College basketball's transfer portal: Top five points guards (4/4)

by:Jamie Shaw•04/04/22•

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john-calipari-ohio-this-is-going-to-be-a-really-hard-game — Transfer Portal CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 13: Ohio Bobcats guard Mark Sears (1) with the basketball during the second half of the men's college basketball game between the Ohio Bobcats and Cleveland State Vikings on November 13, 2021, at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, OH.(Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The transfer portal is where every college basketball coach is living right now. With over 1,090 NCAA men’s basketball players in the portal, as of Sunday night, there is a lot to work through.

On3 looks at the top five point guards who have submitted their names into college basketball’s transfer portal.

*in alphabetical order

6-2 Sr. Jaelin Llewellyn from Princeton

Jaelin Llewellyn
2021-22 Stats: 28 games, 28 starts, 15.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.7 steals, 44.7% FG, 38.6% 3P

Awards: 2019-20 2nd Team All-Ivy, 2021-22 1st Team All-Ivy

Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
High School: Lynchburg (VA) Virginia Episcopal School
2018 On3 Consensus: NA
Previous Transfer: NA

6-5 Jr. Tristen Newton from East Carolina

Tristen Newton
2021-22 Stats: 30 games, 30 starts, 17.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.4 steals, 43.5% FG, 33.3% 3P

Awards: 2021-22 – 2nd Team All-AAC, 22-22 – 2nd AAC Points Scored, 21-22 2nd AAC Assists per Game

Hometown: El Paso, Texas
High School: El Paso (TX) William H. Burges High
2019 On3 Consensus: NA
Previous Transfer: NA

6-0 So. Nijel Pack from Kansas State

Nijel Pack
2021-22 Stats: 24 games, 24 starts, 17.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.3 steals, 45.5% FG, 43.6% 3P

Awards: 2021-22 1st Team All-Big 12, 21-22 – Big 12 Most Improved, 21-22 – 3rd in Big 12 Points per Game

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
High School: Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central
2020 On3 Consensus: No. 126
Previous Transfer: NA

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6-3 Jr. Terry Roberts from Bradley

Terry Roberts
2021-22 Stats: 31 games, 31 starts, 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.6 steals, 45.4% FG, 34.5% 3P

Awards: 2021-22 – 1st Team All-MVC, 21-22 – MVC Newcomer of the Year, 21-22 – 1st in MVC Assists per Game, 21-22 – 3rd in MVC Steals per Game

Hometown: North Amityville, New York
High School: Rock Hill (SC) Believe Prep
2019 On3 Consensus: NA
Previous Transfer: Florida Southwestern State Junior College

6-1 So. Mark Sears from Ohio

Mark Sears
2021-22 Stats: 35 games, 35 starts, 19.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.7 steals, 44.4% FG, 40.8% 3P

Awards: 2020-21 – 1st Team MAC All-Freshman, 2021-22 – 1st Team All-MAC, 2022 All-MAC Tournament, 21-22 – 1st MAC Points Scored, 21-22 – 3rd MAC Total Assists, 21-22 – 3rd MAC Total Steals

Hometown: Muscle Shoals, Alabama
High School: Chatham (VA) Hargrave Military Academy
On3 Consensus: NA
Previous Transfer: NA

Best of the Rest

(alphabetical order)
6-2 So. Keeshawn Barthelemy from Colorado
6-4 RS-Jr. Jermaine Couisnard from South Carolina
6-1 So. Andre Curbelo from Illinois
6-2 Grad Transfer Xavier Pinson from LSU
6-2 Grad Transfer Camren Wynter from Drexel