NCAA Basketball: Top 100 impact transfers for 2022-23 season
90. Caleb Murphy – DePaul Blue Demons
2021-22 stats (at South Florida): 11.4 ppg and 3.4 apg
Murphy is a veteran ball-handler that can play on and off the ball for DePaul this season. He’s not flashy or powerful but consistent and that’s the production his new team needs. He and Oklahoma transfer Umoja Gibson will be a solid duo this upcoming season, while top-50 freshman Zion Cruz will also fit into the backcourt rotation.
89. Jayden Martinez – North Texas Mean Green
2021-22 stats (at New Hampshire): 14.9 ppg and 5.5 rpg
The Mean Green is one of the best defensive teams in the country and added some scoring firepower with Martinez, a 6’7 combo forward with four years of experience and shooting nearly 40% from deep. As long as he fits into the defensive scheme and is a double-digit scorer, North Texas will certainly benefit.
88. Isaac Likelele – Ohio State Buckeyes
2021-22 stats (at Oklahoma State): 7.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg
The 6’5 guard is one of the better non-scoring all-around players in NCAA Basketball, with 110 career starts with the Cowboys in four years and the defacto point guard for them. His lack of shooting ability limits what he can do but Ohio State can have him as Jamari Wheeler’s replacement in the backcourt.
87. Dashawn Davis – Mississippi State Bulldogs
2021-22 stats (at Oregon State): 10.9 ppg and 5.5 apg
The former JUCO star had a fairly solid individual campaign, despite the team winning just three games total last season. Davis was able to rack up the assists as well and along with Shakeel Moore will run the Miss State offense. His lack of shooting may be a concern at the SEC level.
86. Dom Welch – Alabama Crimson Tide
2021-22 stats (at St. Bonaventure): 12.3 ppg and 6.0 rpg
Welch is a 6’5 two-way player with 104 career starts in four years at the A-10 level. He took a ton of three-pointers as well, making on average 37% on over seven attempts from deep. He’s the type of “3 and D” player that the Tide needs but with so many perimeter options, Welch may not have the biggest role.
85. Victor Bailey – George Mason Patriots
2021-22 stats (at Tennessee): 2.6 ppg and 0.9 rpg
The 6’4 guard was pushed out of the main rotation last season via the freshmen guards but Bailey was a double-digit scorer for them the year prior and was also effective in two years at Oregon. He’ll be at the A-10 now and likely will have the ball in his hands more since George Mason doesn’t have a proven point guard yet on the roster.
84. Brayon Freeman – Rhode Island Rams
2021-22 stats (at George Washington): 10.3 ppg and 3.7 apg
The 6’2 guard has a very good freshman campaign, including shooting better from three-point range (43%) than he did from inside the arc. Rhode Island has a bunch of new pieces under new head coach Archie Miller so the pecking order of the roster is TBD but on paper, Freeman is most likely to be the focal point of the offense.
83. Meechie Johnson – South Carolina Gamecocks
2021-22 stats (Ohio State): 4.4 ppg and 1.2 apg
The former top-100 prospect wasn’t going to be on this list before but that changed after another incoming transfer (Ebrima Dibba) got hurt and is out for the season. Johnson now is set to be the lead guard in the backcourt for the Gamecocks and first-year head coach Lamont Paris. When not dealing with injuries, Johnson showed that he can be a power conference player. He’ll have extended minutes to prove that.
82. Dae Dae Grant – Duquesne Dukes
2021-22 stats (at Miami (OH): 17.5 ppg and 4.1 apg
In a MAC that was filled with elite guards at the top of the standings, Grant’s own production flew under the radar. He’s a quality point guard that can play off-ball as well and joins a Duquesne backcourt that turned over anyone. Grant is more than capable of producing at the A-10 level and head coach Keith Dambrot has a length history of his top guards having big numbers.
81. Tyreke Key – Tennessee Volunteers
2020-21 stats (at Indiana State): 17.2 ppg and 5.3 rpg
The 6’3 guard missed all of last season with an injury but when healthy was one of the best pure scorers in the Missouri Valley. Key can create his own offense, which will be good for the Vols, and even if he comes off the bench, will be one of the best 6th Men in NCAA Basketball this season.