Top Five Transfers of the Bill Self Era

No. 1 — Jeff Withey

Best season — 2012-2013: 13.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game.

Withey is probably the most decorated transfer Self has ever had at Kansas. But it certainly didn’t start out that way.

Early in his Kansas career, Withey was injury prone and weighed just 200 lbs. He averaged just three minutes and 6.2 minutes per game in his first two seasons.

In 2011 the Jayhawks lost Marcus and Markieff Morris to the NBA, opening the door for Withey to make a name for himself. And did he ever. Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor were clearly the two best players, but Withey was the Jayhawks’ anchor.

Withey blocked 31 shots in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, breaking Joakim Noah’s tournament record of 29 in a run that will be forever remembered in Jayhawk lore.

In 2013, Withey was asked to be more of a focal point on offense and he answered the call. He only failed to reach double figures in scoring eight times all season while still do everything else he did as the anchor of the 2012 team.

Withey flirted with a triple double a handful of times in 2013 and eventually recorded one against San Jose State with 16 points, 12 blocks and 12 rebounds. If the Jayhawks would have advanced further in the NCAA Tournament, he may have broken his own blocks record from the previous year. In just three games he had already totaled 17 blocks.

Withey went from unplayable in his first two seasons to one of the top big men in college basketball over the next two. As a result, he’s clearly the top transfer of the Bill Self era.

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