C-USA Men's Basketball Summer Transfer List

[Harry]

We are all familiar now with the 'C-USA as a crossroads' narrative. Color commentators use this narrative when calling games involving formerly big-name coaches who try to rebuild their careers coaching in C-USA (i.e. Larry Eustachy, Tim Floyd). What has recently become a trend in the new collegiate athletic landscape is that C-USA and other conferences like it have become 'crossroads' for players as well. Every year there is a growing list of star players who realize they have the talent to compete in a Big 6 conference and decide to transfer to a big time school.

In my opinion, this is probably the biggest challenge C-USA faces in ascending to a multiple-bid league. 10 years ago, Nevada, UTEP and Louisiana Tech hit homeruns in recruiting sleepers like Nick Fazekas, Paul Millsap, and Omar Thomas and were able to develop those guys over years. Nowadays a mid-major school is lucky to keep its surprise players once the players realize they can jump to a bigger stage. We need look no further than last year's list of out-transfers to see the negative impact on C-USA: Imagine the battle for Player of the Year Award in C-USA if Josh Davis hadn't left Tulane for San Diego State and DeAndre Kane hadn't left Marshall for Iowa State.

Read more: http://www.minerrush.com/2014/7/7/5878771/c-usa-mens-basketball-summer-transfer-list