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Look Who's Transferring Now (The Basketball Portal)

While I’m confident that Williams will be an upgrade over last year’s reserve wing/guard (because they were extremely weak), he is not well ranked. This’ll be an opportunity for Diebler to show that he and his coaches can scout effectively.
True, he is not highly ranked, but ultimately Diebler was not really selling a starting role at this point, which makes it tough to get top talent unless you overpay. Especially nowadays with the portal, if you're not giving a guy an obvious route to major PT, they're going to think it's going to hurt their future NIL earnings if they accept a smaller role & won't want to come. Also, you've got to take those portal rankings with a grain of salt - they all told you that Aaron Bradshaw was a lot better addition than Micah Parrish.

Jimmie Williams is a really good fit - seemingly not a guy with genuine NBA prospects, but nevertheless it's very easy to see him fitting in well with the team & system. He has some versatility, experience & a well-rounded skillset. IMO, the key here is fit - I believe the staff is prioritizing finding guys who are the best overall fit. This is the kind of addition you look at and say, they could have gotten a guy with more NBA-level talent if they really wanted but didn't. Let's see if the system-/team-first approach pays off.
 
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  • C Samet Yigitoglu (SMU)
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  • SG Jasai Miles
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  • SG Taj DeGourville (San Diego State)
  • C Damon Wilkinson (South Dakota State)
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  • C Luke McEldon (Mount St. Mary's)
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  • PG Jordan Clayton (UMass)
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  • SG Max Green (College of Charleston)
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  • PG Fred Payne (Boston College)
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  • C Ege Demir
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  • G Jamari Phillips
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  • SG Melih Tunca
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  • SF Mason Blackwood
  • G Kayden Mingo (Baylor)
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  • C Justin Houser
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  • C Baye Fall
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  • G Amarion Dickerson
  • SG EJ Neal Jr.
  • C Gabe Dynes
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Washington basketball transfer portal news​

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  • SF LeJuan Watts (Texas Tech)
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  • PG JJ Mandaquit (Arizona)
  • G Courtland Muldrew
  • PF Christian Nitu
  • PG Desmond Claude
  • C Franck Kepnang

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  • SF Eian Elmer (Miami Ohio)
  • C Victory Onuetu (Hofstra)
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  • PF Aleksas Bieliauskas (South Carolina)
  • SF Jack Robison (North Dakota State)
  • C Riccardo Greppi
 
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Ohio State had long been searching for a ball-handling maestro to support the backcourt. Givens is the answer, as he enjoyed a 51.1% assist rate as a sophomore at Memphis.

He should give the Buckeyes a boost offensively overall. His 55.1% true shooting percentage was well above average last year, and he also scored 14.7 points/40.

Givens struggled with turnovers last season, turning in a near 16% turnover rate. In addition, his 6.5% defensive rebounding rate would’ve been last on the team for Jake Diebler’s Buckeyes last season, outside of Puff Johnson.
 
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