Baylor Scheierman cuts list of transfer possibilities to Kansas Jayhawks, nine others
Former South Dakota State combo guard Baylor Scheierman has narrowed his list of transfer options to 10 schools, ESPN.com’s Jonathan Givony reported Wednesday on Twitter.
Scheierman, a 6-foot-6, 205-pound junior shooting guard from Aurora, Nebraska, is considering KU plus Kentucky, Duke, Texas, Creighton, Nebraska, Arkansas, Clemson, Wake Forest and Mississippi State.
“Already conducted eight in-home visits. Planning on announcing his decision in the next two weeks,” Givony reported on Twitter.
In addition to those 10 schools, Givony on Tuesday had listed as possibilities Baylor, Memphis, Texas Tech, Alabama, Gonzaga, UCLA, Florida, Louisville, Michigan State, Oregon, Wisconsin, Washington and Texas A&M.
Scheierman, who has entered his name in the 2022 NBA Draft, averaged 16.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game last season for 30-5 South Dakota State. The Summit League player of the year was was the only player in the country to lead his league in both rebounds and assists.
He hit 50.8% of his shots including 46.9% of his threes (83 of 177). He scored at least 20 points in 11 games.
Scheierman scored 18 points (3-of-8 from three) and grabbed 10 rebounds in No. 13 seed South Dakota State’s first-round loss to No. 4 seed Providence in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
He has two years of college eligibility remaining. If he wishes to continue his college career he must remove his name from the draft by June 1.
Scheierman stressed to Nebraska.rivals.com on Wednesday he had “two feet in the draft.” In fact, he’s currently training in Atlanta for upcoming workouts with NBA teams.
He said if he ultimately decides to continue in college he wants “an opportunity to play on a national stage every night and be able to showcase the abilities that I’ve worked so hard to improve and have gotten me to this point.”
Of Nebraska, Scheierman told Nebraska.rivals.com: “I grew up always watching their games whenever I could, and I remember the years where we were competitive — the Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields years. Just the energy around the state when that was going on, it was special. Being from Nebraska and being able to come home and have the opportunity to play in front of my family and friends on a nightly basis would be fun. Honestly, I think if we get the right guys together who know how to play the right way, there’s no reason why Nebraska can’t change the narrative around its program.”
According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, two-sport high school star Scheierman threw for nearly 4,000 yards with 59 touchdowns as a quarterback his senior year at Aurora High School. His team won the state football title. Scheierman was the only player in the state named to the All-Nebraska first team in football and basketball.
This story was originally published April 28, 2022 at 9:56 AM.
