NCAA Basketball: Morris Udeze, Grant Sherfield, and Iona recruiting news

Ty Brewer joins brother at East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State landed Southeast Missouri State ‘s Ty Brewer, who ranks 14th sit-out transfer rankings. Brewer led SEMO in scoring and rebounding as the 6-7 forward averaged 14.9 points and 7.7 rebounds last year. He produced nine double-doubles and scored in double-figures in 24 of his 31 appearances, which included topping the 20-point plateau seven times. However, the sophomore was not very efficient as Brewer shot 47.9% from the floor, 34.8% from beyond the arc and 66.7% from the free throw line.

Brewer rejoins older brother Ledarrius, who sat out last season at ETSU after transferring from Southeast Missouri State himself.  Brewer choice ETSU over Arkansas, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, DePaul, and Xavier.  ETSU loses two of its top for performers from its Southern Conference regular season and tournament title-winning team.

Ed Croswell heads to Providence

Ed Croswell becomes the second player to transfer to Providence. The former La Salle Explorer made the announcement via Twitter.

“Coach [Ed] Cooley and coach [Jeff] Battle talked to me every day after I left La Salle and developed a relationship that no other school had,” Croswell told ZAGSBLOG. “He’s a player’s coach and I trust his intentions with my development.”

Croswell must sit out this upcoming season and will have two seasons of eligibility left. The 6-8 forward showed tremendous improvement on the offensive end as a sophomore, producing 10 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 60.2% from the field. He produced seven double-doubles and scored in double-figures on 18 occasions.

Brycen Goodine transferred to Providence from Syracuse early last week.

Other recruiting tidbits

• Boston College forward Jairus Hamilton announced that he was transferring on March 20. Hamilton, who is one of BC’s highest-rated recruits in the past decade, showed tremendous improvement as a sophomore with averages of 9.5 points and 4.3 rebounds. He becomes the second Eagle to depart the program this year joining Chris Herren Jr.
• Freshman Tate Busse transferred from Wichita State to Metro State. Busse averaged 0.4 points and 1.4 minutes in eight games.
• Wichita State has recently offered several players including Tariq Silver, Chaunce Jenkins, Berrick JeanLouis, Justice Hill, Shawndarius Cowart, Trey McGowens, and Brandon Murray.
• UNC-Wilmington receives a commitment from Jajuan Carr. The 6-2 point guard also held offers from Rider, USC Upstate, Presbyterian, Fordham, Detroit, and East Carolina.
• Three-star center 2020 center Tegra Izay (Montreal, Canada) chose to continue his playing career at La Salle. Izay chose La Salle over Fairleigh Dickinson, George Mason, Loyola (MD), and Old Dominion.

• St. Bonaventure’s Bobby Planutis, Rhode Island’s Mekhi Long, and George Mason’s Jason Douglas-Stanley have all recently entered in the transfer portal.