Younger Hansbrough Transfering - TO Notre Dame

[KillerB]

STARKVILLE - Starting guard Ben Hansbrough will leave Mississippi State's basketball team and intends to transfer, MSU coach Rick Stansbury said today.

"Ben is a good kid and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors," Stansbury said in a news release.Contacted earlier today, Stansbury wouldn't comment beyond what was in the release.A message left on Hansbrough's cell phone wasn't immediately returned.Hansbrough, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, was State's fourth-leading scorer in its recent run to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Hansbrough started 28 games and averaged 10.5 points per game. He shot 36 percent from behind the 3-point line and led the team in free throw shooting percentage, making 78.9 percent of his attempts.

[BradleyBrave]

The arms of BU are open...

[KillerB]

According to a friend who is somewhat connected...

SIU-C Friend says his sources say they are in the final two for him. Not sure who the other school is.

[BradleyBrave]

SIU-C Friend says his sources say they are in the final two for him. Not sure who the other school is.

Hmm...weird. Why would he go from a major role at an SEC school to the MVC?

[BuBraves55]

it'd be some publicity for them for sure

[pfunk880]

The arms of BU are open...

And we have an open schollie...

[tornado]

Will Tranfer U try to get him?

[BU ICEMAN]

The arms of BU are open...

Not yet.....you said it yourself BB, weird.

Before we open the arms, let's find out why he's transferring, right outta the blue.....

[Braves4Life]

Hmm...weird. Why would he go from a major role at an SEC school to the MVC?

He would certainly be a STAR at a non-BCS school.

[Beninator]

and if he is like his brother he probably never takes a play off....

[Da Coach]

and if he is like his brother he probably never takes a play off....

Ben Hansbrough's game is much different than his brother Tyler.
Ben is a 6'3" shooting guard who really likes to shoot a lot. He shot 35.8% from three and just 41% overall. He gets some open shots because teams double-team Jamont Gordon, but from the games I have seen, he takes a lot of bad shots, too. That appears to frustrate Mississippi State's coach Rick Stansbury.

Here is an article that says he is transferring because Mississippi State doesn't have adequate practice facilities.--

http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=271289&pub=1&div=Sports

Usually when a kid who has started all year as a sophomore and been a key player transfers, it has something to do with differences between him and the coach. But there are strong rumors that he is unhappy with some of his teammates (Jamont Gordon) who don't pass him the ball enough.

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&U=eb82825636764f4aa16cbf6162c5177d&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3aeb82825636764f4aa16cbf6162c5177dPost%3aa9e4d2e6-cb1a-43e9-82cf-35a6ad04b62c&sid=sitelife.clarionledger.com

Some discussion on the Mississippi State message boards suggest the true reason is a lot "uglier", and will eventually come out. He apparently did not get along with the coach or his teammates, and there was some reported meddling by Hansbrough's father.

[ER3]

This could be bad news for BU...as Mississippi State has been showing some interest in Antiquawn Beckham. Hansbrough leaving might increase MSU's level of interest in Beckham, and it also might give him reason to believe that there will now be some more minutes available for him there...

[tornado]

Believe it or not, one of the rumors I saw on the Mississippi State board was that Ben Hansbrough will transfer to North Carolina, but since he will sit out he won't play there until after Tyler leaves.
Anyway, