The highest-rated player left on the board in the CBS Sports Transfer Rankings revealed his commitment on Friday
, when former Illinois star Coleman Hawkins announced that he will play at Kansas State next season. Hawkins, who is ranked the No. 20 transfer, also considered North Carolina, LSU, Louisville, SMU and Arkansas, among others.
Though he played mostly center at Illinois over the past two seasons, Hawkins is more of a stretch four and could also have the chance to play on the wing for a K-State team that loaded up on bigs this offseason. Hawkins also explored the NBA’s pre-draft process before opting to use his fifth and final season of collegiate eligibility following four years at Illinois.
With Hawkins’ commitment, the only uncommitted player remaining in the CBS Sports Transfer Rankings is former Kansas State wing Arthur Kaluma (No. 39).
As the final significant commitments of the 2024 transfer cycle roll in, we’ll continue update the rankings. For now, here’s a rundown of the top 80 transfers of colleg
Davis played a key role in taking FAU to the 2023 Final Four and built on his breakout season by upping his scoring average to 18.2 points in 2023-24. The 6-foot-4 guard hit 41.4% of his 3-pointers, pulled down 6.3 rebounds and averaged 1.4 steals for the Owls in his fourth season of college basketball. He will be a pivotal part of John Calipari’s first Arkansas roster.
Richmond fueled Seton Hall’s NIT title run as the Pirates’ leading scorer at 15.7 points per game and top facilitator with 5.1 assists per game. He was also the team’s highest-rated defender by a longshot, per evanmiya.com. The 6-5 guard is a four-year veteran of high-major basketball and is the sort of tough, two-way player who can make a difference for a St. John’s team that is seeking to reach the NCAA Tournament under second-year coach Rick Pitino.
