NCAA Basketball: 10 teams who should target ETSU transfer Bo Hodges

An NCAA Basketball coaching change has caused the transfer of junior guard Bo Hodges. Which teams should be giving him a call around now?

There’s a decent percentage of NCAA Basketball players who enter the transfer portal due to an unexpected coaching change. When it happens at the start of each offseason, it creates a domino effect that impacts players down the road. That’s what happened in the case to junior guard Bo Hodges, who is now potentially looking for a new program.

When Danny Manning was fired in late April, speculation quickly went towards East Tennessee State head coach Steve Forbes, a rising figure in the game. He ultimately accepted the gig, moving on to the Demon Deacons. The Buccaneers did their own search before making assistant Jason Shay the official head coach.

Fans of the team hoped that the in-house hire would keep the incoming transfers and others from leaving. Unfortunately, the team’s second-leading scorer Hodges decided to enter his name in the transfer portal. That doesn’t mean that he’s completely gone from the team but it makes sense to at least keep his options open.

If he is available, teams would be getting a double-digit scorer who can play both the shooting guard and wing positions. Hodges averaged 12.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.5 apg this past season and made his second All-SoCon team. A sound defender with great size at 6’5 and 210 pounds, he can play at the high-major level and start for a good team.

Even though he’s currently a sit-one, play one transfer, there’s a possibility of a waiver either by an NCAA rule overhaul or a waiver, considering the coaching circumstance. But even for just one year, teams will still have an interest in Hodges. Using the assumption that he sits next season, I’ll present 10 programs that should make an effort in targeting him.