How are West Virginia hoops transfers performing?
West Virginia had a number of players exit the program at the end of last season and WVSports.com looks at how each has performed this season.
Guard Jayden Stone, Missouri
Games: 25
Statistics: 13.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 48.2-percent field goal, 38.2-percent three, 29.9 minutes
Stone arrived at West Virginia with high expectations but did not play in a regular season game due to injury. He eventually entered the transfer portal and has done well this season at Missouri as the Tigers second leading scorer despite missing some games.
Forward Tucker DeVries, Indiana
Games: 32
Statistics: 13.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 39.7-percent field goal, 33.3-percent three, 34.2 minutes
DeVries is the son of former head coach Darian DeVries but appeared in only 8 games last season due to a shoulder injury. However, he was productive averaging 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists. Not surprisingly, he followed his father to Indiana where he was a key contributor.
Forward Amani Hansberry, Virginia Tech
Games: 30
Statistics: 14.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 49.2-percent field goal, 35.4-percent three, 30.7 minutes
Hansberry played in 31 games for West Virginia in his lone season after transferring from Illinois and averaged 9.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists. He elected to exit the program and followed assistant Chester Frazier once again to play for Virginia Tech and is the leading scorer for the Hokies.
Guard Jonathan Powell, North Carolina
Games: 25
Statistics: 4.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 39.1-percent field goal, 38.4-percent three, 16.2 minutes
Powell initially signed with Xavier but was granted his release and committed to West Virginia, where he played a key role with the Mountaineers, averaging 8.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists while making 35.2-percent of his threes. Powell entered the transfer portal and signed with North Carolina, where he is in the rotation for the Tar Heels this season.
Guard Sencire Harris, Cincinnati
Games: 31
Statistics: 5.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals, 38.6-percent field goal, 18.2-percent three, 16.9 minutes
Harris spent just one season in Morgantown after coming over from Illinois, where he averaged 5.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.7 steals as a defensive stopper. Harris then entered the transfer portal and signed with Cincinnati, where he has played the Mountaineers twice this season scoring a combined 10 points in the two meetings which were both won by West Virginia.
Forward Ofri Naveh, Oral Roberts
Games: 32
Statistics: 11.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 46.8-percent field goal, 29.1-percent three
Naveh redshirted last season with the Mountaineers after playing as a true freshman, where he scored 2.6 points and pulled down 2.5 rebounds per game. He entered the transfer portal and ended up at Oral Roberts where he became a starter and was the team’s second leading scorer.
Guard KJ Tenner, Murray State
Games: 32
Statistics: 6.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 45.8-percent field goal, 43.5-percent three, 16.5 minutes
Tenner was a high school recruit who signed under the former coaching staff and averaged 2.4 points, 0.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists while playing 13.1 minutes per game. Tenner entered the transfer portal and was a rotational piece for the Racers this season.
Forward Haris Elezovic, Northeastern
Games: 17
Statistics: 2.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 42.9-percent field goal, 25-percent three, 8.0 minutes
Elezovic only spent one season at West Virginia, where he appeared in just 13 games and averaged 0.5 points per contest. He transferred to Northeastern and is a rotational player.
Guard Dylan Jay, Pierce
Games: 13
Statistics: 14.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 35.4-percent field goal, 28.3-percent three, 32.2 minutes
Jay did not see the floor after walking on at West Virginia and transferred to Pierce, where he has played in 13 games and averaged 14.1 points per game.
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