Monday, September 26, 2011

Transfer tracker - where are they now?

Before we get immersed into the 2011-12 season, let's bid a fond farewell to the following 2010-11 players that, through transfers or various other reasons, will no longer be part of the drill in this here Commonwealth:

VIRGINIA TECH

Shanel Harrison - dismissed for violation of team rules.
   - In terms of productivity, Harrison's absence is the most significant on this list as she led the Hokies in scoring (12.2 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg) as a junior in 2010-11. Furthermore, Harrison would have been the team's only senior.

Kyani White - to East Carolina
   - Averaged 1.0 ppg in 17 games as a freshman. Her father and high school coach Nsonji White said his daughter preferred a more uptempo style than the one they believed new Tech coach Dennis Wolff would implement.

Abby Redick (left Tech after 1st semester of 2010-11 season) - to Drexel
   - Will have junior eligibility for the Dragons after sitting out the first semester. Unfortunately, it looks like her brother J.J. will wind up sitting out even more games.

VIRGINIA

Whitny Edwards - to East Carolina
   - Graduated from Virginia; has one year eligibility remaining and will play the 2011-12 season.

Britny Edwards - to East Carolina
   - Graduated from Virginia; has two seasons of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2010-11 and will play the 2011-12 season.

VCU

Jackie Brewer - to Mount St. Mary's
   - A CAA All-Rookie team selection for the Rams in 2010-11.

Sonia Johnson
   - Started 29 games and ranked third in scoring (9.2 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (4.5 rpg) for the Rams last season.

HAMPTON

Breanna Harris - to Texas A&M-Commerce
   - Appeared in 17 games for the Lady Pirates in 2010-11 (1.1 ppg).

Christy Willis -  to LSU-Shreveport
   - Junior-college transfer did not appear in a game during her lone season with Hampton.

Chikilra Goodman - Paris Junior College
   - Daughter of former Hampton star Tondalaya Goodman (the program's all-time leading rebounder) averaged 3.2 points in 25 games (1 start) as a Lady Pirates freshman last season.

Ryen Henry
   - Appeared in 11 games last season (0.2 ppg)

LIBERTY

Jelena Antic - Partizan Belgrade (turned pro)
   - One of the most fun-to-watch offensive talents you'll find - and the one of the last we'd ever challenge to a game of H-O-R-S-E) made 30 starts and averaged 10.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg.  chose to return to Europe and play professionally.

Kylee Beecher - still a student at Liberty
   - Brainy 6-4 forward averaged 2.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg in 26 games; is on track to graduate in less than four years.

LONGWOOD

Bria White - to UMBC
   - White blew us away with her intense pre-college workout regimen, then went on to rank fourth in scoring (7.2 ppg) and hit a team-high 32 3-pointers for the Lancers as a freshman.

Emilee Dunton - to Francis Marion
  - Averaged 2.7 pgg in 27 games as a freshman for Longwood.

RADFORD

Hanka Musa - to Lincoln Memorial
   - Junior college transfer arrived with much fanfare (OK, we're stretching things here. But we made a big deal of it). But Musa appeared in just five games for Radford last season and has now joined her sister Edina, a transfer from Gardner-Webb, at Lincoln Memorial.

NORFOLK STATE

Destiny Spence
   - Owner of one of our favorite names, Spence appeared in 11 games as a freshman at NSU. She is still attending the school, and the possibility exists she could one day return to basketball. If not, with that name we hope she becomes a secret agent.

Sarah Daily
   - Junior college transfer averaged 8.9 ppg (third among Spartans) during the 2010-11 season.

Players that signed letters-of-intent for 2011-12 but did not enroll:

OLD DOMINION

Kaneisha Atwater - Will remain in Florida
   - Parade All-American revealed that she is pregnant.
JAMES MADISON

Achiri Ade - Attending Midland College
   - Ade was ranked among the top 100 recruits in the country by ESPN.

RADFORD

Dominique Powell - Attending Gulf Coast Community College

Transfers from a Virginia Division I school who sat out a season and will be eligible in 2011-12:

Also, Virginia's Sarah Imovbioh, a Parade All-American and ESPN Top 100 performer from St. Anne's-Belfield, is attending the school but is not eligible to play this season.

VIRGINIA TECH

Abby Redick - to Drexel (2nd semester)

OLD DOMINION

Carolann Cloutier - to UMass

JAMES MADISON

Brittany Crowell - to UMBC

Kristine Mial - East Carolina

RICHMOND

Joyous Tharrington - to George Mason

HAMPTON

Jianni Jackson - to Cal State-Northridge (played last year at Mt. San Antonio College)







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