Auburn among top transfer destinations for C-USA Freshman of the Year Adrian Wooley
Auburn among top transfer destinations for C-USA Freshman of the Year Adrian Wooley Former Kennesaw State guard Adrian Wooley averaged 19.6 points per game during his stellar freshman campaign.
One of the top transfer portal prospects in college basketball narrowed his list of schools down to four on Saturday. According to a report by Joe Tipton of On3, Kennesaw State transfer guard Adrian Wooley has cut his list down to Alabama, Auburn, Louisville, and Kansas. He is coming off a freshman season where he averaged 18.8 points per game for Kennesaw State.
Wooley played high school basketball in Cottondale, Alabama and was listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports when he committed to Kennesaw State. He was recruited by teams from mid-major conferences and did not have any offers from any of the power four conferences. 247Sports rates Wooley as the top combo guard in the transfer portal and the third-best prospect overall.
Kennesaw State finished fourth in Conference USA with a 10-8 record, and they were 19-4 overall. They were eliminated in the semifinals of the conference tournament by Liberty 81-79, and they did not get selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament. That loss to Liberty was the end of their season. Wooley led the team in points per game and shot 42% from the three-point line. He also led the Owls in assists (3.6) and steals (1.4).
Wooley won Conference USA Freshman of the Year and averaged 19.6 points in conference games. He also scored double figures in all of his games except for three. He was also selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman team. He scored 20 or more points 15 times with his season high coming against Brewton-Parker. In the 112-77 win he scored 32 points with eight assists and rebounds.
Wooley is one of the top prospects in the transfer portal and would be a great addition to the Tigers if that is where he transfers. Auburn will be looking to rebuild with much of their roster in their final year as seniors.
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