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ACC Basketball: Ranking the top 10 impact transfers of 2021-22 season

By Cooper Watson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JANUARY 15: Alondes Williams #31 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons holds the ball during a game against the Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena on January 15, 2022 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JANUARY 15: Alondes Williams #31 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons holds the ball during a game against the Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena on January 15, 2022 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) /
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ACC Basketball Paul Atkinson Jr. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
ACC Basketball Paul Atkinson Jr. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

5. Charlie Moore – Miami

Moore hasn’t had the smoothest career as a college basketball player, but he seems to have finally found the perfect fit in Coral Gables. The 5-11 point guard is averaging 12.7 points and 3.9 assists on a Miami team that was at the top of the ACC standings until its loss to Notre Dame on Feb. 2.

Miami had an enormous three-game stretch from Jan.1 to Jan. 8 where they beat Wake Forest, Syracuse, and, most notably, upset then-No. 2 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Moore put up 18 points and 10 boards against Wake, 25 and 11 against Syracuse, and had 18 points and seven steals against Duke.

That said, his most memorable moment came several weeks later with this half-court game-winner against Virginia Tech:

Moore has played at five different schools since 2016-17, spending the last two seasons at DePaul where he averaged 15.1 points. Although his individual numbers have dropped slightly this season, Miami is winning, which is something we can’t say about DePaul in recent memory. Putting up stats is one thing but impacting winning is (or should be) the ultimate goal for any basketball player, especially a point guard.

4. Paul Atkinson Jr. – Notre Dame

Mike Brey had one emphasis for his team this offseason: Defense. While Atkinson was not known as a defender at Yale, he currently leads Notre Dame in blocked shots and ranks second on the team in adjusted defensive rating, per Torvik.

Atkinson was the 2019-20 Ivy League Player of the Year before transferring to Notre Dame. This came after the 2020-21 Ivy League season was canceled due to COVID-19. He averaged 17.6 points and 7.3 rebounds and scored double-digits in all 30 games in 2019-20. We knew he could score. While his per-game numbers have dipped slightly this season on a more talented Notre Dame team, he’s still averaging 12.3 points on 59.9% shooting.

Notre Dame has won 12 of its last 14 games and is currently second in the ACC at 9-3. Atkinson is personally on his best stretch of the season, averaging 16.5 points and 9.8 boards over the last four games.