WVU Hoops Transfer Tracker: Who's Coming, Who's Going + Names to Watch

Transferred to WVU

G Omar Silverio (Manhattan)

Silverio began his career at Rhode Island but averaged just 7.8 minutes per game before transferring to Hofstra. During his first two years in the program, Silverio averaged between 10-15 minutes per game, but became a big piece of the Pride's offense last year averaging 10.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 37% from the field and 35% from three-point range. He did not play in a game this season following the firing of his head coach at Manhattan. Silverio reunites with his former backcourt teammate, Jose Perez in Morgantown.

G Kerr Kriisa (Arizona)

Kriisa led the PAC 12 Conference in assists this past season averaging 5.2 per game. Last year, he finished 2nd (4.9 apg). Not only can he create shots for his teammates but he can also score it himself, shooting the ball at a 37% clip from the field and 36% from three-point range. Kriisa will have two years of eligibility remaining. He chose WVU over Nebraska, Xavier, and several others.

Transferred out of WVU

G Josiah Davis ---> Undecided

F Jamel King ---> Undecided

Transfer Options

* - will visit WVU

Guards

Taran Armstrong (Cal Baptist)

Armstrong has averaged double figures in his first two years of college ball, posting 10.9 points per game. He also does a fairly good job of distributing the ball and being active on the glass for a guard, averaging 5.6 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game. Armstrong has also heard from Arizona, Arkansas, Memphis, Nebraska, Stanford, Washington State, and several others. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

Update: Considering Creighton, Gonzaga, Providence, and Xavier.

Khalif Battle (Temple)

The former Owl is one of the most sought-after players in the portal after posting 17.9 points per game this past season. He shot 35% from three this season. Battle has also heard from Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, BYU, Central Florida, Florida, Florida State, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, St. Louis, Texas, UCLA, USC, Utah, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, and others. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

Jared Bynum (Providence)

The former Big East Sixth Man of the Year is on the market. He transitioned into a starting role this past season and recorded 10 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Keshon Gilbert (UNLV) ---> Iowa State

After just two seasons at UNLV, Keshon Gilbert is in the portal. He saw minimal playing time as a freshman but started in 29 of the team's 31 games this year and averaged 11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 38% from three-point land. Gilbert has also been contacted by Arkansas, Boise State, Iowa State, Missouri, Missouri State, Oklahoma, San Diego State, San Francisco, St. Louis, TCU, Wake Forest, and others. He has two years of eligibility.

Ques Glover (Samford)

Glover saw minimal playing time in 51 games across two years at Florida, prompting his decision to transfer to Samford. Over the last two seasons, Glover has led the Bulldogs in scoring averaging 19.2 and 14.7 points per game respectively. In addition to averaging a little over 17 points at Samford, Glover also recorded 2.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists while shooting 47% from the field, 32% from three, and 81% from the free throw line. Also in the mix for Glover are Clemson, LSU, Memphis, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Purdue, and several others. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

*Caleb Grill (Iowa State)

Throughout his four-year career, three years at Iowa State and one at UNLV, Grill has been a fantastic three-point shooter, knocking down shots at a 34% clip. Grill averaged 9.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Update: Visiting WVU from April 16-18.

Dalton Knecht (Northern Colorado)

Knecht played two years at Northeastern (CO) Junior College prior to making the jump to D-I. In 67 games with the Bears, Knecht scored 959 points and pulled down 357 rebounds. After coming off the bench as a junior, Knecht slid into the starting lineup and became one of the best scorers in the country. This season, he averaged 20.2 points per game, shooting 48% from the field and 38% from deep. He is also receiving interest from Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, UCLA, Utah, and Washington. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

Jameer Nelson Jr., Delaware ---> TCU

The son of former NBA guard Jameer Nelson received a lot of attention in the portal after posting 20.6 points per game this past year. He's not all offense, though. He places an emphasis on the other end of the floor as well as he was named to the CAA All-Defense team. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

Charles Pride (Bryant)

Creighton, Florida, NC State, Nevada, Rhode Island, Utah, and Xavier are also in on Bryant. He's a two-time member of the All-NEC team and is one of the best rebounding guards in the portal, averaging 6.7 boards per game for his career to go along with 13.6 ppg. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

Dontrez Styles (North Carolina) ---> Georgetown

Styles saw limited action during his time at UNC, averaging just over five minutes per contest as both a freshman and sophomore. For his career, Styles is averaging 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 41% from the field and 22% from three-point range. Styles has also received interest from NC State, LSU, Providence, Charlotte, Towson, East Carolina, Richmond, and Florida Atlantic, among a few others.

Jayden Taylor (Butler) ---> North Carolina State

Taylor started 42 games in his first two seasons at Butler and has been an all-around player for the Bulldogs notching 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, and one steal per contest. Taylor has also heard from Arkansas, Cincinnati, Clemson, Iowa State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Richmond, and Xavier. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

Nicholas Timberlake (Towson)

The former Towson guard has been a terrific three-point shooter throughout his career, knocking shots down at a 38% clip. He has loads of experience, playing in parts of five seasons with the Tigers. Timberlake has one year of eligibility remaining.

