NCAA Basketball: Top 10 sit-out transfers heading into 2019-20

1. Jalen Harris, 6’5 Guard (Louisiana Tech > Nevada)

Jalen Harris simply doesn’t possess the statistical profile of the half-a-dozen other 6’4/6’5 guards on this list, but the anecdotes I’ve read out of Reno push him to the top spot in my eyes. From what I hear (“Sources Say”), Harris was the best player in Wolf Pack practices last season. That’s correct. Better than Caleb and Cody Marti, better than Jordan Caroline.

Think of it this way: if commodities of that stature were incoming transfers, they’d be ranked number one without question. And given that I’ve heard even whispers of the possibility of Harris out-performing the previous Pack legends is enough to assign him the top spot. I know, this is typical narrative programs like to push when an unknown transfer shines in practice, but it can often be true. Last season (2018) we heard Dedric Lawson was the most talented player in the Jayhawk program. He delivered.

Harris will be successful at a bigger program because of his diverse scoring ability. He isn’t a stationary shooter, but rather scores using athleticism and a vast array individual moves, ranging from pull-up jumpers to vicious slam dunks.

Harris has almost no holes in his game and will be the best player on the court for Nevada in nearly every game he plays. The kid is a stud who just notched a year of player development under transfer Czar Eric Musselman. He will breakout into elite status in his junior year.