Transfers/Seniors with Remaining Eligibility

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Tanner Wiegerink - Hope - has transferred to NAIA Cornerstone for his 5th season

[Greek Tragedy]

In August Peter Lash (NWU) announced he's out for the season due to an injury.

https://twitter.com/peterlash_/status/1825209174864859524?t=1v0RiPMxluhVjR9hWkw_fQ&s=19

Today he announced he's entering the transfer portal

https://twitter.com/peterlash_/status/1838598086693708175?t=65wY0GFDZJKWrsmWWP3pfw&s=19

[nescac1]

Wow, even after losing Jeff Hunter to graduation, Keene really looks loaded.  All-American Brito, plus the returning LEC ROTY, and two veteran fifth-year seniors who have been multi-year starters are joined by some real size in the FY class and five transfers, several of whom should be instant impact players:
 
https://keeneowls.com/sports/mbball/roster?sort=class

Blakey played as a FY at HSC and be Siow give Keene two lightning fast guards who can terrorize opposing ballhandlers.  And Shettles shot the lights out at Coast Guard where he was an all league player last year.  Keene is two deep with high level talent at every perimeter spot.  They will have guards off the bench who would start almost anywhere.   If several of the four 6'8 plus guys on the roster can give solid center play they shoud be a top ten team for sure.   

[BaboNation]

Alex Stoddard is enrolled in grad school at Babson.  While I can't confirm that he'll be on the basketball roster (not yet released) it seems likely (and I'm trying to double-source my mole).  He's also got a strong start as a music producer so it should be a win-win for the young man at a business school.
He'll be in a logjam for the wing shooter position, but I can see 15-20 minutes per game depending on if his shot is dropping.  Not likely to have the impact that Baxter had as a grad xfer last year.

And credit to Nescac1 who was on this rumor earlier this summer.

[D3BBALL]

As of the end of the summer Alex was planning on playing and was on the team.

[nescac1]

He is a great addition as an off-ball threat for Babson if he remains at full health.  He was understandably VERY rusty at the start of the season after an extremely long layoff from hoops, but was more and more impactful as the season went along.  He can get his shot off (due to size and insanely quick release) anytime he wants, no matter how tightly guarded, and when he is feeling it can really pour it on.  He's also effective as a back-door cutter. Over his last 13 games against a very tough slate of competition (including three NCAA games and Trinity twice) he shot 43 percent from 3 which was in line with his career average.  He should be very effective playing off Nate Amado and big-time transfer Felix Kloman. 

[BaboNation]

He is a great addition as an off-ball threat for Babson if he remains at full health.  He was understandably VERY rusty at the start of the season after an extremely long layoff from hoops, but was more and more impactful as the season went along.  He can get his shot off (due to size and insanely quick release) anytime he wants, no matter how tightly guarded, and when he is feeling it can really pour it on.  He's also effective as a back-door cutter. Over his last 13 games against a very tough slate of competition (including three NCAA games and Trinity twice) he shot 43 percent from 3 which was in line with his career average.  He should be very effective playing off Nate Amado and big-time transfer Felix Kloman. 

I agree 100% with his skill set you've described it.  But the Williams website lists his career 3 pct. at .352.  How is that close to 43 percent?  What am I missing?

[nescac1]

You aren't missing anything, admittedly I'm extrapolating a bit and didn't phrase exactly right.  His first year (like most guys) he struggled to find the range.  But he was shooting 51 percent from deep as a soph when he got injured.  And he shot poorly in his first semester back from essentially a year-and-a-half injury layoff before getting back in his natural groove.  I think you can pencil him in for around 40 percent or higher from 3 if he's healthy and in a good situation.  His release is so picture-perfect that it always FEELS like it's gonna go in .  He's streaky for sure, but he's also gonna have some games where he goes off for 5-7 threes including with dudes draped all over them. 

[el_jefe_90]

Babson roster is out. Stoddard isn't on it. I'll note that it looks like they just copied the roster from last year and left off the two players not returning so he still could very much be on the final updated one. Doubt Babson would only carry 12 players.

[nescac1]

The Babson roster does not list any incoming players.  Just returning vets.

[CNU85]

I agree 100% with his skill set you've described it.  But the Williams website lists his career 3 pct. at .352.  How is that close to 43 percent?  What am I missing?

I have his last 13 games shooting 29/74 which is 39.19%

[Greek Tragedy]

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2024/10/14/marquette-walk-on-jack-anderson-played-at-division-3-keystone-college/75560968007/?tbref=hp

Nice article on Jack Anderson, formerly of Keystone, who walked on at Marquette.

[Greek Tragedy]

Cal Lutheran's roster is up. Looks like nearly everyone returns except Brock Susko, who's headed to NYU. That means 4 starters return from a 15-1 1st place conference team, including returning seniors Griffitts, Lewis and Davis.

https://clusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2024-25

[nescac1]

Tahmeen Dupree has landed on the St Joseph's CT roster.  He's now played for the best program in three different D3 New England conferences (Keene, Nichols, St Joe's), which has to be some sort of record.  A very talented player, but of course not a great sign that he left his last two teams mid-season ...

[Greek Tragedy]

https://guilfordquakers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Guilford gets Kalamazoo's Bobby Samples as a grad transfer. He started 24 of 25 games last year. The Quakers also get Berry's Chase Ellis.