NCAA Basketball: Ranking top 100 returning players entering 2024-25 season
95. Sean Pedulla, Ole Miss Rebels
2023-24 season stats: 16.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 4.6 APG
Sean Pedulla arrives at Ole Miss after posting impressive numbers at Virginia Tech, leading the Hokies in scoring (16.4) and assists (4.6) last season. The shifty six-foot-1 veteran guard scores well on all three levels and is among the top transfers in the SEC. Pedulla, paired alongside Matthew Murrell and Jaylen Murray in the backcourt, is positioned to make noise in 2024-25.
94. Ja’Kobi Gillepsie, Maryland Terrapins
2023-24 season stats: 17.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.2 APG
Replacing Jahmir Young is a tall task. But if you have Ja’Kobi Gillespie filling that void, things will move swimmingly in Kevin Willard’s backcourt. Gillespie, who was among the best guards at the mid-major level last season at Belmont, expects to be the lead guard for the Terps as a proven perimeter threat who also shot an impressive 72% at the rim as a six-foot-1 PG, according to Hoop Math.
93. Cade Tyson, North Carolina Tar Heels
2023-24 stats: 16.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.6 APG
Cade Tyson, a transfer from Belmont, is not being talked about enough. Tyson was one of college basketball’s best three-point shooters last season, shooting 46.5% from behind the arc. The sharpshooter expects to be a big-time factor leading the Tar Heels amidst the departures of Corcmac Ryan and Harrison Ingram.
92. Tramon Mark, Texas Longhorns
2023-24 stats: 16.2 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.8 APG
Rodney Terry has assembled a mass of shooters and high-volume scoring options from the transfer portal. Tramon Mark unquestionably fits that bill. Mark, who spent three years at Houston before spending a season at Arkansas, led the Razorbacks in scoring (16.2) as the off-ball guard. As a reliable rebounder for his size, a strong season lies ahead for Mark on the Forty Acres.
91. Nijel Pack, Miami (FL) Hurricanes
2023-24 season stats: 13.3 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 3.6 APG
Electing to return for his final season of eligibility, Nijel Pack returns to Coral Gables with unfinished business in mind. Last season was a disappointment for both the Hurricanes and Pack, who dealt with numerous nagging injuries throughout the year. The six-foot guard shot 40.4% from three on Miami’s Final Four team. Expect Pack to return to that form once again.