ESPN: Ranking the Transfers

[Ignatius L Hoops]

Women's college basketball transfer rankings for 2020-21 and 2021-22

The uncertainty about the status of transfers for the 2020-21 season has not slowed the transfer market. Here are the top names seeking new homes.

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ESPN Ranks Grad Transfers and Sit-out Transfers: Desitiny Slocum is #1 in Grad Transfers and Destiny Pitts is #2 in Sit-out Transfers (although many of us assume Pitts will end up being a Grad Transfer).

Top three in Sit-out Transfers are from B1G. (They obviously wrote this before Bell transferred to FGCU).

1. Shakira Austin, 6-5, F, So., Maryland
Committed to Mississippi
Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has quietly made headway keeping in-state talent at home and away from Mississippi State, but her biggest win was persuading Austin to come to Oxford from Maryland. The No. 4 recruit in the 2018 class, Austin averaged 12 points and 6.8 rebounds this past season -- after setting Maryland's single-season record for blocks as a freshman.

2. Destiny Pitts, 5-10, G/F, Jr., Minnesota
Uncommitted
She has been looking for a new school longer than most. She left Minnesota in January after she was suspended, by her account for bad body language on the bench. The abrupt dissolution of that relationship aside, Pitts averaged 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 15 games this season and shot 46% from the 3-point line. She's a starter for almost anyone.

3. Kierstan Bell, 6-1, G, Fr., Ohio State
Uncommitted
A top-10 recruit and Ohio product, the freshman was the centerpiece of a rebuilding effort that seemed to be going well at Ohio State -- at least until she announced her intention to transfer. Although her shot was inconsistent at times this past season, she showed plenty of promise in averaging 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and nearly a block per game as a wing.