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NCAA Basketball: 8 teams that should target Richmond transfer Tyler Burton

By Tristan Freeman

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 22: Tyler Burton #3 of the Richmond Spiders drives to the basket Khalif Battle #0 of the Temple Owls at Barclays Center on November 22, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 22: Tyler Burton #3 of the Richmond Spiders drives to the basket Khalif Battle #0 of the Temple Owls at Barclays Center on November 22, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images) /
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NCAA Basketball Head coach Rick Barnes of the Tennessee Volunteers (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
NCAA Basketball Head coach Rick Barnes of the Tennessee Volunteers (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images) /

Providence Friars

The next two options include a family connection. Tyler’s father Quinton Burton played his NCAA Basketball career at Providence from 1986-1990. Another interesting connection is that the program’s new head coach is Kim English, who spent the past two seasons at George Mason. With him and Burton familiar with one another in the Atlantic 10, this could be a legit option.

Coach English has brought with him a few former Patriot players, including wing Justyn Fernandez. The team has Devin Carter as the projected starting shooting guard but they could use a wing the caliber of Burton. Adding him would make the Friars a top-25 team next season.

Tennessee Vols

The coach of the Friars’ teams in 1989-90 was Rick Barnes, who has since become one of the best coaches in all of NCAA Basketball. He’s now at Tennessee and has undergone a complete a roster shakeup, adding a trio of top-tier transfers. One of them includes combo forward, Chris Ledlum.

There’s still been a number of roster departures in the frontcourt, including Julian Phillips, Olivier Nkamhoua, and Josiah-Jordan James. And there’s a chance that the Ivy League transfer isn’t ready for the SEC. With his own family connections, could Barnes have one more transfer in mind to round out the roster?

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