Last season, there were 80 Division II to Division I transfers; that number has increased to 132 this season. These are the players we’ve identified as the top Division II to Division I transfers this year. The list includes nine All-Americans making the jump to Division I.
Top 20 D1 to D2 Transfers
Drake
Perhaps the most interesting storyline is that Drake hired Ben McCollum from Northwest Missouri State, where he won four national championships and had the #1 team during the COVID-canceled season which would have likely been the 5th. He brings over four starters from a 29-5 team that finished 4th in the nation last year. The one starter they lost was 6-7 All-American Wes Dreamer, who averaged 17.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
Colorado
Trevor Baskin An All-American who played for the 6th-ranked Division II team last year, he averaged 18.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game, with an impressive .634% true shooting percentage. At 6’9″ and 200 lbs, he has some stretch ability, making 1.0 threes per game at a .365% clip but I’m not sure how that will translate. Baskins was only a 67% FT shooter and the three point shooting for his career is only 29%. His real skill is his ball handling and passing at 6-9 and getting to the rim. He also appears pretty athletic.
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Elijah Malone, a 6’10”, 280-lb NAIA transfer, played 139 career games at Grace, averaging 14.1 points and 7.3 rebounds. Despite his size, Malone showcased his range, shooting .394 (99-for-251) from 3-point distance. Averaging 17.3 points and 8.3 rebounds with a .630 shooting percentage, leading Grace to the NAIA semifinals last year.
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All D2 to D1 Transfers
15+PPG From To PPG James Patterson St. Thomas Aquinas Iona 24 Darnell Evans Caldwell Georgia State 23.5 Zawdie Jackson West Georgia New Mexico State 22 Connor Dillon Winona State Bradley 21.6 Kai Johnson Western Washington Montana 21.6 Marcus Johnson Wheeling Bowling Green 21.6 Jaden Wells Central Oklahoma UT Arlington 21.5 Miloš Vićentić McKendree UC San Diego 21.5 Jacksen Moni Northern State North Dakota State 21.3 Blaize Sagna Minnesota–Crookston Stetson 20.8 Justice Shoats Lock Haven Siena 20.4 Josh Omojafo Gannon Robert Morris 20 Zach Laput Bentley Davidson 20 Luke Anderson Florida Southern James Madison 19.8 Erik Timko Jefferson Delaware 19.6 Nordin Kapić Lynn UC San Diego 19.3 Taelon Peter Arkansas Tech Liberty 18.5 Trevor Baskin Colorado Mesa Colorado 18.2 Jamal Fuller Academy of Art LIU 18 Kody Clouet Southeastern Oklahoma State San Diego 17.7 Zion Richardson Quincy Cal State Fullerton 17.7 Anias Futrell Christian Brothers Lindenwood 17.6 Frank Champion North Georgia Chattanooga 17.5 Sean Elkinton St. Edward’s Louisiana Tech 17.5 Nick Anderson Barry Furman 17.4 Dylan Fasoyiro Daemen South Alabama 17.2 Max Weisbrod Northern Michigan Northern Iowa 17.2 Robert Smith West Chester Delaware State 17.2 Travis Harper II Clayton State Tennessee State 17.2 Brayden Maldonado Metro State Seattle 16.8 Brennen Burns Southeastern Oklahoma State Sam Houston State 16.8 Elijah Lewis Adelphi Marist 16.7 Tyler Johnson USC Aiken Mercer 16.7 Cam Kearney Clarion Niagara 16.6 Matt Becht Southern New Hampshire Merrimack 16.4 Colin O’Rourke Wisconsin–Parkside Toledo 16.1 Simon Wheeler Ashland Jacksonville 16.1 Cam Slaymaker Southern Nazarene Idaho State 15.9 Eric Morgan, Jr. District of Columbia Saint Peter’s 15.7 Timaris Brown Rockhurst IUPUI 15.7 Garrison Keeslar Walsh Chattanooga 15.5 Obi Agbim Fort Lewis Wyoming 15.5 Trey Deveaux Wayne State (NE) Western Illinois 15.4 Victor Searls Ashland Ohio 15.4 Bennett Stirtz Northwest Missouri State Drake 15.2 Tim Moore Benedict NJIT 15.1 Me’Kell Burries Lincoln Memorial Austin Peay 15.0
