Best impact transfers at Purdue, IU, Butler, ISU
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Purdue basketball 75, Wisconsin 69: Matt Painter postgame
Purdue, led by Lance Jones and Braden Smith, held off Wisconsin at the Kohl Center.
In today’s college basketball landscape, transfers are king. How you manage the portal is a likely barometer of success.
Butler and Notre Dame turned over nearly their entire rosters. IU replaced half of its. Purdue took only one transfer (the fewest in the country, per Matt Painter), but that one transfer has changed how some view the Boilermakers as we approach March.
We looked at Indiana’s 11 Division I teams and ranked the transfers who have made the greatest impact this season.
11. Jalen Jackson, Purdue Fort Wayne
An Indiana All-Star out of Fort Wayne Northrop, Jackson returned home following one season at UIC. The sophomore guard is averaging a team-best 15.6 points per game, with 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals. His 51.3% FG shooting is fourth-best in the Horizon League and he’s shooting 45.8% from behind the arc.
10. Isaiah Stafford, Valparaiso
A former standout at Crispus Attucks, Stafford started his college career at Southern Indiana before leading John C. Logan to a junior college national title last season. He’s Valpo’s leading scorer at 17.4 ppg (sixth-best in the MVC) and he scored 32 points at Drake last week, 31 at Evansville on Jan. 17 and 30 at Illinois on Nov. 17. It’s been a rough season for the Beacons in Roger Powell’s first season (6-17), but Swafford has been a bright spot. (However, you’d like to see his efficiency numbers improve, 38.7% FG shooting).
9. Ben Humrichous, Evansville
The senior from Tipton arrived via Huntington University, where he averaged 12.8 points per game. He’s eclipsed that mark as he’s moved up to the Missouri Valley Conference. He’s averaging a team-best 15.1 ppg, and despite playing in only 15 of Evansville’s 23 games this season, he has a team-high 33 3s (14 more than anyone else on the team). His 45.2% from behind the arc leads the MVC. And most importantly, the Purple Aces are 13-2 in the 15 games Humichrous has played, and 1-7 in the games he’s missed.
8. Jalin Anderson, Ball State
After three seasons at Loyola Marymount, Anderson swapped L.A. for Muncie. He is averaging 15.5 points per game (second on the team), 4.5 rebounds and a team-best 4.5 assists for the Cardinals (12-10). He’s scored 20 points or more seven times, including a season-high 29 vs. Old Dominion and 26 at Minnesota. He’s also had three games this season with five steals.
7. DJ Davis, Butler
Shooting is a skill that’s a premium, and there were few pure shooters available in the portal better than this former UC Irvine marksman. He’s had a few rough patches, but he’s a gameplan nightmare for opposing coaches because his range is in the gym. His 45 made 3s are second-most on Butler (behind only Pierre Brooks) and his 97% free-throw shooting is second-best in the nation. Davis has six 20-point performances, including 28 in a key win over Villanova. And while shooting is his…
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