Power Play: Growing List of In-State Transfers Between Power Conferences
December 10th, 2025 - 8:09
They previously were a rarity but have become almost commonplace. After departing one power-league team for another within same state, Jaylen Carey (Tennessee), Aden Holloway (Alabama) and Keba Keita (Brigham Young) are vital players this season for Top 20 teams. Following is an alphabetical list of in-state transfers between current power-conference members (combining MD and DC):
| Transfer | Pos. | First Power-League School | Second Power-League School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Akins | F | Washington State 42-43 (PCC) | Washington 44 (PCC) |
| Carvell Ammons | F | Northwestern 97 (Big Ten) | Illinois 99 (Big Ten) |
| Joey Brunk | C | Butler 17-19 (Big East) | Indiana 20 (Big Ten) |
| Jack Carby | F | Kansas 50 (Big Seven) | Kansas State 52-53 (Big Seven) |
| Donald Carey | G | Georgetown 21-22 (Big East) | Maryland 23 (Big Ten) |
| Jaylen Carey | F | Vanderbilt 25 (SEC) | Tennessee 26 (SEC) |
| Matthew Cleveland | G | Florida State 22-23 (ACC) | Miami FL 24-25 (ACC) |
| Jalen Coleman-Landis | G | Illinois 16-17 (Big Ten) | DePaul 19-20 (Big East) |
| L.J. Cryer | G | Baylor 21-23 (Big 12) | Houston 24-25 (Big 12) |
| Bobby Dobson | G | Indiana 51 (Big Ten) | Purdue 53 (Big Ten) |
| Austin Etherington | F | Indiana 12-14 (Big Ten) | Butler 15-16 (Big East) |
| Lee Goza | C | Georgia 79 (SEC) | Georgia Tech 81-82 (ACC) |
| DeShawn Harris-Smith | G | Maryland 24-25 (Big Ten) | Georgetown 26 (Big East) |
| John "Babe" Higgins | G-F | California 44 (PCC) | Stanford 47-48 (PCC) |
| Aden Holloway | G | Auburn 24 (SEC) | Alabama 25-26 (SEC) |
| Rodney Howard | C | Georgia 20 (SEC) | Georgia Tech 21-23 (ACC) |
| Eric Hunter Jr. | G | Purdue 19-22 (Big Ten) | Butler 23 (Big East) |
| John Johnson | G | Pittsburgh 12 (Big East) | Penn State 14-15 (Big Ten) |
| Kobe Johnson | G | Southern California 22-24 (Pac-12) | UCLA 25 (Big Ten) |
| Kenny Kadji | F | Florida 09-10 (SEC) | Miami 12-13 (ACC) |
| Ivan Kartelo | C | Notre Dame 00-01 (Big East) | Purdue 03-04 (Big Ten) |
| Keba Keita | C | Utah 23-24 (Pac-12) | Brigham Young 25-26 (Big 12) |
| Riley Kugel | G | Florida 23-24 (SEC) | UCF 26 (Big 12) |
| Ven-Allen Lubin | F | North Carolina 25 (ACC) | North Carolina State 26 (ACC) |
| Scott Martin | F | Purdue 08 (Big Ten) | Notre Dame 11-13 (Big East) |
| Wendell Mitchell | G | Baylor 17 (Big 12) | Texas A&M 19-20 (SEC) |
| Kadary Richmond | G | Syracuse 21 (ACC) | St. John's 25 (Big East) |
| Nican Robinson | G | UCLA 06 (Pac-10) | California 08-09 (Pac-10) |
| Kenny Taylor | G | Baylor 02-03 (Big 12) | Texas 04-05 (Big 12) |
| Alex Thompson | F | Iowa 05-06 (Big Ten) | Iowa State 08-09 (Big 12) |
| Jamie Vinson | F | Texas 25 (SEC) | Texas A&M 26 (SEC) |
| Qudus Wahab | C | Georgetown 20-21-23 (Big East) | Maryland 22 (Big Ten) |
| Noah Williams | G | Washington State 20-22 (Pac-12) | Washington 23 (Pac-12) |
NOTE: Center Marvin Stone played in SEC with Kentucky from 1999-00 through 2001-02 before transferring to Louisville, where he competed in CUSA in 2002-03. Another CUSA player was Cincinnati forward Jermaine Tate in 1998-99 and 1999-00 after transferring from Ohio State (1995-96 and 1996-97 in Big Ten).