Lost That Title Feeling: Transfers Gbinije and Murphy Miss Out on Bling
For whatever nefarious reason, guard Rasheed Sulaimon (scored 14 points in win at Wisconsin early in the season) missed out on some championship bling because he was dropped from Duke's "all good men" roster in mid-season before transferring to former ACC member Maryland. Ditto spring-fever transfers Michael Gbinije (Syracuse) and Alex Murphy (Florida). Gbinije and Murphy joined the following alphabetical list of transfer players denied receiving an NCAA championship ring because they left a school subsequently capturing a national crown:
*Played for a junior college between four-year schools
NOTES: McCaffrey and Palmer played for an NCAA champion with Duke in 1991 and Huertas did with Florida in 2006. . . . King played only one season for Villanova in 2009-10. . . . E. Williams left Memphis after 2009-10 campaign when he declared early for the NBA draft. Likewise for Smith at UNLV following 2013-14 season.