Both Connecticut and San Diego State used an offseason of work in the transfer portal to bolster teams that have reached the NCAA title game.
San Diego State guard Micah Parrish reacts to a play during the second half of a Final Four college basketball game against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. – Dan Hurley knew in the wake of a first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament last year that his Connecticut team had to find more perimeter punch to surround his top NBA prospects and match opponents.
The Huskies found help with four perimeter additions in graduate transfer Joey Calcaterra , Nahiem Alleyne , Tristen Newton and Hassan Diarra .“For teams, they kind of are looking for ... not just a point guard, a point guard that can shoot the ball, a point guard that can score, or play-make,” Alleyne said."Or a shooting guard that can really defend the ball.
That has made those additions better equipped to jump right in and contribute compared to a freshman adjusting to life away from home for the first time, the college game and trying to find his way across campus. At San Diego State, the Aztecs needed another floor leader after Trey Pulliam had completed his eligibility.
“They made it very clear that it was me that they needed,” Trammell said. “Not this idea of a point guard, but it was Darrion Trammell that they needed. They made that super clear to where it was almost a no-brainer to choose the school.”
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