NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Ranking all 5 options for transfer Erik Stevenson

4. Oregon Ducks

The Ducks are going to look very much different next year, not having long-time starting point guard and All-American Payton Pritchard around anymore. In fact, only Will Richardson and Addison are the guards projected to still be around for the 2021-22 season. Don’t feel too bad for head coach Dana Altman though, as he’s shown a great ability to recruit both star JuCo players and top-50 prospects to have an immediate impact, along with transfers such as Anthony Mathis as well.

And that creates a decision for Stevenson if he chooses the Ducks. It’s still a question as to whether he can be an effective starter for a top-tier power conference program and we’ve seen many examples of transfers struggling after playing at a higher level of competition. He’s definitely a rotation player at the very least but Oregon could very well get better transfers/high school recruits within the next year while Stevenson sits out.

3. Washington Huskies

Finding playing time won’t be an issue for Stevenson if he picks the Huskies, considering how much the team is in need of effective guard play. When Quade Green went out with an academic suspension, Washington cratered to finish under .500 for the season. Something to consider is that all of those guards are underclassmen, so unless transfers occur, the backcourt will be fairly crowded for 2021-22.

Something else to consider will be head coach Mike Hopkins. Not saying that he isn’t a good coach but he benefitted from a senior-laden class in his first year, while having a team under .500 despite having a pair of five-star freshmen in Isaiah Stewart and Jaden McDaniels on the roster. With no commits in the 2020 class at the moment, it’ll be interesting to see what next year’s Huskies squad will look like. Despite it being close to home, are the Huskies the best fir for Stevenson?