I just read, and was obviously unaware since this seems to shock me, that Tyler Smith transferred form Iowa to Tennessee and is apparently eligible for the Fall Semester? Bruce pearl is a beast!!! Smith is exactly the kind of player the Volunteers need... every good team needs a 3rd Smith, haha. But seriously, this team is a big time National Championship contender IMHO with Lofton and JaJuan Smith on the wngs, Ramar Smith running the point, and Wayne Chism, Tyler Smith and Ryan Childress up front. They have Arizona 6'7'' transfer JP Prince coming in for the 2nd semester and I'm sure they will reinstate 6'7'' banger Duke Crews at some point too (he was suspened indefinitely when the cops found marijuana in his room).
Here's a list of relevant transfers from I cut and pasted from Rivals.com:
Player
Robert Vaden UAB from Indiana
Eric Boateng Arizona State from Duke
Josh Akognon Cal St.-Fullerton from Washington State
Mike Williams Cincinnati from Texas
Chad Millard Creighton from Louisville
Bryan Harvey Fresno State from Louisville
Rekalin Sims Fresno State from Kentucky
David Palmer Iowa from Seton Hall
Shawn Taggart Memphis from Iowa State
Brian Johnson Mississippi State from Louisville
David Huertas Ole Miss from Florida
Jeff Xavier Providence from Manhattan
Devan Downey South Carolina from Cincinnati
Zam Fredrick II South Carolina from Georgia Tech
C.J. Anderson Xavier Manhattan
J.P. Prince Tennessee from Arizona
Jamal Boykin California from Duke
Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes Marshall from Gonzaga
Tyler Smith Tennessee from Iowa
C.J. Giles Oregon State from Kansas
Some intriguing names who left schools but aren't eligible to play til the 2008-2009 season:
Sean McCurdy ARKANSAS
Marquez Haynes BOSTON COLLEGE
Rob Garrison CONNECTICUT
Isaac Miles CREIGHTON
Chris Gadley HOFSTRA
Joey Shaw INDIANA
Magnum Rolle LSU
Kareem Cooper MEMPHIS
Maurice Joseph MICHIGAN STATE
Justin Cerasoli MISSISSIPPI
Reginald Delk MISSISSIPPI STATE
Richard Delk MISSISSIPPI STATE
Chamberlain Oguchi OREGON
Chris Lutz PURDUE
Ollie Bailey RUTGERS
Avery Patterson ST JOHNS
Ryan Wright UCLA
Joe Trapani VERMONT
Sean Ogirri WICHITA STATE
Here's a list of relevant transfers from I cut and pasted from Rivals.com:
Player
Robert Vaden UAB from Indiana
Eric Boateng Arizona State from Duke
Josh Akognon Cal St.-Fullerton from Washington State
Mike Williams Cincinnati from Texas
Chad Millard Creighton from Louisville
Bryan Harvey Fresno State from Louisville
Rekalin Sims Fresno State from Kentucky
David Palmer Iowa from Seton Hall
Shawn Taggart Memphis from Iowa State
Brian Johnson Mississippi State from Louisville
David Huertas Ole Miss from Florida
Jeff Xavier Providence from Manhattan
Devan Downey South Carolina from Cincinnati
Zam Fredrick II South Carolina from Georgia Tech
C.J. Anderson Xavier Manhattan
J.P. Prince Tennessee from Arizona
Jamal Boykin California from Duke
Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes Marshall from Gonzaga
Tyler Smith Tennessee from Iowa
C.J. Giles Oregon State from Kansas
Some intriguing names who left schools but aren't eligible to play til the 2008-2009 season:
Sean McCurdy ARKANSAS
Marquez Haynes BOSTON COLLEGE
Rob Garrison CONNECTICUT
Isaac Miles CREIGHTON
Chris Gadley HOFSTRA
Joey Shaw INDIANA
Magnum Rolle LSU
Kareem Cooper MEMPHIS
Maurice Joseph MICHIGAN STATE
Justin Cerasoli MISSISSIPPI
Reginald Delk MISSISSIPPI STATE
Richard Delk MISSISSIPPI STATE
Chamberlain Oguchi OREGON
Chris Lutz PURDUE
Ollie Bailey RUTGERS
Avery Patterson ST JOHNS
Ryan Wright UCLA
Joe Trapani VERMONT
Sean Ogirri WICHITA STATE
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