2020 off-season transfers

[Plebe]

As the doors begin to close on many teams' seasons, the window (or portal) opens to the usual stream of transfer announcements.

I'll try to compile a list of more-or-less significant transfers here (my subjective call). I'm also folding in the still pending midseason transfers from this thread. Where I'm able to find a news item on the announced departure or commitment, I've linked it in the right two columns (contributions welcome).

Player	2019-20 class, stats ^ grad transfer	Departing from	New school
Jayla Alexander	Fr., 5'9" guard	Ole Miss	Georgetown
Jorie Allen	Fr., 6'1" wing	Indiana	DePaul
Sara Anastasieska	^ RS Sr., 5'11" guard	Cal	Duke
Shakira Austin	Soph., 6'5" forward	Maryland	Ole Miss
Azana Baines	Fr., 6'1" guard	Duke	Virginia Tech
Trinity Baptiste	^ Jr., 6'0" forward	Virginia Tech	Arizona
Brylee Bartram	Fr., 5'8" guard	Florida	Vanderbilt
Tanaya Beacham	^ Jr. 6'1" forward	Toledo	Ohio State
Kierstan Bell	Fr., 6'1" guard	Ohio State	Florida Gulf Coast
Kayla Belles	Soph., 6'3" forward	Michigan State	BYU
Sara Bejedi	Fr., 5'7" guard	Arizona State	Florida State
Robyn Benton	Soph., 5'9" guard	Auburn	Kentucky
Katie Benzan	^ Sr., 5'6" guard	Harvard	Maryland
Niya Beverley	Jr., 5'7" guard	Wisconsin	Penn State
Chloe Bibby	Jr., 6'1" wing	Mississippi State	Maryland
Essence Booker	Soph., 5'8" guard	Nevada	Ball State
Tyeshia Bowers	Jr., 5'7" guard	Chicago State
Eve Brasilis	Soph., 6'1" forward	Utah Valley	Pepperdine
Leigha Brown	Soph., 6'1" wing	Nebraska	Michigan
Deja Cage	^ RS Jr., 5'8" guard	Ole Miss	Middle Tennessee
Nicole Cardaño-Hillary	Jr., 5'7" guard	George Mason	Indiana
Chrislyn Carr	Jr., 5'5" guard	Texas Tech	withdrew
DiJonai Carrington	^ Sr., 5'11" wing	Stanford	Baylor
Jasmine Carson	Soph., 5'10" guard	Georgia Tech	West Virginia
Johnasia Cash	Jr., 6'2" forward	SMU	Penn State
Mi'Cole Cayton	^ RS Jr., 5'9" guard	Cal	Nebraska
Andrea Cecil	^ Sr., 6'1" forward	Bowling Green	Florida Gulf Coast
Emma Clarke	Soph., 6'1" guard	Colorado	Texas Tech
London Clarkson	Fr., 6'2" forward	Florida State	Virginia
Lucy Cochrane	Fr., 6'5" forward	Oregon	Portland
Janai Crooms	Soph., 5'10" guard	Ohio State	Michigan State
Maori Davenport	Fr., 6'4" center	Rutgers	Georgia
Alana Davis	Jr., 6'2" forward	Memphis	no longer in portal?
Shanaijah Davison	Jr., 5'8" guard	Long Beach State	Dixie State
Asiah Dingle	Soph., 5'4" guard	Kent State	Stony Brook
Rokia Doumbia	Soph., 5'9" guard	Arkansas	Purdue
Lauren Ebo	Soph., 6'4" forward	Penn State	Texas
Tiana England	^ RS Jr., 5'7" guard	St. John's	Florida State
Karla Erjavec	Soph., 5'10" guard	Wyoming	Miami (FL)
Jayla Everett	Soph., 5'10" guard	New Mexico	Pitt
Shalyn Fano	Fr., 6'0' forward	Southern Utah	Utah Valley
Tajah Foster-Walker	Fr., 6'2" forward	UMKC	Miami (OH)
Courtney Fredrickson	^ RS Jr., 6'2" wing	Wisconsin	DePaul
A'Tyanna Gaulden	^ RS Jr., 5'7" guard	Arkansas	Georgia Southern
Sydney Goodson	^ Jr., 5'8" guard	Texas Tech	Kansas State
Lexi Gordon	Sr., 6'0" wing	Texas Tech	withdrew
Steph Gorman	Soph., 6'0" guard	Utah State	San Diego
Vivian Gray	^ Jr., 6'1" wing	Oklahoma State	Texas Tech
Da'Ja Green	^ Jr., 5'6" guard	Wofford	Virginia Tech
Zay Green	RS Fr., 6'0" guard	Tennessee	Texas A&M
Keyen Green	^ RS Jr., 6'1" forward	Liberty	Tennessee
D'Asia Gregg	Soph., 6'2" forward	Florida State (JC)	Virginia Tech
Lauren Hansen	Fr., 5'8" guard	Auburn	Missouri
Jayla Hemingway	Fr., 5'8" guard	Mississippi State	West Virginia
