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Kansas basketball: Top 5 transfers who will define the college basketball season

By Josh Yourish

Mar 5, 2023; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Michigan Wolverines center Hunter Dickinson (1) celebrates a made basket in the first half Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2023; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Michigan Wolverines center Hunter Dickinson (1) celebrates a made basket in the first half Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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RICHMOND, VA – FEBRUARY 18: Adrian “Ace” Baldwin Jr. #1 of the VCU Rams shoots in the second half during a game against the Richmond Spiders at Siegel Center on February 18, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)
RICHMOND, VA – FEBRUARY 18: Adrian “Ace” Baldwin Jr. #1 of the VCU Rams shoots in the second half during a game against the Richmond Spiders at Siegel Center on February 18, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Ace Baldwin Jr. – VCU to Penn State

It’s weird to say that Penn State could potentially define the college basketball season, but with Micah Shrewsberry, the Nittany Lions nearly upset Purdue to win the Big 10 tournament. Jalen Pickett led the team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011, but both he and Shrewsberry are gone. Pickett to the NBA and Shrewsberry to Notre Dame.

So, in comes Mike Rhoades from VCU. He and Baldwin led the Rams to 15-3 in the A10 regular season with a 27-8 overall record. They lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Saint Mary’s, a five-seed. Rhoades took VCU to the NCAA tournament three times in his six seasons in Richmond.

For the past two tournament appearances, Ace Baldwin Jr. has been his point guard. Not only did Baldwin win A10 Player of the Year by averaging 12.7 points, 5.8 assists, and 2.9 rebounds, but he was also the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year averaging 2.2 steals a game.

Rhoades knows how to build a winning team, especially around Baldwin and the 6-foot-1 transfer point guard could take the Nittany Lions right back to the tournament in Year 1 in Happy Valley.

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