Remaining From To Ahmed Barba-Bey Jefferson Fairleigh Dickinson Alec Millender Wayne State (NE) IUPUI B.J. Kolly Western Washington Montana State Bismarck Nsiah Jefferson Fairleigh Dickinson Britain Harris Grand Valley State USC Upstate Bryce Roberts UT Tyler Texas Southern Caden Boser Valdosta State Illinois State Caleb Zurliene McKendree Campbell Cameron Glover Montevallo The Citadel Cantia Rahming Saint Leo South Alabama Carmelo Pacheco Virginia–Wise Mount St. Mary’s Charles Johnston Cal State Monterey Bay Furman Connor Hollenbeck Minot State Idaho State D’Aundre Samuels Nebraska–Kearney Houston Christian Daniel Abreu Northwest Missouri State Drake Daniel Braster Palm Beach Atlantic Alcorn State DanQuez Dawsey Central Oklahoma Lamar Darius Dawson Missouri Southern Austin Peay Declan Dillon Winona State SIUE Emorie Knox Ouachita Baptist Northwest Missouri State Eric Butler Elizabeth City State University of Rio Grande Ethan Menzies Colorado Mesa Cal Poly G’Shan Aldridge Allen Albany State George Kimble III Eckerd Eastern Kentucky Giancarlo Bastianoni North Georgia New Hampshire Grady Lewis Cal State East Bay Cal State Northridge Guzmán Vasilić Southeastern Oklahoma State Cal Poly Hakim Byrd Jefferson Utah Tech Hutch Ward Wayne State (MI) Western Michigan Ifiok Peter Cal State Monterey Bay Western Illinois Isaac Jessup Colorado Mesa Cal Poly Isaac Parson Winston-Salem State North Carolina Central Isaiah Jackson Northwest Missouri State Drake Ja’Kair Sanchez Minnesota State—Moorhead Wagner Jack Kostel Alabama–Huntsville Chattanooga Jaelin Johnson Glenville State University of Rio Grande Jalen Barr Flagler Iona Jameel Rideout USC Aiken Elon JaMir Price Minnesota State—Moorhead SIUE Jarvis Walker Indianapolis IUPUI Jay Maughmer Cedarville Liberty Jaylen Jones Belmont Abbey Texas State Jeremy Sanchez Saint Leo Missouri John Wade III Stanislaus State Southern Miss Jordan Pyke Union Incarnate Word Josh Massey Wingate Stetson Josh Mitchell Arkansas Tech Alcorn State Julian Steinfeld Indianapolis IUPUI K.J. McClurg California (PA) Longwood Kalil Camara West Virginia State Chicago State Ketron Shaw Winston-Salem State Maryland Eastern Shore Kieran Elliott West Texas A&M Cal Poly Kyle Frazier Belmont Abbey William & Mary Kyle Pulliam St. Thomas Aquinas William & Mary Lawrence Foreman St. Thomas Aquinas Maryland Eastern Shore Lincoln Meister Minnesota–Duluth Minnesota Mac Riniker Colorado Mesa Cal Poly Marcus Overstreet USCB Mercer Matthew Okoye Texas A&M International Western New Mexico Matthew Sells Lincoln Memorial Tennessee Tech Matthew Spears LeMoyne–Owen Arkansas–Pine Bluff Matthew van Komen Hawaii Pacific Elon Melo Sanchez Hawaii Pacific Arkansas Milan Square Walsh University of Rio Grande Miles White Rockhurst Lipscomb Mitch Mascari Northwest Missouri State Drake Myles Corey Jessup South Alabama Nathan Dudukovich Thomas More IUPUI Olumide Adelodun Winona State Niagara Owen Koonce Colorado Mesa Cal Poly Patrick Antonelli Emory & Henry Louisville Paul Zilinskas Indianapolis IUPUI Peyton Rogers-Schmidt Emporia State Houston Christian Qiant Myers Western Oregon Portland State Richard Smith St. Thomas Aquinas Abilene Christian Sean Craig Indianapolis IUPUI Sean Trumper Franklin Pierce Merrimack Solomon Oraegbu Emporia State Prairie View A&M Taye Fields Missouri Western North Alabama Tommy Gankhuyag Trevecca Nazarene Texas–Rio Grande Valley Tommy Kamarad Arkansas Tech Winthrop Tyler Caron St. Mary’s (TX) Oklahoma State Tyler Shirley Clayton State Florida A&M Wes Bongiorni Florida Southern Dallas Baptist Zion Fruster Virginia–Wise Eastern Illinois
