Top Transfers in UConn history?

[elmcityboy]

My all-time transfer starting 5:

RJ Evans
Antwoine Anderson
Kwintin Williams
Kassoum Yakwe
David Onuorah

Championship.

lol i don't think kwintin williams was a transfer, though -- he just felt like it.

surprised that no one shouted out eric "magic" cobb. deserves a mention for his random double-double against syracuse, at least.

 

[awfuldan]

lol i don't think kwintin williams was a transfer, though -- he just felt like it.

surprised that no one shouted out eric "magic" cobb. deserves a mention for his random double-double against syracuse, at least.

Actually, Kwintin Williams previously attended the basketball powerhouse known as Pima Community College in Tuscon, AZ.

Meet The Newcomers: In Kwintin Williams, UConn Has A Man Who Doesn’t Give Up

Kwintin Williams and his prep school teammates were brought to a gym, Explosive Athletes Institute in Tempe, Ariz, for a training session Sid Sharma will not forget. “I can vividly remember h…

www.courant.com

 

[Palatine]

No 3 point line, but he hoisted them from NBA range. Trying to be Wes.

One of the best long range shooters (transfer) was Lee Otis Wilson who played high school ball at Weaver. He left Connecticut for college. Maybe Hawaai? Not sure. But returned for a senior year in 74-75. Big guard for the time at 6-3. He had crazy range.

 

[storrsroars]

lol i don't think kwintin williams was a transfer, though -- he just felt like it.

surprised that no one shouted out eric "magic" cobb. deserves a mention for his random double-double against syracuse, at least.

I believe he was certainly the top transfer in terms of BMI, at least his first season.

 

[SubbaBub]

How many of these guys were all conference? Thanks and good night.

 

[Palatine]

How many of these guys were all conference? Thanks and good night.

Jimmy Foster was All Conference First Team

and NIT First Team although we went out in the second round of the NIT which shows you how spectacular he was in the tourney.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

This is a serious question? It's Cole and Martin.

Actually the most successful transfers we’ve had
Cole and Purvis
Cole because of the position he played
and Rodney because he was real productive.
Purvis actually has a ring as a Redshirt in 2014 . Don’t sell that short . Going against a great athlete every day is a luxury. Plus he either lead the team in scoring or was runner up the next three years. Scoring around 1300 pts in 3 years .
He was instrumental in an AAC tourney championship and scored 19pts in our Cal NCAA win. and 17 against 1 seed Kansas
as he a Sterling Gibbs (another forgotten guy )lead a heroic but futile comeback in that 32 game. Some guys disappear on the big stage. Some get better.
He was forced to play the three at 6’3”
and he had him on this years team at the 2 we would still be playing. He didn’t fold like a cheap suit on the big stage ,
His career was great by any measure , he like Rudy Gay are diminished because of the BY penchant for overhyped and when player can’t meet those expectations he is dismissed as a failure. Unfair but typical of fans.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

how about a thread for transfers out. that would be some list too.

Sounds like good offseason content to me! Maybe once Josh Carlton is named MOP at the Final Four.

A placeholder here for Sid Wilson, who transferred IN & transferred OUT.
Anybody else do that?

 

[jayfromfla]

Jimmy Foster was All Conference First Team

and NIT First Team although we went out in the second round of the NIT which shows you how spectacular he was in the tourney.

2nd round of nit we got hosed. Foster had 2 fouls in the first 5 minutes. Another player also early foul trouble. Opposition was Boston college. Bc scored its first 16 points from the foul line. The opening game was St. John’s. Nit wanted them. Foster was one of the best points I ever saw. 1973-74 nit. We lost 76-75

 

[mauconnfan]

A player that helped quite a bit in a couple of Perno's better teams was John Delagrange out of New London. He went to cc or jc in california trying to get into UCLA. Thread blows up Borges' opinion that UConn didn't utilize transfers much.

Good call Idaho, John was a stud coming out of New London and we didn't grab him immediately. Turned out to be a nice player for Dom.

 

[Shamon30]

A placeholder here for Sid Wilson, who transferred IN & transferred OUT.
Anybody else do that?

I think Covington Cormier did

 

[UncleSpliff]

Now who’s the best player that ever transferred out of UConn and did work elsewhere? Doug Wrenn? Curtis Kelly? Josh Carlton?

 

[UconnU]

Now who’s the best player that ever transferred out of UConn and did work elsewhere? Doug Wrenn? Curtis Kelly? Josh Carlton?

Roscoe Smith is up there. Averaged 11 rebounds per for UNLV

 

[Ricker]

One of the best long range shooters (transfer) was Lee Otis Wilson who played high school ball at Weaver. He left Connecticut for college. Maybe Hawaai? Not sure. But returned for a senior year in 74-75. Big guard for the time at 6-3. He had crazy range.

My recollection is Lee Otis Wilson wasn't a transfer. He was having 60 point games in UConn intramural play and got called up to play on the team. Only 50% sure of this if somebody remembers better. I think it was Bob Nash that went to Hawaii and returned after a couple years.

 

[HCCForever]

My recollection is Lee Otis Wilson wasn't a transfer. He was having 60 point games in UConn intramural play and got called up to play on the team. Only 50% sure of this if somebody remembers better. I think it was Bob Nash that went to Hawaii and returned after a couple years.

Bob Nash grew up in Hartford and went to Hartford Public. He then played for San Jancito Junior College before playing for Hawaii.I don’t think he was ever connected with UConn. My mother went to HPHS so we watched Nash when we could.

 

[huskyharry]

Chuck Aleksinas

Likely third on the list IMHO.

 

[amsterdamjade]

Not much love for Ed Nelson?