The Wear twins transfer from UNC means 31 basketball players who have enrolled since 2000 have left the Big Four.
The Wears bring UNC's total to six, four less than Wake Forest. There are few regrets on the list, notably Duke's Elliot Williams, but mostly forgettable players (see: UNC's Adam Boone, N.C. State's Justin Flatt and Wake's Dshamal Schoetz).
Bottom line, barring an unexpected leap of improvement in their games — and health in the case of David's hip — the Wears will be old news by the start of the 2010-11 season.
The success of UNC's season is predicated on how good Harrison Barnes really is (and to a lesser extent Reggie Bullock). That doesn't change with the absence of two backup forwards. Boston College will miss Rakim Sanders a world more than UNC will miss both Wears combined.
The list of Big Four transfers in the 2000s (with the year of their freshmen class in parenthesis):
Wake Forest (10): F Dshamal Schoetz (2000), G A.W. Hamilton (2000), G Jeremy Ingram
(2003), F Todd Hendley (2003), G Shamaine Dukes (2005), F Kevin Swinton
(2005), F Casey Crawford (2006), G Anthony Gurley (2006), F Jamie Skeen
(2006), G Konner Tucker (2009)
N.C. State (8): F Mike Bell (2000), G Trey Guidry (2000), F Adam Simons (2002), G Dom Mejia (2002), G Justin Flatt (2002), G Mike O'Donnell (2003), G Marques Johnson (2007), G Julius Mays (2008)
Duke (7): F Andre Sweet (2000), F Mike Thompson (2002), F Eric Boateng (2005), F Jamal Boykin (2005), F Taylor King (2007), F Olek Czyz (2008), G Elliot Williams (2008)
UNC (6): G Adam Boone (2000), F Neil Fingleton (2000), G Brian
Morrison (2000), F Alex Stepheson (2006), F Travis Wear (2009), F
David Wear (2009)
Comments
And another
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 21:19 — JPDOhioThe forgetable Marcus Johnson.
now
Fri, 05/07/2010 - 11:21 — joegiglio (author)That one I will add.
Thank you, JPD
— JPG
Wears
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 13:28 — Duvall"That doesn't change with the absence of two backup forwards. Boston College will miss Rakim Sanders a world more than UNC will miss both Wears combined."
Unless Zeller gets hurt sometime next year. But really, what are the odds of that?
freshman classes
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 13:18 — joegiglio (author)from the 2000s
those players signed/enrolled in 1990s
— jpg
these are the classes
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 13:21 — joegiglio (author)2000
N.C. State: F Mike Bell, G Trey Guidry, F Marcus Melvin, G Scooter Sherrill
UNC: G Adam Boone, F Neil Fingleton, G Brian Morrison
Duke: G Chris Duhon, F Andre Sweet
Wake Forest: G A.W. Hamilton, F Dshamal Schoetz
2001
N.C. State: F Jordan Collins, F Ilian Evtimov, G Julius Hodge, F Josh Powell, F Levi Watkins
UNC: G Jackie Manuel, G Melvin Scott, F Jawad Williams
Duke: G Daniel Ewing
Wake Forest: F Vytas Danelius, G Taron Downey, F Jamal Levy
2002
N.C. State: G Cam Bennerman, F Adam Simons, G Dom Mejia, G Justin Flatt
UNC: G Raymond Felton, G Rashad McCants, F Byron Sanders, F Damion Grant, F Sean May
Duke: G J.J. Redick, G Sean Dockery, F Lee Melchionni, F Shavlik Randolph, F Shelden Williams, F Mike Thompson
Wake Forest: G Justin Gray, F Richard Joyce, F Trent Strickland, F Chris Ellis, F Eric Williams
2003
N.C. State: G Mike O'Donnell
UNC: F Justin Bohlander, F Reyshawn Terry
Duke: F Luol Deng
Wake Forest: F Kyle Visser, G Jeremy Ingram, G Chris Paul, F Todd Hendley
2004
N.C. State: G Gavin Grant, F Andrew Brackman, F Cedric Simmons
UNC: G Quentin Thomas, G J.R. Smith, F Marvin Williams
Duke: G Shaun Livingston, F David McClure, G DeMarcus Nelson
Wake Forest: F Cameron Stanley
2005
N.C. State: F Brandon Costner, F Ben McCauley, G Courtney Fells
UNC: F Tyler Hansbrough, F Danny Green, G Bobby Frasor, G Marcus Ginyard, F Mike Copeland
Duke: G Greg Paulus, F Josh McRoberts, G Marty Pocius, F Eric Boateng, F Jamal Boykin
Wake Forest: G Shamaine Dukes, G Harvey Hale, F David Weaver, F Kevin Swinton
2006
N.C. State: F Dennis Horner, F Bartosz Lewandowski
UNC: F Brandan Wright, F Alex Stepheson, F Deon Thompson, G Wayne Ellington, G Ty Lawson, F Will Graves
Duke: G Jon Scheyer, F Brian Zoubek, F Lance Thomas, F Gerald Henderson
Wake Forest: F Casey Crawford, F Chas McFarland, G Ish Smith, G Anthony Gurley, F L.D. Williams, F Jamie Skeen
2007
N.C. State: G Javier Gonzalez, F Tracy Smith, F J.J. Hickson, F Johnny Thomas
UNC: none
Duke: F Kyle Singler, G Nolan Smith, F Taylor King
Wake Forest: G Gary Clark, G Jeff Teague, F James Johnson
2008
N.C. State: G Julius Mays, G C.J. Williams
UNC: F Tyler Zeller, F Ed Davis, G Larry Drew II, G Justin Watts
Duke: G Elliot Williams, F Olek Czyz, F Miles Plumlee
Wake Forest: F Tony Woods, F Al-Farouq Aminu, F Ty Walker
2009
N.C. State: F DeShawn Painter, F Richard Howell, F Jordan Vandenberg, F Josh Davis, G Scott Wood
UNC: G Leslie McDonald, G Dexter Strickland, F Travis Wear, F David Wear, F John Henson
Duke: G Andre Dawkins, F Ryan Kelly, F Mason Plumlee
Wake Forest: G Konner Tucker, F Ari Stewart, G C.J. Harris
Oops, one more
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 13:15 — jpryalsDamien Wilkins, also an N.C. State refugee.
One oversight
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 13:14 — jpryalsMarshall Williams, who left N.C. State in 2000.