Big Ten Basketball: 5 most underrated transfers heading into 2022-23 season
1. F Michael Henn, Penn State
Micah Shrewsberry landed two high-impact guards in the transfer portal in Andrew Funk and Camren Wyner. That has allowed Michael Henn to fly under the radar.
Like his fellow incoming transfers, the swing skill for Henn is his ability to shoot from three. The forward hit 46.8 percent of his shots and 38 percent of his three-point attempts during his lone season with Denver.
Henn wasn’t a high scorer, averaging 8.8 points per game. But his reliability from distance was a key for the Pioneers, as he nailed at least three three-pointers on six separate occasions.
This will actually be the fifth stop of Henn’s lengthy collegiate career. He started at UC Davis before spending the majority of his time at Cal Baptist, then playing a year at Portland before going to Denver. Henn redshirted in 2017-18 and missed 2019-20 season due to injury.
Henn picked Penn State over his other finalists, Notre Dame and Illinois. Arguably no team provided a better chance for Henn to contribute the most than the Nittany Lions.
The big man will only get one season with Penn State, but he brings much-needed depth to the forward spot. Seth Lundy and Myles Dread are back, but the post was set to be manned by a pair of freshmen in Kebba Njie and Demetrius Lilley; Henn will alleviate that burden.
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This will be a sizable step up in competition from anything Henn has seen before. But if he can meet the moment, he may be the biggest sleeper transfer in the Big Ten to contribute in a major way next season.