The First Team All-Summit League selection shined against high-major competition. He’s a really good player right now, but he’s just scratching the surface.” “His humility is terrific and there’s not too many creatures on this planet who are 6-foot-11 and can do the things he does with the ball and the way he moves. “Number one, he’s an incredible kid and he’s got great character,” North Dakota State coach David Richman told 247Sports’ Eric Bossi. Nelson averaged 17.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.7 blocks and 0.8 steals per game this past season. The junior shot 72% from the charity stripe and 60% on 2s. If Nelson chooses to return to school, high-major programs will undoubtedly be lining up and clearing the books for a shot at one of the best players in the Summit League. Nelson's film is littered with grab-and-go possessions where the Bison star leads the transition break and finishes it off with a nasty tomahawk jam. Nelson’s blend of size and adept ball handling will make him a hot commodity at the Chicago-based NBA Draft Combine on May 16-18. Nelson - who will earn a dazzling 97 grade from 247Sports, which puts among the top 5 - is currently testing the 2023 NBA Draft waters. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound forward immediately vaults to the top of the list in the transfer portal. North Dakota State star Grant Nelson plans to enter the portal, according to a report by The Forum’s Mike McFeely. I suspect its low number of transfer commits reflects something other than current roster strength/depth.The third, and final, wave of the college basketball transfer portalis here to stay. Colorado included for reference:Ģ47 Rank Team: # of Transfers Avg. Anyway, here are the rankings at the moment (which will change some as recent transfers get their rankings). This something to be proud of in the abstract, but I believe in the long run it is also a factor in development and retention. He brings in kids that are academically prepared, emotionally mature and of high character. I personally think that PJ, in HS recruiting, really nails the recruiting "fit" piece. Such high turnover numbers might point to recruiting "fit" (including academic preparation, maturity, character), development progress, and/or team culture issues that transcend a "normal" team's desire annually to upgrade its roster. I would hazard a guess that any team (and there are many) that has, say, 15 or more committed incoming transfers is either losing or chasing off an unusual number of existing players. Since there is every reason to use the portal to achieve 85 scholarship players, the B1G's relatively modest use of the portal tells me that, at least for this year, the B1G has been pretty good at integrating, developing and keeping HS candidates and earlier transfers with multi-year eligibility. The B1G, as a whole, has not hit the transfer portal nearly as hard as some other conferences. But the rankings are probably 85-90% there. And many recent transfers don't have a transfer ranking yet (on the Gophers, that would be new transfers Rowan Zolman and Tre'Von Jones). The 2023 247 Transfer Portal Rankings aren't final yet, because there is still some movement occurring (such as the Gophers with CB candidates).
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