Forwards

Zack Austin (High Point) ---> Pitt

Austins is one of the more underrated players in the portal but he is getting the attention. Alabama, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Clemson, Dayton, Georgetown, Florida State, Michigan State, Missouri, Pitt, Texas A&M, and Virginia Tech have also expressed interest. 14.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game over the last two years at High Point, shooting 32% from three. Austin has two years of eligibility remaining.

Jamison Battle (Minnesota) ---> Ohio State

Two years at George Washington and two years at Minnesota. Batlle is in search of his third school and is going to be a coveted player in the portal this offseason. He's a career 35% three-point shooter who scores a little over 14 points per contest. Battle has also heard from Arkansas, Clemson, Cincinnati, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa State, LSU, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Santa Clara, Utah, Wake Forest, and Xavier. He has one year of eligibility.

Graham Ike (Wyoming)

Iowa State, Kansas, and Tennessee have contacted the former Wyoming big in addition to WVU. Ike tore up the Mountain West this past season posting 19.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He has three years of eligibility remaining.

Robert Jennings (Texas Tech) ---> Texas Tech

Jennings appeared in 30 games this season and averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game while shooting 42% from the field, 33% from three, and 65% from the free throw line. WVU joins Oral Roberts, Murray State, Siena, George Washington, FIU Virginia Tech, Dayton, San Francisco, South Dakota, Louisiana, Youngstown St, UNLV, St. Louis, Tarleton St, Bonaventure, Bryant, Houston, Tulsa, SMU, New Mexico, Colorado St, Utah, and Louisiana Tech as schools that have reached out to Jennings expressing interest.

Puff Johnson (North Carolina)

Johnson appeared in 27 games this season for the Tar Heels and averaged 4.1 points and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 38% from the field, 28% from three, and 66% from the free throw line. Others that have reached out to him include Arizona State, Butler, Colorado State, Duquesne, Grand Canyon, Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Oklahoma, Pitt, Seton Hall, TCU, Tulane, and UC Santa Barbara. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Nelly Junior Joseph (Iona) ---> New Mexico

Averaged 14.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game this past season for the Gaels. At 6'9", 230 pounds, he's a bit undersized but he plays bigger than the measurements would indicate. He has a knack for doing work on the glass and has been terrific on the offensive end, averaging 3.3 offensive boards per game which leads to second-chance opportunities. Joseph will have one year of eligibility left plus a COVID year he can use on top of that. In addition to WVU, Joseph has also heard from Vanderbilt, SMU, Nebraska, San Diego, Murray State, and a few others.

Centers

Hunter Dickinson (Michigan)

The 7'1", 260-pound big man averaged 14.7 points and 7.4 rebounds as a freshman, 18.6 and 8.6 as a sophomore, and 18.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks this past season as a junior. Although the big lefty does much of his work in the paint, he has worked on his three-point shot over the last two years and has started to take a few shots out there and has been successful. Last year he went 21/64 (33%) and this past season went 24/57 42%. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

*John Hugley (Pitt)

In 32 games last season, Hugley was considered one of the better bigs in the ACC, averaging 14.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. In addition to WVU, Hugley has also heard from Michigan, Oregon, Miami, Rutgers, Xavier, Arkansas, LSU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Maryland, Nebraska, Georgia Tech, UCF, Wisconsin, Butler, Dayton, Ohio, Arizona State, Georgia, Duquesne, Oakland, Loyola Marymount, and Cleveland State. He will have three years of eligibility remaining. He will visit WVU from April 21-23.

Eddie Lampkin, TCU ---> Colorado

In 24 games, Lampkin averaged 6.3 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 54% from the floor but missed a handful of games due to a lingering ankle injury. Lampkin chose Colorado over offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Boise State, Cincinnati, Florida, LSU, Providence, South Carolina, UCF, Xavier, and several others. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Essam Mostafa (Coastal Carolina) ---> TCU

Mostafa averaged 12.4 points, 10 rebounds, and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 55% from the field and 66% from the free throw line this past season. Similar to the other bigs WVU is targeting, Mostafa has a knack for snatching up offensive rebounds, averaging nearly four per game. Mostafa has also heard from Charleston, Colorado, George Washington, East Carolina, Grand Canyon, Illinois State, Loyola Marymount, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi State, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, Rutgers, St. Louis, TCU, Utah, Vanderbilt, and Xavier. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Kadin Shedrick (Virginia)

This past season, Shedrick appeared in 30 games (15 starts) and averaged 6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 65% from the floor and 79% from the free throw line. He saw a minor dip in production due to averaging a little over three minutes less than the previous year when he posted 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game. Shedrick has heard from Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgetown, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Penn State, Rutgers, Texas, Vanderbilt, and Xavier. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

*Jesse Edwards (Syracuse)

Edwards saw minimal playing time during his first two seasons with the Orange but really blossomed into a quality starter in 2021-22 averaging 12 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game. This past season, he took it to the next level averaging a double-double while maintaining his elite rim protection numbers. He totaled 14.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per contest.

Update: Will visit WVU on April 14th.

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