Transfer Talk: Hairy Potter Big Ten Transfer Triggers Wisconsin Resurgence

Since they frequently can't trust their counterparts, forbidding intra-conference player transfers such as Micah Potter's appeal-filled process going from Ohio State to Wisconsin usually is on the agenda for coaches and ADs. While not the case for Potter in finally securing his eligibility from NCAA, he ignited the Badgers' recent resurgence. There is little mention of the double standard whereby coaches aren't denied a right to do the same thing. We don't recall former UW coach Bo Ryan raising a stink about intra-conference transfers when Sharif Chambliss led Wisconsin in assists and three-pointers in nearly guiding the Badgers to the 2005 Final Four in his lone season with them after leaving Penn State. But Ryan, clearly perturbed when Jarrod Uthoff left UW and wound up at Iowa, likely would still be on the Badgers sideline gunning for another top four finish in the Big Ten Conference if Uthoff had remained in Madison and the mentor exercised a mite more self-control. Instead, Uthoff joined John Lucas III (Baylor to Oklahoma State in Big 12) as the only players in NCAA history to become an All-American after transferring within a league.

In regard to priorities, there is virtually no word on coaches and conferences wanting the NCAA to introduce guidelines to determine a penalty to enforce if a player is caught doing drugs, committing domestic violence or taking no-show classes. At any rate, CollegeHoopedia.com is unaware of the following players, including Louisville coach Chris Mack, causing extensive trouble because they transferred within a league:

Transfer Player Pos. Conference Two League Members Played For
Al Akins ? Pacific Coast Washington State 42-43/Washington 44
Spike Albrecht G Big Ten Michigan 13-16/Purdue 17
Carvell Ammons F Big Ten Northwestern 97/Illinois 99
Alex Anderson G Ohio Valley Jacksonville State 13/UT-Martin 15-16
DeMario Anderson G Northeast Central Connecticut State 04-05/Quinnipiac 07-08
Luke Axtell F-G Big 12 Texas 98/Kansas 00-01
Twany Beckham G SEC Mississippi State 09-10/Kentucky 12-13
Max Bielfeldt F Big Ten Michigan 13-15/Indiana 16
Lamarquis Blake G SWAC Arkansas-Pine Bluff 02-03/Alabama State 05-06
Quincy Bowens G Midwestern Collegiate Butler 93/Detroit 95
Jalen Bradley G Summit League Nebraska-Omaha 14/Oral Roberts 16-17
Mel Braxton F PCAA New Mexico State 85/Long Beach State 87
Josh Bright G MEAC Morgan State 07/Maryland-Eastern Shore 08-11
Lincoln Browder F SWAC Prairie View 90/Southern 91
Jack Carby F Big Seven Kansas 50/Kansas State 52
Chris Carter C SWAC Texas Southern 94/Grambling 97-98
Jason Carter F Southeastern Alabama 11/Mississippi 13
Sharif Chambliss G Big Ten Penn State 01-03/Wisconsin 05
Matt Chastain G-F Missouri Valley Loyola of Chicago 17/Illinois State 19-21
Patrick Cole G MEAC Coppin State 13/North Carolina Central 16-17
Corban Collins G SEC Louisiana State 13/Alabama 17
Richard Congo F East Coast Lafayette 80/Drexel 82-84
Andrew Dakich G Big Ten Michigan 14-16/Ohio State 18
Kevin Degnan C-F MAAC Fairfield 15-16/Siena 18
Lucas Devenny F Big West UC Santa Barbara 10-11/UC Riverside 13-14
Riley Didion G Atlantic Sun Jacksonville 03-04/North Florida 06
Thomas Dodd C-F SWAC Texas Southern 95-96/Grambling 98-99
Charles Dorsey G Midwestern Collegiate Loyola of Chicago 81-82/Oral Roberts 84-85
Terrance Duncan F SWAC Grambling 95/Arkansas-Pine Bluff 99
Gary Ervin G Southeastern Mississippi State 04-05/Arkansas 07-08
Isaiah Felder G MEAC Savannah State 16-18/South Carolina State 20
Jamel Fields G Metro Atlantic Fairfield 11-12/St. Peter's 14-15
Brenden Floyd G Northeast St. Francis (N.Y.) 96/Central Connecticut State 98-99
Cedric Foster G SWAC Alcorn State 94-95/Mississippi Valley State 97-98
Josh Fox F Big West UC Riverside 13/UC Davis 15-16
