Big East Basketball: 5 key questions and storylines heading into 2021-22

3. Who will be the biggest impact transfer from this offseason?

Giustino

I’m going with Alexis Yetna, a 24-year-old forward, who was the AAC freshman of the year in the 2018-2019 season at South Florida and now joins Seton Hall. He fills a need (helping to replace Mamu), brings experience, can score inside and out, is a rebounding machine, and most importantly he plays within himself. If he can stay healthy, I don’t see how he isn’t a day 1 starter and impact player for Seton Hall this season.

McCormack

There were some good players to pick from but the best one in my opinion is Darryl Morsell transferring to Marquette. This was a huge get for new head coach Shaka Smart to lean on in his first year at Marquette.

Morsell is a tough kid who really gets after it on the defensive end of the floor. Morsell does not light it up in the scoring column but definitely has the capability to make his presence known on offense.

Morsell and Smart seem like a really good pairing for the Golden Eagles.

Sinodhinos

Jack Nunge, as he becomes the starting power forward with Xavier. Zach Freemantle may not be at the level of Nunge’s former teammate Luka Garza, but Nunge’s time on the court with Garza was limited – yet fruitful –  as he only started 19 of 61 games at Iowa.

There will be no such limits to the high/low post combination Nunge and Freemantle will create. With his ability to hit 30 percent from beyond the arc, Nunge is going to make a tremendous impact as the Musketeers win their fair share of games.