Petra Holešínská	^ RS Jr., 5'10" guard	Illinois	North Carolina
Jada Holland	Fr. 5'5" guard	Grand Canyon	UC Riverside
Erin Howard	Soph., 6'1" wing	Auburn	Florida State
Tori Hyduke	RS Fr., 5'6" guard	George Washington	Drexel
Erin Jones	^ RS Jr., 6'1" wing	Rhode Island	North Florida
Loretta Kakala	RS Soph., 6'2" center	Pacific
Joyce Kennerson	^ Sr., 5'4" guard	Texas Southern	Arkansas Pine Bluff
Nikola Kovacikova	Soph., 5'11" guard	Georgetown	Penn
Imani Lacy	Soph., 6'0" forward	Nevada	Long Beach State
Kyra Lambert	^ Gr., 5'9" guard	Duke	Texas
Kamryn Lemon	Jr., 5'9" guard	Oklahoma	Long Beach State
Alisha Lewis	Fr., 5'7" guard	Syracuse	UCF
Dara Mabrey	Soph., 5'7" guard	Virginia Tech	Notre Dame
Ellie Mack	^ Sr., 6'3" forward	Bucknell	Oregon State
Marissa Mackins	Soph., 5'8" guard	Temple	North Florida
Destiny Marshall	RS Soph., 5'10" guard	Jacksonville	Rutgers
Jazmine Massengill	Soph., 6'0" guard	Tennessee	Kentucky
Kamaria McDaniel	Jr., 5'10" guard	Penn State	Baylor
Taylor Mikesell	Soph., 5'11" guard	Maryland	Oregon
Kayla Mokwuah	Soph., 6'4" center	George Washington	TCU
Brooke Moore	Soph., 5'7" guard	Auburn	Purdue
Alexis Morris	RS Soph., 5'6" guard	Rutgers	Texas A&M
Patricia Morris	Soph., 6'7" forward	Oregon State	TCU
Karly Murphy	^ RS Soph., 6'1" forward	Green Bay	Colorado State
Najé Murray	Jr., 5'6" guard	San Diego St / Cal	Texas Tech
Gabby Nikitinaite	Jr., 5'11" guard	Northern Illinois	George Washington
Abby O'Connor	Jr., 6'0" wing	Loyola Chicago	Gonzaga
Jaden Owens	Fr., 5'8" guard	UCLA	Baylor
Olivia Owens	Soph., 6'4" center	Maryland	Kentucky
Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu	Jr., 6'2" center	Robert Morris	Eastern Michigan
Ryann Payne	Soph., 5'6" guard	TCU	LSU
Enna Pehadzic	Jr., 5'9" guard	South Florida	Vanderbilt
Raina Perez	^ RS Jr., 5'4" guard	Cal State Fullerton	NC State
Destiny Pitts	Jr., 5'10" guard	Minnesota	Texas A&M
Alaina Rice	Fr., 5'8" guard	Florida A&M	Auburn
Briyanah Richardson	Soph., 5'6" guard	St. Peter's	Lincoln Univ. (D-II)
Danielle Sanderlin	Jr., 6'0" forward	Canisius	UMass
Jordan Sanders	^ Jr., 5'11" forward	UC Irvine	Southern Cal
Earlette Scott	Soph., 5'10" guard	Providence	Stony Brook
Destiny Slocum	^ RS Jr., 5'8" guard	Oregon State	Arkansas
Alisia Smith	Jr., 6'3" forward	Penn State	Michigan State
Aaliyah Stanley	Fr., 5'5" guard	Eastern Michigan	Florida Gulf Coast
Alaysia Styles	^ Jr., 6'3" forward	Cal	Maryland
Jovana Subasic	^ RS Jr., 6'4" forward	Washington State	Oregon State
Taylor Sutton	Soph., 5'3" guard	Middle Tennessee	Alabama
Caterrion Thompson	^ RS Jr., 5'10" guard	Bowling Green	Mississippi State
Asia Todd	Fr., 5'9" guard	Liberty	UCF
Ashtyn Verbeek	Soph., 6'2" forward	Nebraska	Dordt (NAIA)
Tereza Vitulová	Jr., 6'2" forward	Wyoming	South Florida
Jordan Walker	RS Soph., 5'8" guard	Western Michigan	Tennessee
Stephanie Watts	^ Gr., 5'11" guard	Southern Cal	North Carolina
Shamera Williams	Fr., 5'8" guard	Virginia
Aspen Williston	Soph., 6'4" center	Oklahoma	South Dakota
Holly Winterburn	Fr., 5'10" guard	Oregon	UC Davis
Bendu Yeaney	Jr., 5'10" guard	Indiana	Arizona
Jazmine Young	Soph., 5'8" guard	Tennessee State	Buffalo

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[Dillon77]

Mi'Cole Cayton's collegiate career got knocked off the rails before it even started, when Connie Yori "resigned" as head coach of Nebraska, setting of a chain of events that have resulted in different things for several players associated with the program.