Lawrence Funderburke F Big Ten Indiana 90/Ohio State 92-94
Antonio Gates F Mid-American Eastern Michigan 00/Kent State 02-03
Michael Gbinije G-F Atlantic Coast Duke 12/Syracuse 14-16
Deremy Geiger G Western Athletic Utah State 09/Idaho 11-12
John Gordon G America East Maine 96-97/Delaware 99-00
Richard Griffin G SWAC Mississippi Valley State 04/Alcorn State 07-08
Derick Grubb C West Coast Pepperdine 03-06/Loyola Marymount 07
Jason Grunkemeyer G Mid-American Ohio University 97/Miami (OH) 99-01
P.J. Hardwick G Sun Belt North Texas 13/Arkansas State 15-16
Damontre Harris C Southeastern South Carolina 11-12/Florida 14
Jovan Harris G West Coast Saint Mary's 00-01/San Francisco 03-04
Jason Hernandez G America East New Hampshire 97/Hofstra 99-01
Derek Holcomb C Big Ten Indiana 77/Illinois 79-81
Randy Holcomb F WAC/Mountain West Fresno State 99/San Diego State 01-02
Robert Hooper F Mid-Continent Cleveland State 94/Youngstown State 97-98
David Huertas G Southeastern Florida 05-06/Mississippi 08
Lindsey Hunter G SWAC Alcorn State 89/Jackson State 91-93
Derek Jackson G Mid-American Central Michigan 11-12/Kent State 14-15
Tony Jamison G Mid-American Kent State 75-76/Eastern Michigan 78
Avery Johnson Jr. G SEC Texas A&M 15/Alabama 16-17
Ben Johnson G Big Ten Northwestern 00-01/Minnesota 03-04
Cam Johnson G-F ACC Pittsburgh 16-17/North Carolina 18-19
Durand Johnson F Big East Pittsburgh 13/St. John's 16
Napoleon Johnson C SWAC Texas Southern 80-81/Grambling 83-84
Trey Johnson G SWAC Alcorn State 04/Jackson State 06-07
Yondarius Johnson G SWAC Grambling 11/Southern LA 13-14
Curtis Jones Jr. G Big Ten Indiana 17-18/Penn State 20
Jamal Jones G SEC Mississippi 12/Texas A&M 14
Rob Jones F West Coast San Diego 08-09/Saint Mary's 11-12
Tyler Jones F MEAC Maryland-Eastern Shore 17-19/North Carolina A&T 21
Pierre Jordan G ACC Florida State 09-11/Georgia Tech 12-13
Oggie Kapetanovic C Ivy League Brown 97-98/Penn 00-01
Shannon Kennedy G Missouri Valley Memphis State 73/Drake 75
Ellis Kidd Jr. G Big 12 Oklahoma State 01/Baylor 03-04
Michael Knight G America East Maryland-Baltimore County 05/Albany 07
Ray Knight C Big East Georgetown 81/Providence 83-85
Willy Kouassi C SEC Auburn 12/Arkansas 16
Dan Leighton F Mid-American Toledo 84/Western Michigan 86-88
John Lucas III G Big 12 Baylor 02-03/Oklahoma State 04
Chris Mack G Midwestern Collegiate Evansville 89-90/Xavier 93
Cameron Madlock F Mid-American Bowling Green 08/Northern Illinois 11
Jonathan Malloy G Big Sky Montana State 07/Cal State Sacramento 09-10
Derick Malone F SWAC Prairie View 96/Texas Southern 98-00
Jim Manuel C Mid-American Miami (Ohio) 82-83/Western Michigan 84
Dominick Martin C Ivy League Princeton 02/Yale 04-06
Royal Maxwell F SWAC Grambling 98-99/Jackson State 01-02
Matt McClelland F Northeast Monmouth 93/St. Francis (Pa.) 95-96
John McDonald G Metro Atlantic Athletic Loyola MD 95-96/Iona 97-98
Darrick McGriff G SWAC Prairie View 93-94/Alabama State 96-97
Horace "Bones" McKinney C Southern North Carolina State 41-42/North Carolina 46
Clay McKnight G Big West UC Irvine 96/Pacific 98-00
Dominique McKoy F Atlantic 10 Rhode Island 12/Duquesne 14-15
Jamar Miles F SWAC Alabama A&M 99/Prairie View 01-03
Hunter Miller G Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 10-11/Stetson 13-14
Torrey Mills F Mid-American Central Michigan 93-94/Eastern Michigan 96-97
Charles Mitchell F ACC Maryland 13-14/Georgia Tech 15-16
Gary Moeller F PCAA UC Santa Barbara 81-82/Cal State Fullerton 84-85
Tim Morris G Pacific-10 Stanford 05-06/Washington 08
Antwine Murchison F Big Sky Idaho 82/Northern Arizona 85-86
Ross Neltner F-C Southeastern Louisiana State 04-05/Vanderbilt 07-08
Tyrone O'Garro F Northeast Monmouth 13/Fairleigh Dickinson 16-17
Sam Okey F Big Ten Wisconsin 96-97/Iowa 99
Kevin Olekaibe G Mountain West Fresno State 13/UNLV 14
