Returnees
The nation’s third-best scorer in Antoine Davis has also removed his name from the transfer portal in announcing that he would return to Detriot Mercy for a fifth year where he’s averaged 20+ points across all four of his seasons. Specifically, the 6-foot-1 guard averaged 23.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG, and 4.4 APG on his way to 2021-22 Horizon League Player of the Year honors and was considering Maryland, Kansas State, and Georgetown as potential transfer destinations.
Detroit Basketball: Was it the right choice for Antoine Davis to return to Titans?--Busting Brackets
6. Patrick Baldwin Jr.
A former five-star prospect, Baldwin is currently testing NBA Draft waters as well. Played one season at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Announces Addition Of Jordan Ratliffe To Roster--mkepanthers.com
Michael Cooper Joins Lundy’s Staff At Milwaukee-mkepanthers.com
Winthrop transfer Joshua Corbin committed to Robert Morris this afternoon, joining Andy Toole’s squad after three years in the Eagles program.
Winthrop Transfer Josh Corbin Commits to Robert Morris--Colonial Sports Network
Ten winners & losers through the first month of the transfer portal--Mid-Major Madness
Winners
Youngstown State
Jerrod Calhoun added a talented quartet that makes the Penguins an immediate contender in the Horizon League. Malek Green comes from Canisius after winning the MAAC’s Sixth Man of the Year award in 2020-21. Bryce McBride averaged nearly 12 points per game at Eastern Michigan. Brandon Rush averaged 14.2 points per game at Fairleigh Dickinson, and Adrian Nelson produced at another Horizon League school in Northern Kentucky. Watch out for the mighty Penguins!
Losers
Cleveland State
It’s a norm for teams to lose most of their roster after a coaching change but nearly everyone left for Missouri. The Vikings will come into the new season with a completely new look after winning back-to-back Horizon League regular-season titles.
Ranking the best available men’s college basketball transfers, high school recruits: Isiaih Mosley enters at No. 2--The Athletic
8. Patrick Baldwin Jr. | 6-9 forward | sophomore | Milwaukee
Baldwin is a real conundrum for coaches. A top-five prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, Baldwin chose to go play for his father at Milwaukee and carve out his own path. It went poorly. He had a terrible season, averaging 12 points and six rebounds while shooting 34 percent from the field and 26 percent from 3 in 11 games before shutting it down with an injury. Some of that is contextual. Baldwin’s guards at Milwaukee were horrible this season, totally incapable of getting him the ball in advantageous positions to make plays. He took only a handful of uncontested looks the entire season. Any team that gets Baldwin at the high-major level will have a much easier time getting Baldwin chances, if only because the talent around him will be better. Teams won’t be able to sell out all they have to stop him coming off of off-ball screening actions to get free. I’d love to see him at an actual basketball power next year. I think that’s where he’ll be best utilized. He needs to get tougher, and be willing to fight through the difficult moments. But I think if he’s in a better situation, that’ll shine through. He’s huge at 6-foot-9, and he’s a good shooter regardless of what the percentages say. Any person who saw him at the high school level will tell you that. Of course, all of this is dependent on him coming back to college. Multiple sources on the NBA personnel side still see him as a first-round grade despite his tough season, and I still have him as a top-25 guy in the class because I buy the shooting that much.
12. Antoine Davis | 6-1 guard | graduate | Detroit Mercy
His dad has let him rock for four years, basically shooting it anytime he could see the rim. He averaged 24.6 points and 4.4 assists for his career with usage rates north of 34 percent in three of four seasons. He’s likely looking to make the jump to a higher level, and so with that will come some adjustments. But in some ways the game could get easier for him on a better team. He’s had to create his own offense with defenses geared to stop him. That can be exhausting, and on top of the offensive demands, he rarely ever went off the floor, averaging 37.3 minutes. He was originally committed to Houston out of high school, and let’s say as a thought exercise, he lands back with the Coogs. Definitely possible considering the connection and chance to play on a bigger stage. Now he’d be on a team where there are a lot of other options and guys who can set him up. He shot 45.9 percent this season on catch-and-shoot shots, per Synergy, and that’s an impressive number considering he often didn’t have much space. On a really good team, he’d get much better catch-and-shoot opportunities. He’s also got some wiggle to him and can create his own shot. With better teammates and more space to work out of, he’d have more options when he shakes his man. It’s going to take a little rewiring. There will be more demands on him to defend. He’s going to generate plenty of interest, because the man is an elite shooter.
Predictions for the Top Available Transfers--The Portal Report
Antoine Davis
The veteran from Detroit Mercy would certainly get the green light to shoot in Manhattan. He would provide experience for a young team led by newly minted head coach Jerome Tang.
Former school: Detroit Mercy. Prediction: Kansas State.
Patrick Baldwin Jr.
Although the former five-star recruit struggled as a freshman, he is still being mocked as a late first rounder. There’s no reason to pass up being a first round NBA player.
12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists. Former school: Milwaukee. Prediction: NBA.
1. Patrick Baldwin Jr. | Milwaukee
Baldwin Jr. spent last season playing for his father at Milwaukee with middling results. He averaged 12.1 points and 5.8 boards per game in an injury-riddled season that ended with him on the bench and later with his dad's ouster. Now on deck is his decision to stay in college -- if he does, he'll play elsewhere -- or to turn pro.