Cayton was one of two celebrated members of the incoming class of 2016, along with point guard Kathleen Doyle. In an ESPNw article, she cited Yori as the main reason she signed with the 'huskers. Once Yori left, both Cayton and Doyle asked for their releases and while both said they'd keep Nebraska in mind, Cayton went to California and Doyle to Iowa. Cayton has endured yet another coaching change and num(b)erous injuries while Doyle got to play with Megan Gustafsson and was just named B1G Player of the Year. Factor in transfers Natalie Romeo (Washington) and, a year later, Jessica Shepard (ND) and there are a lot of divergent paths.

Hopefully, Cayton can get one more healthy chance to play.

 

[Plebe]

Mi'Cole Cayton's collegiate career got knocked off the rails before it even started, when Connie Yori "resigned" as head coach of Nebraska, setting of a chain of events that have resulted in different things for several players associated with the program.

Cayton was one of two celebrated members of the incoming class of 2016, along with point guard Kathleen Doyle. In an ESPNw article, she cited Yori as the main reason she signed with the 'huskers. Once Yori left, both Cayton and Doyle asked for their releases and while both said they'd keep Nebraska in mind, Cayton went to California and Doyle to Iowa. Cayton has endured yet another coaching change and numberous injuries while Doyle got to play with Megan Gustafsson and was just named B1G Player of the Year. Factor in transfers Natalie Romeo (Washington) and, a year later, Jessica Shepard (ND) and there are a lot of divergent paths.

Hopefully, Cayton can get one more healthy chance to play.

I had completely forgotten, until I read about her latest transfer announcement, that Cayton was a part of that great class. It was almost like a dispersal draft. Lots of notable names.

People may also be interested to know that Connie Yori is still in the game, though not technically a "coach" -- currently "program advisor for women's basketball" at Creighton.

Connie Yori - Program Advisor for Women's Basketball - Women's Basketball Coaches - Creighton University Athletics

Former Creighton head coach Connie Yori returned to the Bluejay Women’s Basketball staff as the Program Advisor in January of 2018. Back at Creighton for the...

gocreighton.com

 

[triaddukefan]

this thread will be picking up soon

 

[Plebe]

Nevada's leading scorer is transferring, as relayed by Raoul.

Sophomore guard Essence Booker averaged 12.5 ppg this season.

 

[Coler]

Alexis Morris is no longer on Rutgers roster on their site. So I take it things didn’t work out.
Just means a lot more playing time for Diamond Johnson.

 

[Plebe]

Alexis Morris is no longer on Rutgers roster on their site. So I take it things didn’t work out.
Just means a lot more playing time for Diamond Johnson.

Gee. I thought she was injured and that's why she wasn't playing.

Played in only 7 games, most recently on Jan. 20.

 

[Coler]

Gee. I thought she was injured and that's why she wasn't playing.

Played in only 7 games, most recently on Jan. 20.

She was injured. She wore a boot for the reminder of the season, but she had been absent from the bench the last few games of the season.

 

[Plebe]

Niya Beverley, a 3-year starter at Wisconsin who averaged 7.6 ppg this past season, announced her intention to transfer:

Niya Beverley announces plan to transfer from Badgers women's basketball team

Niya Beverley, a three-year starter, announced Thursday she plans to transfer to another school for her final season of competition, becoming the program's second player in less than a week

madison.com

 

[triaddukefan]

I thought she was done with basketball after this season, apparently I was mistaken

 

[Kevinmac]

We will get transfer to replace the forward position.
Thank you for helping Geno with this board!

 

[DaBball]

I thought she was done with basketball after this season, apparently I was mistaken

She was apparently granted a sixth year:

Mitchell Northam on Twitter

“Confirmed: Duke’s Kyra Lambert was granted a sixth year of eligibility and has entered the transfer portal. She will be a grad transfer and can play immediately for her new team. #ACCwbb”

twitter.com

Lambert has since followed coaches from Purdue, UCLA, Southern Cal, and Mississippi State.

 

[Plebe]

She was apparently granted a sixth year:

Mitchell Northam on Twitter

“Confirmed: Duke’s Kyra Lambert was granted a sixth year of eligibility and has entered the transfer portal. She will be a grad transfer and can play immediately for her new team. #ACCwbb”

twitter.com

Lambert has since followed coaches from Purdue, UCLA, Southern Cal, and Mississippi State.