Andy Oliveira G PCAA Pacific 73/UC Santa Barbara 77
Patrick Onwenu F SWAC Texas Southern 12/Alcorn State 16
Jack Owens G Ohio Valley Murray State 96/Eastern Illinois 98-99
Marvin Owens G-F Midwestern Collegiate Oklahoma City 84-85/Detroit 87-88
Jason Parker F Southeastern Kentucky 01/South Carolina 03
Darrell Patterson G PCAA Cal State Fullerton 82/Long Beach State 85
Fenorris Pearson F Mid-American Central Michigan 89-90/Eastern Michigan 91-93
Sam Pearson G Ohio Valley UT-Martin 08/Southeast Missouri 10
Carl Pierce F WCAC Santa Clara 76-77/Gonzaga 80
Marquis Poole G Big Sky Eastern Washington 01/Idaho State 03-04
Franklin Porter G West Coast Saint Mary's 16/Portland 18-20
Micah Potter F Big Ten Ohio State 17-18/Wisconsin 20
Charles Price F SWAC Grambling 86-87/Texas Southern 89-90
Mark Price G Metro Atlantic Fairfield 00/Siena 02
C.J. Prince G Mid-Eastern Athletic Maryland-Eastern Shore 06/Howard University 09-10
Jim Ray F SEC Georgia Tech 46/Mississippi State 48-49
Luke Recker G-F Big Ten Indiana 98-99/Iowa 01
Eric Rhodes G-F Southland Stephen F. Austin 88/Sam Houston State 91
Ben Rishwain G Big West UC Irvine 90/Pacific 92-94
Nican Robinson G Pacific-10 UCLA 06/California 08-09
Kirk Rocheleau G Big Sky Montana State 74/Montana 76-77
Jason Rogers G Southland Texas State 06/Stephen F. Austin 08
Earnest Ross F SEC Auburn 10-11/Missouri 13-14
Steve Ross G West Coast San Diego 99/Santa Clara 01-02
Andres Sandoval G Atlantic 10 Richmond 05/Dayton 07-08
Nate Schindewolf G Mid-American Miami (Ohio) 97/Akron 99-01
Brian Schmall G Big South Augusta 89-90/Radford 92-93
Rodney Scott G PCAA UC Irvine 85/San Jose State 87-88
Bo Segeberg C Big Sky Cal State Sacramento 00/Montana State 02-03
Glen Selbo G Big Ten Wisconsin 44 & 47/Michigan 46
Brad Sellers F Big Ten Wisconsin 82-83/Ohio State 85-86
Zach Sellers G MEAC Savannah State 17-19/South Carolina State 20
Frank Sillmon F SWAC Alabama State 85-86/Alabama A&M 88-89
Trant Simpson G SWAC Alabama A&M 07-09/Prairie View 11
Jason Smeathers F Summit League IUPUI 09/IPFW 11-12
Adam Smith G ACC Virginia Tech 14-15/Georgia Tech 16
Jevon Smith G-F SWAC Mississippi Valley State 17/Jackson State 20
Vinson Smith G Mid-Continent Youngstown State 93/UMKC 97
Marcus Stewart F Big South Coastal Carolina 98-99/Winthrop 01-02
Curtis Stuckey G Missouri Valley Drake 88/Bradley 90-91
Rashaan Surles G SWAC Prairie View 14/Mississippi Valley State 16-17
Kenny Taylor G Big 12 Baylor 02-03/Texas 04
Michael Taylor G Big Sky Eastern Washington 07/Montana 09-10
Charles Terrell G Big West San Jose State 90-91/Pacific 93-94
Derryck Thornton G ACC Duke 16/Boston College 20
Riley Trone G CAA George Mason 94-95/James Madison 98
Tyler Troupe F Southern Chattanooga 06-07/Georgia Southern 09-10
Kevon Tucker G Southern Wofford 17/East Tennessee State 19
Cory Underwood F Northeast St. Francis (N.Y.) 00/Wagner 02
Jarrod Uthoff F Big Ten Wisconsin 12 (RS)/Iowa 14-16
Eloy Vargas C Southeastern Florida 09/Kentucky 11-12
Jason Walberg G West Coast Saint Mary's 05/Pepperdine 07-08
Damion Walker C-F WAC Texas Christian 96-97/New Mexico 99-00
Ryan Wall G Mountain West New Mexico 04-05/Texas Christian 07-08
Blake Wallace F West Coast Pepperdine 07/San Francisco 09-10
Bubba Walther G Mid-American Akron 05-06/Ohio University 07-08
Jerome Washington G ECAC Metro St. Francis NY 83-85/Long Island 87
Marcus Watkins G Big 12 Texas A&M 03-04/Missouri 05-06
David Wear Sr. C PCAA Fresno State 77-78/Cal State Fullerton 81
David Weaver F Ivy League Princeton 94/Harvard 96-97
Malcolm White F Southeastern Mississippi 08-09/Louisiana State 11-12
Trent Whiting G Mountain West Utah 00/Brigham Young 01
Jacob Wiley F Big Sky Montana 13/Eastern Washington 17
LeRon Williams F Southeastern Florida 95-96/South Carolina 98-99
Josh Wittensoldner G Mid-American Bowling Green State 96/Akron 98