Jayson Kent to Indiana St

[Chibearsfan10125]

Jayson Kent announced on Twitter he will be transferring to Indiana State. I’m a little surprised he’s staying in the MVC.

[Nashville Cat]

Jason transferring to Sycamores!

[Big Mike]

Wow.....did not see that coming?

[Da Coach]

One reason he chose Indiana State is that his high school friend Robbie Avila is committed there as a 2022 recruit. Plus, I expect Jayson will be a bigger part of their offense than he was at Bradley.

Good luck to Jayson and the Kent family. They attended many of Bradley's games in the 2 years Jayson was a member of the Bradley team, so they will probably be putting in a lot more miles driving to Jayson's games.
And I hope things work out better for Jayson at Indiana State.

[Da Coach]

Indiana State has 6 of their players in the transfer portal, 3 more than any other MVC team. However, it isn't as bad as that number suggests-
Tyreke Key- 5th year 6'3" senior guard, but did not play at all this season and will have an extra year because of a medical redshirt
Nick Hittle- 6'10" sophomore center who redshirted his freshman season- only appeared in 16 games, averaged 6.5 minutes/game, and 2.9 ppg
Simon Wilbar- 6'11" redshirt-sophomore transfer from D2- averaged 12 minutes/game and 3.7 ppg
Quimari Peterson- 6'1" freshman guard who appeared in only 4 games and scored a cumulative total of 6 points for the season. He suffered an ankle sprain in the preseason, was slow to recover, but even when healthy, did not seem to be a player the coach had confidence in.
Dearon Tucker- 6'10" sophomore forward, transfer from Oregon State. He appeared in 14 games averaging 10minutes/game and 2.2 ppg. Indiana State was deficient in big inside players, so his lack of playing time suggests his coach had very little confidence in him.
Micah Thomas- 6'0" sophomore guard who transferred in from juco. He was a part-time starter who ranked 4th on the team with an average of 9.7 ppg.

Indiana State was near the bottom of the MVC in scoring, FG%, 3pt FG%, and scoring margin. They could have really used Tyreke Key's presence. But he did not play at all this season. Hittle, Wilbar, Peterson, and Tucker played almost insignificant roles this year. Micah Thomas is the only transferring player who contributed significantly. Jayson has a chance to play a lot because the Sycamores really need scoring and a perimeter threat.

[patrick_o'brian]

Lol! Isn’t this something? Next it will be Terry to ISU Red. Geez!

[Tommy]

In-conference transfer, I’ve got my least favorite player now.

[egib52]

If we are going to allow all players to transfer and play right away, it would have been nice to at least bar in conference transfers. Alternatively, at minimum, require a one or two year sit out.

[Da Coach]

Lol! Isn’t this something? Next it will be Terry to ISU Red. Geez!

Haha! I'll take that bet.

That isn't going to happen.

[bradleyfan124]

If we are going to allow all players to transfer and play right away, it would have been nice to at least bar in conference transfers. Alternatively, at minimum, require a one or two year sit out.

I think there was a requirement like that at one time if they transferred inside the conference

[Da Coach]

Good article from the Indiana State beat writer Todd Aaron Golden about Jayson Kent and his decision to transfer to Indiana State-
https://www.tribstar.com/sports/loca...adac7cee7.html

In the article, Jayson is quoted as saying the other schools that pursued him were Southern Illinois, Charlotte, Cleveland State, Towson and Kansas City.
It also reports that Indiana State head coach had discussions with the Bradley coaches about Jayson transferring there.
"They wanted him back and were disappointed he was leaving, but they were very complimentary," Schertz said"

Jayson was also quoted: "I'm used to the Valley and at the end of the day, it was about where I could to fit in," Kent said. "I appreciate Bradley so much. They developed me mentally and physically, especially the weight trainer, Eddie Pappas. They also developed my defensive game."

[️ Fanatic]

Good article from the Indiana State beat writer Todd Aaron Golden about Jayson Kent and his decision to transfer to Indiana State-
https://www.tribstar.com/sports/loca...adac7cee7.html

Schertz noted. "The way this worked was their family reached out to [Oak Forest coach XXX] Manske, who reached out to us. It was based on that he liked the system, it was hard to guard, and that it was a good fit for Jayson's game."

From what I understand, this quote is exactly the reason Kent is no longer at Bradley: As noted by Da Coach, his family is very involved. They would express their feelings at the games about Kent's play &/or lack of playing opportunity (perhaps too much so).

Hopefully, he will find the minutes his family is looking for at ISU: All the best to the Kent's