Offseason Personnel Movement Around the WCC

The landscape of college basketball is ever-changing. Some of that change, conference realignment or selfish reasons for transferring, can be negative. Some though, like natural roster turnover due to graduation, is a necessary part of the college game. Regardless of whether the change is good or bad, we have to deal with it. Unfortunately, that can be really difficult. How are you supposed to keep track of players when so many are graduating, transferring in/out, coming off redshirts/redshirting or arriving for their first year at college?

Well, this is how. I've amassed all the information on the personnel movement happening at WCC basketball programs this offseason. It's all here, listed school-by-school. Take a look at who won't be back on your least favorite team next season (because you should already know who won't be back on your favorite team). You'll also find all the new recruits, the players who will be returning from a redshirt season or two year mission, the transfers, the dismissals as well as any coaching/staff changes. Plus, there are some charts to help you understand just how much each team is losing in terms of production.

Players listed under the "going" section are shown with the year they were listed as during the 2012-'13 season. Players listed under the "coming" section are shown with the year they will be for the 2013-'14 season.

BYU

Going:

Exhaustion of Eligibility:  

• Craig Cusick: 6'2'', 182lbs, Guard.
• Brandon Davies: 6'9'', 235lbs, Power Forward.
• Brock Zylstra: 6'6'', 210lbs, Guard.

Transfer:

• Raul Delgado: 6'2'', 195lbs, Junior, Guard. Heading to Division II Metro State (Colorado).

Mission:

• Cory Calvert: 6'3", 185lbs, Freshman, Guard. 
• Cooper Ainge: 6'0", 175lbs, Freshman, Guard. Redshirted 2012-13, will have four years eligibility remaining upon his return.

Other:

• Agustin Ambrosino: 6'8", 225lbs, Junior, Forward. Will not be returning to team next season.
• Ian Harward: 6'11'', 215lbs, Redshirt Freshman. Retiring from basketball due to a lingering back injury. Will continue attending BYU as a student.
• Bronson Kaufusi: 6'7", 270lbs, Freshman, Forward. Focusing on football. Will remain at BYU as as student-athlete.
• Mike Hall: Director of Basketball Operations 2010-2013. Played for the Cougars for two seasons, 2003-2005 and Pepperdine for one, 2000-'01. Accepted new job as an academic adviser at BYU. New duties include advising student-athletes on the men's basketball team. 

Coming: 
Incoming Freshmen:

• Frank Bartley: 6'3'', 205lbs, Guard, Future College Prep, Carson, CA.
• Eric Mika: 6'9'', 220lbs, Center, Lone Peak High School, Highland, UT.
• Luke Worthington: 6'9", 235lbs, Power Forward, Homestead High School, Mequon, WI.

Transfer:

• Skyler Halford: 6'1", 180lbs, Junior, Guard, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Chase Fischer: 6'3'', 195lbs, Junior, Guard. Two seasons at Wake Forest. Ineligible until start of 2014-15 season, will redshirt 2013-'14 at BYU.

Mission:

• Kyle Collinsworth: 6'6", 210lbs, Sophomore, Guard. One season, 2010-11, at BYU. Eligible immediately.

Other:

• Cody Fueger: Director of Basketball Operations. Previously DBO at Utah State with other stops at UC Riverside, Louisiana Tech and Utah.

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Gonzaga  

Going:
Exhaustion of eligibility:

• Guy Landry Edi: 6'6'', 218lbs, Small Forward.
• Elias Harris: 6'8'', 239lbs, Power Forward.
• Mike Hart: 6'6'', 206lbs, Guard/Forward.

NBA Draft:

• Kelly Olynyk: 7'0'', 238lbs, Redshirt Junior, Power Forward/Center.

Other

• Ray Giacoletti: Six seasons as assistant coach under Mark Few. Took head coaching job at Drake.

Coming:
Incoming Freshmen:

• Ryan Edwards: 7'0'', 304lbs, Center, Glacier HS, Kalispel, Montana.
• Luke Meilke: 6'8'', 195lbs, Power Forward, Bellarmine Prep, Tacoma, Washington.

Transfer:

• Gerard Coleman: 6'3'', 173lbs, Redshirt Junior, Guard. Two seasons at Providence, redshirted 2012-13 at Gonzaga. Two years eligibility remaining.
• Angel Nunez: 6'8'', 200lbs, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard. Freshman season at Louisville, redshirted 2012-13 as a sophomore at Louisville. Two and a half years eligibility remaining, beginning at the end of the fall semester.

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Loyola Marymount

Going:

Exhaustion of Eligibility:

• Ashley Hamilton: 6'7'', 210lbs, Forward.
• Taylor Walker: 6'1", 180lbs, Guard.

Transfer:

• Bruce English: 6'1", 190lbs, Sophomore, Guard.
• Marin Mornar: 6'9", 185lbs, Freshman, Forward.

