Power Play: Cryer is Rare In-State Transfer Between Power-League Members
December 11th, 2024 - 8:42
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 (combining MD and DC):
| 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) |
| Joey Brunk | C | Butler 17-19 (Big East) | Indiana 20 (Big Ten) |
| Jack Carby | F | Kansas 50 (Big Seven) | Kansas State 52-53 (Big Seven) |
| Donald Carey | G | Georgetown 21-22 (Big East) | Maryland 23 (Big Ten) |
| Jaylen Carey | F | Vanderbilt 25 (SEC) | Tennessee 26 (SEC) |
| Matthew Cleveland | G | Florida State 22-23 (ACC) | Miami FL 24-25 (ACC) |
| Jalen Coleman-Landis | G | Illinois 16-17 (Big Ten) | DePaul 19-20 (Big East) |
| 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) |
| Austin Etherington | F | Indiana 12-14 (Big Ten) | Butler 15-16 (Big East) |
| Lee Goza | C | Georgia 79 (SEC) | Georgia Tech 81-82 (ACC) |
| DeShawn Harris-Smith | G | Maryland 24-25 (Big Ten) | Georgetown 26 (Big East) |
| John "Babe" Higgins | G-F | California 44 (PCC) | Stanford 47-48 (PCC) |
| Aden Holloway | G | Auburn 24 (SEC) | Alabama 25-26 (SEC) |
| Rodney Howard | C | Georgia 20 (SEC) | Georgia Tech 21-23 (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) |
| Kobe Johnson | G | Southern California 22-24 (Pac-12) | UCLA 25 (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) |
| Keba Keita | C | Utah 23-24 (Pac-12) | Brigham Young 25-26 (Big 12) |
| Riley Kugel | G | Florida 23-24 (SEC) | UCF 26 (Big 12) |
| Ven-Allen Lubin | F | North Carolina 25 (ACC) | North Carolina State 26 (ACC) |
| Scott Martin | F | Purdue 08 (Big Ten) | Notre Dame 11-13 (Big East) |
| Wendell Mitchell | G | Baylor 17 (Big 12) | Texas A&M 19-20 (SEC) |
| Kadary Richmond | G | Syracuse 21 (ACC) | St. John's 25 (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) |
| Jamie Vinson | F | Texas 25 (SEC) | Texas A&M 26 (SEC) |
| Qudus Wahab | C | Georgetown 20-21-23 (Big East) | Maryland 22 (Big Ten) |
| 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).