The twitter detective!

Vic Schaefer is the transfer bandit. Does he even have a scholarship available for next year?

 

[DaBball]

The twitter detective!

Vic Schaefer is the transfer bandit. Does he even have a scholarship available for next year?

Two after the recent retirement of Promise Taylor.

I think UCLA could make sense given they lose Dean, so it may be her best shot at winning some games and getting solid minutes.

 

[Charliebball]

and just imagine this is before the new transfer train leaves the station.............how about one smooth scoring, steady rebounding power forward on board the train to Storrs CT!!!!

 

[militarydog]

I thought she was done with basketball after this season, apparently I was mistaken

Is she a point guard? If so is she a game changer?

 

[militarydog]

The twitter detective!

Vic Schaefer is the transfer bandit. Does he even have a scholarship available for next year?

If K Lambert is a point guard then this a repeat of last offseason. He went hard after M Moore after already trying to get A Morris, and C Patterson. Obviously he still sees that spot as a weak link for next season.

 

[triaddukefan]

She was apparently granted a sixth year:


Lambert has since followed coaches from Purdue, UCLA, Southern Cal, and Mississippi State.

I figured that she would get a sixth year, and knew she wasnt coming back to Duke. She has her undergraduate degree... and will be getting her M.M.S in May.... so I just assumed she was done with college basketball after this season.

Is she a point guard? If so is she a game changer?

She is a PG..... I wouldnt say she is a game changer. She's a really solid guard.... excellent defender..... tremendous leader, great person and student. I will say her stats are modest... but deceptive. She started off the season slow.... as you would except after missing 2 years and 7 months to injury..... but she was really playing well in the past month or so.

 

[MSSportsGuy]

I really have no idea why we would pursue Lambert but Vic seems to get at least one transfer per season. We really don't need anymore guards, we need to add another post. Carter was out of position all season and Promise Taylor was forced tot give up basketball due to injuries. Morris didn't really set the world on fire but she is a solid backup. Cooks will help but like Carter is a 4. We need a big presence down low. Maybe we can land a grad transfer to fill in the gap.

 

[bballnut90]

I figured that she would get a sixth year, and knew she wasnt coming back to Duke. She has her undergraduate degree... and will be getting her M.M.S in May.... so I just assumed she was done with college basketball after this season.



She is a PG..... I wouldnt say she is a game changer. She's a really solid guard.... excellent defender..... tremendous leader, great person and student. I will say her stats are modest... but deceptive. She started off the season slow.... as you would except after missing 2 years and 7 months to injury..... but she was really playing well in the past month or so.

Agreed. I think she'll be a good pickup for whoever lands her but I dont think she's an upgrade over Taylor/Mingo-Young. All the best to her.

 

[Plebe]

I really have no idea why we would pursue Lambert but Vic seems to get at least one transfer per season. We really don't need anymore guards, we need to add another post. Carter was out of position all season and Promise Taylor was forced tot give up basketball due to injuries. Morris didn't really set the world on fire but she is a solid backup. Cooks will help but like Carter is a 4. We need a big presence down low. Maybe we can land a grad transfer to fill in the gap.

With the news that Alexis Morris is no longer on the Rutgers roster, I wonder if Vic would renew his interest in her.

 

[bballnut90]

With the news that Alexis Morris is no longer on the Rutgers roster, I wonder if Vic would renew his interest in her.

She was so good as a freshman but obviously comes with her share of baggage. Shame her career hasnt been able to go as expected.

 

[DaBball]

 

[Plebe]

Wow, another great pick-up by Adia Barnes.

 

[WestCoast]

Wow, another great pick-up by Adia Barnes.

My guess is that Barnes recruited Yeaney while at the University of Washington. Yeaney played for a private school near Portland.

Lots of very clear reasons why players want to play for Barnes in Tucson.

 

[donalddoowop]

My guess is that Barnes recruited Yeaney while at the University of Washington. Yeaney played for a private school near Portland.

Lots of very clear reasons why players want to play for Barnes in Tucson.

From what school did she transfer?

 

[WestCoast]

From what school did she transfer?

Indiana.

Yeaney played high school basketball at St. Mary's in the Portland area when Barnes was an assistant at Washington.

 

[DaBball]

This is a big one, she’s a volume scorer though:

 

[Plebe]

This is a big one, she’s a volume scorer though:

She was a freshman and the team's 2nd-leading scorer when Butler was there. I haven't watched her since that year tbh.

 

[Plebe]

Lots of very clear reasons why players want to play for Barnes in Tucson.

She's got it going on.