Delaware Transfer John Camden Commits to Cal Basketball

Delaware transfer John Camden, an excellent shooter, has committed to Cal's basketball program, according to multiple reports, including one by Jeff Borzello of ESPN that Camden reposted.

Cal beat out Purdue, SMU, Mississippi State. Oklahoma State and Grand Canyon, which were the other five finalists for Camden, a 6-foot-8 forward with one season of college eligibility remaining.

Camden averaged 16.8 points and 5.5 rebounds for Delaware this past season when the Blue Hens went 16=20 overall and 5-13 in the Colonial Athletic Association. But Delaware reached the finals of the Colonial tournament before losing by four points to North Carolina-Wilmington in the championship game.

The most appealing aspect of Camden's statistics is that he shot 41.6% from three-point range.

Camden's best game in 2024-25 came in a victory over William and Mary, when Camden scored 36 points and was 8-for-10 from three-point range. He also had seven rebounds and five assists in that contest.

Camden was a second-team all-conference selection despite Delaware's poor record in Colonial play.

Camden played just one season at Delaware after transferring from Virginia Tech. He played in 14 games with no starts for the Hokies in 2023-24, averaging 1.9 points but making 46.7% of his three-point attempts.

Camden played in 23 games with no starts for Virginia Tech as a redshirt freshman in 2022-23, averaging 1.3 points and making 23.1% of his three-point shots. He played in one game for Memphis in 2021-22, but played just two minutes and did not score before entering the transfer portal and transferring to Virginia Tech.

He is from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and played his final season of high school ball at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Camden had offers from Florida, Indiana, Miami, Penn State, Syracuse, TCU and Texas A&M as well as Memphis coming out of high school.

Camden becomes the fourth transfer to commit to Cal, joining Loyola-Maryland transfer Milos Ilic, Campbell transfer Nolan Dorsey and Virginia transfer Dai Dai Ames.

NEWS: Delaware transfer John Camden has committed to California, his agent Scott Nichols of Rize Management told ESPN. Second-team All-CAA selection averaged 16.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and shot 41.6% from 3-point range. Hit 30+ four times, including 35 vs. St. John’s. pic.twitter.com/n0Jyi3OErP
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) April 13, 2025

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