As we’ve seen today and in recent weeks, the transfer portal is a place where every kind of player and prospect can find a new landing spot and appealing new home. For some it’s about money and opportunity and the former is certainly playing a major role in many decisions. We’ll see just what exactly the future holds for Sebastian Williams-Adams, landing at a different SEC school after prominence this past year.
A 6-8 power forward originally from Houston, Williams-Adams was widely considered a Top 50 prospect in last season’s recruiting class. He committed to Auburn and stuck with the Tigers even after Bruce Pearl announced his retirement as his son Steven took over. Williams-Adams came to town highly advertised and filled an important role on an interesting season for this program.
BREAKING: Auburn transfer forward Sebastian Williams-Adams has committed to Vanderbilt⚓️https://t.co/7spDgs5wev pic.twitter.com/b2OIQ6NggC
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Vanderbilt lands Auburn transfer Sebastian Williams-Adams
The length and physical big spent around half the season as a starter but found a significant role regardless of his minutes. Williams-Adams averaged 7.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Tigers and was a prominent piece of a frontcourt that helped Auburn win the NIT title. Clearly Auburn fell short of some of their preseason goals, though Williams-Adams still had some notable bright spots this season.
His scoring was apparent right off the bat, though Williams-Adams’ true asset became his defense and athleticism. He had solid steals and blocks numbers even if he wasn’t exactly a reliable scorer during the regular season. During Auburn’s run to the NIT title, he had a 15-point effort over Seattle in just 19 minutes and also had 13 points in their title game win over Tulsa.
Williams-Adams entered the transfer portal and has found a new home in less than two weeks, landing at a familiar spot at Vanderbilt. He actually had 11 points and 6 rebounds in Auburn’s lone game against the Commodores and must have really showed Mark Byington and his staff something worth investing in. Williams-Adams did decent work as a freshman and is really hoping a full offseason allows him to really live up to that 4-star billing.
After falling devastating short in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Vanderbilt is doing what they need to get this roster back in fighting shape. Williams-Adams is far from the only notable addition, as they’ve already added Berke Buyuktuncel and Bangot Dak to the frontcourt and got an intriguing shooting guard in Ace Glass out of Washington State. The future is bright for the Commodores and Williams-Adams has a real shot to be a major contributor, especially if the offensive part of his game takes that step forward.
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