There has not been a transfer recruitment more closely watched in college basketball in recent years than that of Virginia Tech transfer Kerry Blackshear, whose star turn against Duke in the 2019 NCAA Tournament made him a wanted man as soon as he announced he would enter the NBA Draft process and the transfer portal in mid-April.
And the talented big man kept the college basketball world on tenterhooks for the better part of the last few months merely by going about his draft preparation quietly. It was no major surprise when Blackshear withdrew from the NBA Draft, as he did not crack many big boards, but it was also no surprise when he went on a series of visits — including to Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky — during an extended re-recruitment.