Power Play: Cryer is Rare In-State Transfer Between Power-League Members

Guard L.J. Cryer, Houston's leading scorer the past two seasons after helping fellow Big 12 Conference member Baylor win the 2021 NCAA title, is a rarity in college basketball history. He is among the following alphabetical list of in-state transfers between current power-conference members:

Transfer Pos. First Power-League School Second Power-League School
Al Akins F Washington State 42-43 (PCC) Washington 44 (PCC)
Carvell Ammons F Northwestern 97 (Big Ten) Illinois 99 (Big Ten)
Jack Carby F Kansas 50 (Big Seven) Kansas State 52-53 (Big Seven)
L.J. Cryer G Baylor 21-23 (Big 12) Houston 24-25 (Big 12)
Bobby Dobson G Indiana 51 (Big Ten) Purdue 53 (Big Ten)
Lee Goza C Georgia 79 (SEC) Georgia Tech 81-82 (ACC)
John "Babe" Higgins G-F California 44 (PCC) Stanford 47-48 (PCC)
Rodney Howard C Georgia 20 (SEC) Georgia Tech 21-22 (ACC)
Eric Hunter Jr. G Purdue 19-22 (Big Ten) Butler 23 (Big East)
John Johnson G Pittsburgh 12 (Big East) Penn State 14-15 (Big Ten)
Kenny Kadji F Florida 09-10 (SEC) Miami 12-13 (ACC)
Ivan Kartelo C Notre Dame 00-01 (Big East) Purdue 03-04 (Big Ten)
Scott Martin F Purdue 08 (Big Ten) Notre Dame 11-13 (Big East)
Nican Robinson G UCLA 06 (Pac-10) California 08-09 (Pac-10)
Kenny Taylor G Baylor 02-03 (Big 12) Texas 04-05 (Big 12)
Alex Thompson F Iowa 05-06 (Big Ten) Iowa State 08-09 (Big 12)
Noah Williams G Washington State 20-22 (Pac-12) Washington 23 (Pac-12)

NOTE: Center Marvin Stone played in SEC with Kentucky from 1999-00 through 2001-02 before transferring to Louisville, where he competed in CUSA in 2002-03. Another CUSA player was Cincinnati forward Jermaine Tate in 1998-99 and 1999-00 after transferring from Ohio State (1995-96 and 1996-97 in Big Ten).