Nevada basketball transfer DeAndre Henry has found a new home.

The 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward from Phoenix has committed to UC Davis, where he will reunited with former Wolf Pack teammate Kane Milling, who played for the Aggies last season. Henry spent two seasons at Nevada, appearing in 33 games. Last season, he played in 15 of the team's 31 contests and averaged 1.1 points and 1.4 rebounds in 5.7 minutes per game. He shot 36.8 percent from the field.

An undersized power forward, Henry played double-digit minutes in four games with the Wolf Pack, all but one coming during his freshman season in 2020-21. He scored a career-high seven points in a 96-74 loss to Santa Clara this season. Since the 2020-21 season doesn't count against a player's eligibility due to COVID-19's impact on the season, Henry will have three seasons of eligibility at UC Davis and be immediately eligible at his next stop due to the one-time transfer rule.

More here: https://nevadasportsnet.com/news/reporters/nevada-basketball-transfer-deandre-henry-commits-to-play-for-uc-davis

I think we still interior size and athleticism like a strong 6'8 to 6'10 PF that can contribute right away particularly with excellent defense and rebounding. Being an offensive threat would be a big plus too.

Interesting story about DeAndre Henry. He was a highly touted offensive tackle in high school with lots of attention from Power 5 schools. Then he gave up football to pursue "his passion," basketball, and went from 270 pounds to 220 by his junior year.

DeAndre Henry was being hailed as one of the best young offensive tackles during his sophomore year at Phoenix Mountain Pointe.

Power 5 college football coaches were in hot pursuit of the 6-foot-7, 270-pound lineman.

Then, he gave it all up to pursue his passion — basketball.

"I knew when he told he didn’t want to play football any more, he didn't have the passion for it, he would end up doing well in basketball," his basketball coach, Kirk Fauske said. "It was his plan and God's plan to play Division I basketball. I said, 'It's time to work.'

"With DeAndre, I use the saying, 'You've got to trust the process.' He's one of the hardest-working kids in Arizona. You can't get him out of the weight room and the gym. He played with a chip on his shoulder to prove he could play Division I basketball."'

More here: https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/09/04/how-deandre-henry-transitioned-football-hoops-prospect-basketball-nevada-commit/2210431001/

Nice addition. Feels like we could use, in addition to more interior size, another wing, basically to take Fullers minutes. Strong might eventually be that guy, but it’d be nice to have someone with D1 experience

Sac keeping busy, they land a 6'8" wing / forward from Sudan via Australia. 6'11" wingspan.

Sam Vecenie@Sam_Vecenie

"Now gets Kiir Kiir [Chol], a FASCINATING 6-8 wing/forward prospect out of the NBA Academy in Australia with real upside."

https://twitter.com/7_Ft_Schnitzel/status/1443541825076310016?s=20&t=0WoIuaHbqoE-3G6kZGQvSg

Sac will be bigger.

I watched some video on Kiir Kiir Chul Deng and he's extremely athletic, can finish high above the rim and has a nice, soft, outside shot. He appears to be a good student with a great personality as well. I think he's a real diamond-in-the-rough who has the physical talent to develop into a very high level player. Sac's new coach seems to be bringing in a boatload of talent.

We'll see, they should be over .500. Several are one year players, and this coach moves a lot.

did they lose alot of players to graduation/transfer? Seems like they are bringing in a ton

I think 50 / 50, and a Big bailed after 2 new Bigs committed.

The Beach signs 4, 3 from Juco. Three big men (6'9" - 6'10"). Three have solid numbers.

https://longbeachstate.com/news/2022/4/27/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-adds-four-commitments-for-2022-23.aspx

UCSB just got Andre Kelly 6'9 255 PF transfer from Cal. He played at Lincoln HS in Stockton before going to Cal in 2018.

https://verbalcommits.com/players/andre-kelly

he had some other high profile offers but chose UCSB. He’s going to be a load to handle.

We need some powerful size like that too.

