this season–Baylor is in desperate need of shooting, and Teague delivers that salvation. I seriously believe that his addition warrants a preseason AP ranking for Baylor heading into 2020.