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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Top 25 impact Junior College transfers for 2019-20

By Tristan Freeman

BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 16: Khadim Sy #2 of the Virginia Tech Hokies shoots against Vitto Brown #30 of the Wisconsin Badgers in the first half during the first round of the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at KeyBank Center on March 16, 2017 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 16: Khadim Sy #2 of the Virginia Tech Hokies shoots against Vitto Brown #30 of the Wisconsin Badgers in the first half during the first round of the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at KeyBank Center on March 16, 2017 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 08: Head coach Tony Bennett of the Virginia Cavaliers looks on against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first 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)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 08: Head coach Tony Bennett of the Virginia Cavaliers looks on against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first 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) /

6. Tomas Woldetensae – Virginia

JUCO school: Indian Hills Community College

The losses of Kyle Guy, Ty Jerome and De’Andre Hunter are devastating for Virginia Basketball in many ways but particularly from the three-point line. The trio shot over 40% from deep each and helped the Cavaliers to a top-10 percentage ranking from behind the arc. The hope is that Woldetensae can help fill the void for the upcoming season.

He was a First-Team All-JUCO player after averaging 18 ppg on 48% shooting from deep. The 6’5 guard from Italy will be tasked with being Virginia’s go-to scoring guard, while sophomore Kihei Clark facilitates the offense. If Woldetensae can have as big an impact as Tony Bennett hopes he can, the defending champions will be a tough out this season.

5. Chris Duarte – Oregon

JUCO school: Northwest Florida State

Considered to be the top overall JUCO prospect in the 2019 class, Duarte is a 6’5 guard with nearly unlimited potential. After averaging 19.0 ppg and 7.1 rpg, he was awarded National JUCO Player of the Year. He can shoot the ball at a very high clip while being able to score in a multitude of ways.

From a raw talent perspective, Duarte could easily be No. 1 on the list. But his potential impact will be somewhat dampened by the talent around him. Senior point guard Payton Pritchard runs the show, while UNLV grad transfer Anthony Mathis will have a major impact from beyond the arc. And the Ducks just landed top-50 high school prospect Addison Patterson, another guard who should get some playing time. Duarte will certainly be a part of the rotation but not as high a level as some of the others.

4. Tyson Jolly – SMU

JUCO school: Trinity Valley

After his struggles at Baylor, Jolly went to Trinty Valley where he excelled. The First-Team JUCO All-American put up a whopping 22.6 ppg and 12.5 rpg, with a number of 30+ point performances. As a point guard, Jolly is going to be someone who puts up a ton of stats at SMU next season.

The Mustangs desperately needed a quality ball-handler to come through with Jimmy Whitt transferring to Arkansas this offseason. The perimeter is still a question mark overall but if Jolly can fill that void at a high level to compliment forwards Ethan Chargois, Isiaha Mike and Feron Hunt, the AAC will have a sneaky contender to deal with.

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