NCAA Basketball: Examing potential options of grad transfer Seth Towns
Seth Towns will be one of the top NCAA Basketball transfers on the market this offseason. Which teams are vying for his services?
Even though we’re in the middle of NCAA Basketball conference tournaments, that doesn’t stop player personnel moves from occurring. Transfers occur all the time, for a variety of reasons. For the Ivy League though, it’s usually a different story, which is why elite player Seth Towns is currently on the market.
In normal rules, players who miss an entire season due to injuries are permitted to get an extra year of eligibility via a medical redshirt. The exception is the Ivy League, whose scholarships are only good for four years, meaning that you can’t get a fifth year with any of those eight programs. What players will do is simply transfer out to keep eligibility, such as Makai Mason, Stone Gettings, and Evan Boudreaux.
The latest example is now Towns, a 6’7 forward who last played in the 2017-18 season. He showed how great he was when healthy, averaging 16.0 ppg and 5.7 rpg in route to winning the Ivy League Player of the Year Award. In two seasons with the Crimson, Towns shot over 42% from deep and displayed a versatile skillset both inside and out. But having dealt with knee injuries for over two years now, there’s a reasonable concern as to what he can bring on the court going forward.
The top teams clearly are still interested, with blue bloods looking to make a run at the Columbus, Ohio native. And since he has two years left to play and is immediately eligible, Towns would be the equivalent of landing a top-30 overall prospect.
So who will land the quality forward? Here’s a closer look at the six teams’ rosters and overall situations that Towns will consider going towards.