It's not easy despite his stellar high school resume as a former No. 1 overall recruit.
Injuries derailed his senior season and hung over him in his freshman season at Milwaukee, too. Turning pro wouldn't necessary guarantee him first-round capital even if his frame, pedigree and skill suggest he should be a first-rounder. Staying in college to rebuild his stock may be the move, and that's been rumored in recent days, but all options are on the table here and his choice may have a big impact either on the draft or in the college landscape.
Ranking top 25 transfers for 2022--CBS Sports
14. Tanner Holden
Old school: Wright State | New school: Ohio State
Those who watched Holden go 3 for 11 and finish with 12 points in Wright State's first round NCAA Tournament loss to No. 1 seed Arizona were likely not blown away. His three-year body of work for the Raiders is phenomenal, though, and his junior season made it clear he can handle big-time college basketball. The 6-6 guard averaged 20.1 points per game and finished second in Division I with 280 free-throw attempts. He's not much of a 3-point shooter, but Holden is skilled at finding his spots inside the arc and attacking, which leads to points at the charity stripe.
17. Antoine Davis
Old school: Detroit-Mercy
College basketball's leading active scorer is on the move and should surpass 3,000 career points at his next stop after four seasons playing for his father, Mike Davis, at Detroit. The reigning Horizon League Player of the Year is undersized at 6-1, but he's proven the ability to fill it up against quality non conference opponents during the course of his career and should be able to make an impact on an NCAA Tournament contender. If he can successfully adapt a facilitator role for a high-major team after being a bucket-getter for four seasons, he could wind up being a godsend for a team in need of quality veteran guard play.
College notes: Davis nears decision--Detroit News
More hoops notes
►Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis, who in four seasons with the Titans became the program's all-time leading scorer, is winding down his decision-making process for his next step. Davis has made two official visits, to Maryland and BYU, and might not take any more; he'll now start narrowing down his finalists, from a list of dozens who inquired when he entered the transfer portal.
Meanwhile, Detroit Mercy did pick up a commitment from transfer Jayden Stone, a 6-foot, 195-pound guard from Grand Canyon University. He's a native of Perth, Australia. He averaged 3.4 points in 30 games over two seasons with GCU.
►Like rival Detroit Mercy, Oakland is losing a star player in forward Micah Parrish, who recently visited Michigan State, following a visit from West Virginia. He averaged 12.1 points and 6.0 rebounds this past season, and is regarded as an excellent defender and free-throw shooter, hence the Mountaineers' interest.
Ranking the best available men’s college basketball transfers, high school recruits: Isiaih Mosley enters at No. 2--The Athletic
9. Patrick Baldwin Jr. | 6-9 forward | sophomore | MilwaukeeBaldwin is a real conundrum for coaches. A top-five prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, Baldwin chose to go play for his father at Milwaukee and carve out his own path. It went poorly. He had a terrible season, averaging 12 points and six rebounds while shooting 34 percent from the field and 26 percent from 3 in 11 games before shutting it down with an injury. Some of that is contextual. Baldwin’s guards at Milwaukee were horrible this season, totally incapable of getting him the ball in advantageous positions to make plays. He took only a handful of uncontested looks the entire season. Any team that gets Baldwin at the high-major level will have a much easier time getting Baldwin chances, if only because the talent around him will be better. Teams won’t be able to sell out all they have to stop him coming off of off-ball screening actions to get free. I’d love to see him at an actual basketball power next year. I think that’s where he’ll be best utilized. He needs to get tougher, and be willing to fight through the difficult moments. But I think if he’s in a better situation, that’ll shine through. He’s huge at 6-foot-9, and he’s a good shooter regardless of what the percentages say. Any person who saw him at the high school level will tell you that. Of course, all of this is dependent on him coming back to college. Multiple sources on the NBA personnel side still see him as a first-round grade despite his tough season, and I still have him as a top-25 guy in the class because I buy the shooting that much.
13. Antoine Davis | 6-1 guard | graduate | Detroit Mercy
His dad has let him rock for four years, basically shooting it anytime he could see the rim. He averaged 24.6 points and 4.4 assists for his career with usage rates north of 34 percent in three of four seasons. He’s likely looking to make the jump to a higher level, and so with that will come some adjustments. But in some ways the game could get easier for him on a better team. He’s had to create his own offense with defenses geared to stop him. That can be exhausting, and on top of the offensive demands, he rarely ever went off the floor, averaging 37.3 minutes. He was originally committed to Houston out of high school, and let’s say as a thought exercise, he lands back with the Coogs. Definitely possible considering the connection and chance to play on a bigger stage. Now he’d be on a team where there are a lot of other options and guys who can set him up. He shot 45.9 percent this season on catch-and-shoot shots, per Synergy, and that’s an impressive number considering he often didn’t have much space. On a really good team, he’d get much better catch-and-shoot opportunities. He’s also got some wiggle to him and can create his own shot. With better teammates and more space to work out of, he’d have more options when he shakes his man. It’s going to take a little rewiring. There will be more demands on him to defend. He’s going to generate plenty of interest, because the man is an elite shooter.