100% agree. If we can’t get the beef, we need to be so much better at other facets of the game, like 3-pt shooting. Sure would be nice if we could land another Gonzalez type.

Another point guard, Ty Johnson. Haven't watched his tape yet, but Loyola-Chicago usually gets some high mid-major talent.

Looks like he didn't play much his freshman year, but was brought in at times as a defensive specialist, which sounds right up Les' alley. You can see some film of him in practice on his twitter page. Nice looking jump shot and quick off the dribble. Plus good size for the point position. He'll have a lot of opportunity to get minutes.

Well, we knew Les would not be caught short of guards. Johnson has good size for a PG which will be nice to have. He had 14 offers out of high school so a lot of coaches felt that he has good potential. It looks like we should be set at G now so I'm hoping the next player we get has some good size and inside skills. That is if we have any scholarships left to give...??

Just guessing here a bit, but I think we have 1 more scholarship available. And yes, I do hope we get some size with it.

While looking for information about Ty Johnson, I came across a near tragic story about him from last summer. He and another college basketball recruit were shot during a drive-by shooting in May of 2021. Johnson was grazed in the back of the head and his friend was shot in the neck and seriously injured. Thank God they both survived. So many guns in Chicago...

More here: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/4/22419235/ty-johnson-depaul-prep-basketball-loyola-shot

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-basketball-recruits-shooting-driver-20210506-qz32e7txgzc5dls4umhveq4mei-story.html

That’s a rough story. Just so random. My daughter is getting her PhD at university of Chicago and we worry all the time about her. Thank god both these kids survived.

Here's a video interview with the new Sac State coach, David Patrick. I think they've got themselves a really good coach. He certainly has a very likable personality and he's already landed some impressive transfers already. It also seems like he's very well connected in some major basketball talent areas of the country. Sac could be making some mid-major noise under this new coach.

I wonder when we’ll get official annoying these transfers? Looking back, the announced Milling late April. Maybe there is another coming and they’ll make a group announcement

Hope Fuller enjoys Montana:

PG Pierre Crockrell of Pacific (4.3 APG) has transferred to UCI.

Bakersfield signs 5, 2 bigs, 2 Jucos, and combo scoring guard Cedquavious Hunter from Mississippi.

One thing I hadn’t appreciated about the UCs and the grad transfers - the majority of our programs are geared toward a PhD, so getting admitted for a one year commitment (even if they qualify with a 3.0) is problematic.

Yes, it will be very hard for us to get grad transfers for that very reason. System is getting very weird to say the least. If not (I say with some restraint) corrupt. Anything you can game to me is a very messy way for ICA to go. Maybe I should Start watching pro wrestling.

Don’t know how much of a shot we have but it seems we are in the running. Super athletic 6’8” with a big wingspan. He has quite a few mid-major offers, mostly from the Midwest.

I guess they are rolling out the announcements slowly.

I think they had to wait to make sure they would be admitted

Verbalcommits doesn't show that we've offered Ajiboye yet but they might not be up to date on him. I watched some of his video highlights and he looks like he'd be a great player to get. He has a 7'2 wingspan with great leaping ability, blocks a lot of shots, can play above the rim, is a fearless defender who can take a charge and can shoot well from beyond the arc. He looks like he has a ton of potential to grow stronger and really up his game.

Highlight videos here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ola+ojiboye

We've offered his brother Ryan Beasley who is an explosive scorer averaging nearly 30 points per game as a junior at Dougherty Valley HS in San Ramon. I would imagine that he's going to garner a lot of high major attention though so getting him will be tough.

Elijah Pepper has a couple of brothers who are excellent players also. His brother Noah, 6'4 210 G, will be a RS Freshman at Central Washington this year. He was a tremendous scorer and rebounder in HS. I'm surprised we haven't offered him. He has another brother, Levi, 6'6 and 210, is a junior in HS and is also an outstanding player who is an explosive scorer. Les could keep things "in the family" by bringing these kids to the Aggies.