Dismissal:

• Taj Adams: 6'7", 195lbs, Freshman, Forward.

Other:

• Jason Levy: After five seasons as an assistant coach for the Lions, Levy has decided to pursue coaching opportunities elsewhere.

Coming:

Incoming Freshmen:

• Nino Jackson: 6'2", 170lbs, Guard, Kingdom Christian Academy, Columbus, GA.
• Gabe Levin: 6'7", 230lbs, Forward, St. Thomas More School, Oakdale, CT.
• Evan Payne: 6'2", 180lbs, Guard, Kingdom Christian Academy, Columbus, GA.
• Patson Siame: 6'10'', 210lbs, Forward/Center, Trinity International School, Las Vegas, NV.

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Pacific

Going:

Exhaustion of Eligibility: 

• Colin Beatty: 6'4", 205lbs, Guard.
• Rodrigo De Souza: 6'2", 200lbs, Guard.
• Markus Duran: 6'0", 185lbs, Guard.
• Travis Fulton: 6'6", 220lbs, Forward.
• Reed Kamler: 6'0", 185lbs, Guard.
• Lorenzo McCloud: 6'0", 170lbs, Guard.
• Jordan Turner: 6'5", 190lbs, Forward.

Other:

• Bob Thomason: Retired after 25 seasons as head coach at Pacific. Played Shooting Guard for the Tigers in the late '60s and early '70s before becoming a coach.

Coming: 

Incoming Freshmen:

• Raymond Bowles: 6'5'', 190lbs, Small Forward, Modesto Christian High School, Modesto, CA. 
• David Taylor: 6'2", Guard, Graf-Muenster Gymnasium, Eckersdorf, Germany.
• T.J. Wallace: 6'3", 185lbs, Guard, Modesto Christian High School, Modesto, CA.

 Transfer:

•  Gabriel Aguirre: 6'10'', Junior, Power Forward/Center, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 

Other:

• Ron Verlin: After 19 seasons as an associate head coach under Bob Thomasin, Verlin is entering his first season as the Tigers' head coach.
• Joe Ford: Formerly the Tigers' Director of Basketball Operations, Ford is entering his first season as an assistant coach.

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Pepperdine

Going:

Exhaustion of Eligibility:

• Lorne Jackson: 6'2", 205lbs, Guard.
• Caleb Willis: 6'2", 220lbs, Guard.

Transfer:

• Moriba De Freitas: 6'9", 220lbs, Redshirt Junior, Forward.
• Jan Maehlen: 7'0", 300lbs, Redshirt Sophomore, Center.
• Manny Ochenje: 6'9", 215lbs, Sophomore, Forward.

Other: 

• Jason Hart: After one season as an assistant coach at Pepperdine, Hart will be moving to USC to be an assistant coach for the Trojans.

Coming:
Incoming Freshmen:

• David Jesperson: 6'8", 185lbs, Forward, Merrill High School, Merrill, WI.
• Jeremy Major: 5'11", 180lbs, Point Guard, Maranatha High School, Pasadena, CA.
• Lamond Murray, Jr.: 6'5", 200lbs, Forward, Bishop Montgomery High School, Manhattan Beach, CA.

Transfer:

• Malcolm Brooks: 6'5", 175lbs, Guard, Lamar CC, Brooklyn, NY.

Other:

• John Impelman: After five years with Pepperdine, most recently as Director of Basketball Operations, Impelman has accepted a new job as an assistant coach for the Waves.
• Jon Pastorek: After one season as a graduate assistant for the Waves, Pastorek has accepted a new job as the Waves' Director of Basketball Operations.

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        Portland

Going:

Exhaustion of Eligibility:

• Derrick Rodgers: 6'1'', 210lbs, Guard.

Transfer: 

• Jake Ehlers: 6'7'', 200lbs, Freshman, Forward.

Coming:
Incoming Freshmen: 

• Alec Wintering: 5'9'', 160lbs, Point Guard, United Faith Christian Academy, Concord, NC.
• Aitor Zubizarreta: 6'3'', 170lbs, Guard, Iraurgi Saski Baloia, Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain.

Transfer:

• Volodymyr Gerun: 6'10'', 240lbs, Junior, Power Forward/Center, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. Attended Canarais Basketball Academy before spending one year at West Virginia. Eligible immediately.
• Bobby Sharp: 6'0'', 175lbs, Junior, Guard. Spent two seasons at Santa Rosa JC.

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Saint Mary's

Going:

Exhaustion of Eligibility: 

• Matthew Dellavedova: 6'4", 190lbs, Senior, Guard. 
• Mitchell Young: 6'9", 235lbs, Senior, Forward.
• Kyle Rowley: 7'0", 280lbs, Redshirt Senior, Center.
• Paul McCoy: 5'11", 175lbs, Redshirt Senior, Guard.
• Tim Williams: 6'9", 235lbs, Redshirt Senior, Forward.

