Phantom Warrior
04-14-2013, 04:49 AM
I did a bit of research into the Big East recruiting class from 2009. As best I can tell, the 16 schools in the BE at the time recruited exactly 50 freshmen from high school/prep school that year.
Of those 50, 27 transferred after their freshmen, sophomore, or junior year. That comes to 54%!
One of those was Oriakhi, who left UConn due to the school's post-season ban. But even if we take him out for special circumstances, the figure is still 52%.
On top of that, four players left early to enter the NBA draft. Two of those players - Stephenson and Hollis Thompson - were drafted, but two others - Cheek and Wayns - were not. That means that of the original 50, only 19 were still on campus playing for the team that originally signed them.
I find these figures a bit depressing, but that's pretty much what D-1 hoops has come to.
Look at MU's Class from '09. Junior is the only one of five freshmen who did not transfer.
Of those 50, 27 transferred after their freshmen, sophomore, or junior year. That comes to 54%!
One of those was Oriakhi, who left UConn due to the school's post-season ban. But even if we take him out for special circumstances, the figure is still 52%.
On top of that, four players left early to enter the NBA draft. Two of those players - Stephenson and Hollis Thompson - were drafted, but two others - Cheek and Wayns - were not. That means that of the original 50, only 19 were still on campus playing for the team that originally signed them.
I find these figures a bit depressing, but that's pretty much what D-1 hoops has come to.
Look at MU's Class from '09. Junior is the only one of five freshmen who did not transfer.