NCAA Basketball: Top 5 options for graduate transfer Admon Gilder

By Chris Kern | Apr 28, 2019

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 18: Admon Gilder #3 of the Texas A&M Aggies reacts after a three point shot against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 18, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 08: Head coach Chris Beard of the Texas Tech Red Raiders reacts against the Virginia Cavaliers in the second half during the 2019 NCAA men’s Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

2. Texas Tech

The Texas Tech Red Raiders have become a fantastic basketball program in just a short time under head coach Chris Beard. They advanced to the Elite Eight in 2017-18 before losing in the national title game this past season. He has been the coach in Lubbock for three seasons and he has a record of 76-31.

They will lose many key players from the 2018-19 squad, but they bring in many new faces who are good players who will help this team win. They have the 16th ranked recruiting class in the country according to 247sports which is headlined by top-100, four-star recruit Jahmius Ramsey.

The backcourt is the strength of this team though with guys such as Davide Moretti and Kyler Edwards set to return, but there is still a place for Gilder to have a big role if he decides to join. They have been willing to play smaller lineups and they have been very successful in doing so.

This is a basketball program that is on the rise, but the obvious selling point is the success of Matt Mooney and Tariq Owens as graduate transfers this past season. Those two both had fantastic seasons in a starting role on a Final Four team which is as good as you can ask for when you’re a graduate transfer.

The selling points for Texas Tech are clear. They are building an exciting program and Chris Beard has shown he is an elite coach in the game. The recent graduate transfer success should make Admon Gilder strongly consider becoming a Red Raider.

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