I will just put this information out here for all to consider and render their own opinion about such transfers from bottom dwellers to the upper echelon. These are just some the transfers in the last year alone.
FROM San Jose St to Gonzaga, Brandon Clarke
FROM Howard to Tennessee, James Daniel III
FROM Robert Morris to Michigan State, Braden Burke
FROM Cleveland St to Arizona St, Rob Edwards
FROM East Carolina to Syracuse, Elijah Hughes
FROM Rice to Florida, Egor Koulechov
FROM Sacred Heart to Seton Hall, Quincy McNight
FROM
Duquesne to SMU, Isiaha Mike
The RPI’s of the teams transferring FROM primarily ranging anywhere from the high 200’s (270’s/280’s) into 314, 321, 328, 339.
It happens. Every year. And the top programs pick up solid pieces and contributions to their teams from bottom dwelling programs. To discard it simply based on where the player was the previous year is ignorant and irresponsible.