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Basketball season continues to creep closer and with preseason games already happening, there should be even more excitement for the upcoming season (North Carolina tips off in just 18 days!).
Since the previous post focused on guys who played in the ACC last season, whether for the same school or not, this one will be looking just at guys who transferred in from new conferences. As was the case with the returning players, this is not necessarily a list of the best players in the conference, but the most impactful transfer for each team. Additionally, just as with the returning ACC players, any players currently in “limbo” will not be considered for this piece.
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With that all worked out, lets look at each school’s impact transfer for next season (the schools are listed in alphabetical order).
Boston College
G Money Williams (Montana)
As I mentioned last week, the Eagles have a new coach and basically are bringing in a brand new squad with ten new transfers, though only one is from a P5 conference (guard Jacob Furphy from UConn). Williams, who is the second straight Boston College transfer guard from the Big Sky Conference to be named here, led the Grizzlies in points and assists (20.9 and 4.7) last season. He was also the second leading rebounder (4.2) for a team that finished fourth in the conference but did make the Big Sky Championship game (where they lost by 11 to Idaho).
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California
G Michael Cooper (Wright State)
This choice really comes down to whether a top player from a mid major will be more impactful than a reserve from a P5. Since the mid major was a first-place Raiders team that won the Horizon and made the tourney (giving Virginia a bit of a game in the opening round as well) and the P5 was a middle of the pack Georgia squad, I went with Cooper over guard Jordan Ross, who averaged 6.9 ppg last season for the Bulldogs. Cooper, who led Wright State in scoring last season (13.4), will be joining a Golden Bears squad in need of guard play after…
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