All season, we’ve been tracking the progress of transfers throughout the country, highlighting the players who made the best choices for themselves and their programs and have had the most impact at their new programs. We tried not to limit our scope and instead shine a light on transfers whether they suited up for the nation’s top teams or unranked squads or anywhere in between.
But it’s March, and that means our focus has narrowed to the players who are in a position to meaningfully affect outcomes in the NCAA Tournament. Most of these transfers picked their new teams for a chance to win; they’ve done plenty of that during the regular season, but this is when they’ll forever etch themselves in the memories of their fan bases. Even as they’re only in the first year at their new schools, it’s important to remember that what happens in March is never forgotten.
With that in mind, here’s a look at the transfers who have the best chance of making a difference during the Madness:
1. Te-Hina Paopao
South Carolina guard
Key Stats: 11.1 ppg, 3.7 apg, 47.1 3-pt %
Strengths: Shooting, shooting, shooting. And veteran leadership.
Question marks: interior scoring, foul drawing, forcing turnovers
Paopao isn’t the sole reason South Carolina has jumped from shooting 31 percent on…
