NCAA Basketball: Top 30 impact Junior College transfers for 2020-21 season
18. Keon Ellis – Alabama Crimson Tide
Florida Southwestern State College
The 6’6 guard was outstanding last season, averaging over 18 ppg and had a shooting clip of 50-40-80. Ellis had several elite performances, including a 41-point game on 14-22 shooting (6/10 from deep) against St. Petersburg College. He can handle the ball as well and has the size to rebound and be a quality defender.
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From a raw talent perspective, Ellis is a top-10 overall JUCO transfer in the 2020 class. The only reason why he’s down on this list is that he joins a stacked perimeter depth chart for Alabama. Jaden Shackelford (15 ppg) will be the go-to scorer, while Villanova transfer Jahvon Quinerly is eligible as the potential starting point guard. Add top-40 freshman Joshua Primo, Herb Jones, and John Petty, Jr., Ellis will see his impact limited. Still, he’s a solid addition that can produce 8-10 ppg on a potential top-15 overall team.
17. Terence Lewis III- North Texas Mean Green
New Mexico Junior College
Lewis is a 6’6 power forward who averaged 18.9 ppg and 9.3 rpg last season on a team that also had an impressive forward D-I prospect (more on him later). He was an All-American honorable mention and can be a great double-digit scorer for the Mean Green.
North Texas was led by its guard play last season but had solid depth inside. Both Zachary Simmons and Thomas Bell are back but neither are great offensive players. If Lewis can produce double figures, that would be the balance needed for the team to remain at the top of Conference USA.
16. Teddy Allen – Nebraska Cornhuskers
Western Nebraska CC
The 6’5 wing has already proven he can play at the D-1 level, averaging 7.0 ppg (23. ppg per 40 minutes) as a freshman at West Virginia. However, discipline problems both there and Wichita State left him without a home. He went to Western Nebraska, scoring over 32 ppg and producing huge numbers. More importantly, there were no negative stories surrounding him this past year.
Nebraska guard Teddy Allen among the speakers for NU hoops on the matter of racial injustice and police violence. #huskers pic.twitter.com/oNkcuG9D6N
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) August 27, 2020
At Nebraska, he’ll be part of a brand new roster where there’s no telling what his role will be. He could come off the bench or end up as the go-to scorer. If things really work out well, he and Pittsburgh guard transfer Trey McGowens can help the Cornhuskers get out the bottom of the Big Ten.