NCAA Basketball: Top 100 impact transfers for 2022-23 season
50. Qudus Wahab – Georgetown Hoyas
2021-22 stats (at Maryland): 7.7 ppg and 5.6 rpg
Wahab was at Georgetown in the first couple of years, playing a key role in the team’s Big East Tournament title run in 2021. Unfortunately, neither he nor his team did well when they parted ways, with the big man having a down season with the Terrapins, while the Hoyas went winless in league play. Wahab is a bit of improvement over what Georgetown had at the five-spot before and should get back to being a key part of the offense.
49. Nelly Cummings – Pittsburgh Panthers
2021-22 stats (at Colgate): 14.7 ppg and 3.4 apg
The Panthers didn’t have a true scholarship point guard on the roster and worked to fix that this offseason with Cummings, who started 78 games in three years at Colgate and was a star in the Patriot League. The 6’0 playmaker can play on and off the ball, making him a good fit next to incoming freshman guard Dior Johnson.
48. Grant Sherfield – Oklahoma Sooners
2021-22 stats (at Nevada): 19.1 ppg and 6.4 apg
After transferring over from Witchita State, Sherfield became a star at Nevada and was one of the best pure scorers in the Mountain West. He had 25+ points on at least eight occasions and 10+ assists three times. How he fits with Coach Porter Moser’s offense at Oklahoma in the Big 12 will determine their postseason hopes but his scoring production will be needed in the backcourt.
47. Jaylan Gainey – Florida State Seminoles
2021-22 stats (at Brown): 9.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg
Coach Leonard Hamilton loves frontcourt players with size and that can defend. Few players that entered the portal fit that mold more than Gainey, who’s listed at 6’9 and 220 pounds and was the two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year at Brown. He can play both frontcourt positions with the Seminoles and should fit nicely into their rotation.
46. Neal Quinn – Richmond Spiders
2021-22 stats (at Lafayette): 14.7 ppg and 7.4 rpg
After losing longtime veteran big man Grant Golden, the Spiders landed an identical frontcourt player from the Patriot League. The 7’0 center also averaged 4.0 apg and shot 40% from three-point range. His all-around play is important for a team that lost a ton of production and he gives them another proven scorer next to star forward Tyler Burton and could be an A-10 player if he replicates those efficient stats.