Other:

• Rick Croy: Spent past three seasons as an assistant coach for the Gaels, took head coaching job at Cal Baptist University.

Coming:

Incoming Freshmen: 

• Calvin Hermanson: 6'6", 215lbs, Power Forward. Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, OR.
• Dane Pineau: 6'9", 200lbs, Power Forward. Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne, Australia.

Redshirt:

• Treavean Duffy: 6'2", 190lbs, Redshirt Freshman, Guard, Cushing Academy, Ashburham, MA. Redshirted 2012-'13 at Saint Mary's.
• Chris Reyes: 6'7", 205lbs, Redshirt Freshman, Forward, Damien High School, La Verne, CA.

Transfer:

• Kerry Carter: 6'2", 205lbs, Junior, Guard, Citrus College, Glendora, CA.

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San Diego

Going:

Exhaustion of Eligibility:

• Chris Manresa: 6'9", 245lbs, Forward.
• Cameron Miles: 6'1", 175lbs, Guard.
• Ken Rancifer: 6'5", 215lbs, Forward.

Coming:

Incoming Freshmen:

• Brett Bailey: 6'6", 205lbs, Forward, University High School, Spokane Valley, WA.

Transfer:

• Chris Sarbaugh: 6'3", 200lbs, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard. 2011-'12 redshirted at Gonzaga, 2012-'13 played as a freshman for North Idaho College. Eligible immediately and will have three years eligibility remaining.
• Brandon Perry: 6'7", 275lbs, Sophomore, Forward. Played for Cal State Northridge as a freshman in 2012-'13. Will redshirt 2013-'14 at San Diego and have three years eligibility remaining starting 2014-'15.

Redshirt:

• Therone Tillett: 5'11", 185lbs, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard. Played 2011-'12 and redshirted 2012-'13 at San Diego.
• Nick Kerr: 6'3", 175lbs, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard. Played 2011-'12 and redshirted 2012-'13 at San Diego.
• Jordan Bickerstaff: 5'10", 150lbs, Redshirt Freshman, Guard. Redshirted 2012-'13 at San Diego.

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San Francisco

Going:

Transfer:

• Joe Edmonds: 6'5'', 195lbs, Freshman, Guard.
• Frank Rogers: 6'9", 210lbs, Sophomore, Forward.

Dismissal:

• De'End Parker: 6'6", 215lbs, Junior, Guard. Dismissed on May 7th, 2013 for "conduct detrimental to program."

Other:

• Dominique O'Connor: 5'10", 165lbs, Redshirt Junior, Guard. Retiring from basketball due to multiple knee injuries. Will remain at USF as a student.

Coming:
Transfer: 

• Matt Glover: 6'5", 210lbs, Redshirt Junior, Guard. 2010-'11 at Sheridan (Wyoming) Community College, 2011-'12 at Penn State, redshirted 2012-'13 at San Francisco. Two years eligibility remaining.
• Corey Hilliard: 6'1", 180lbs, Junior, Guard. 2011-'12 at Nebraska, 2012-'13 at Midland (Texas) College. Two years eligibility remaining, eligible immediately.
• Kruize Pinkins: 6'7", 240lbs, Junior, Power Forward, Chipola College, Marianna, FL.
• Uche Ofoegbu: 6'5", 200lbs, Sophomore, Guard/Forward. 2012-'13 at Southern Methodist. Ineligible until start of 2014-'15 season, will redshirt 2013-'14 at San Francisco. 

Other:

• David Rebibo: New assistant coach for Rex Walters. Spent past six seasons coaching at El Camino High School in Woodland Hills, CA.

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Santa Clara

Going:

Exhaustion of Eligibility:

• Raymond Cowels III: 6'4", 215lbs, Guard.
• Kevin Foster: 6'2", 225lbs, Guard.
• Niyi Harrison: 6'8" 225lbs, Forward.
• Kyle Perricone: 6'3", 195lbs, Guard.
• Marc Trasolini: 6'9", 235lbs, Forward. 

Coming:

Incoming Freshmen:

• Jared Brownridge: 6'2", 175lbs, Guard, Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora, IL.
• Emmanuel Ndumanya: 6'9", 230lbs, Center, Junipero Serra High School, Gardena, CA.
• Jarvis Pugh: 6'5", Forward, Plano East Senior High School, Plano, TX. 
• Jalen Richard: 6'3", 175lbs, Guard, Poston Butte High School, Queen Creek, AZ.  

Transfer:

• Jerry Brown: 6'7", 220lbs, Redshirt Senior, Forward. Spent three seasons at Fresno State, eligible immediately.

 Redshirt:

• Nate Kratch: 6'6", 213lbs, Redshirt Freshman, Forward. Redshirted 2012-'13 at Santa Clara.

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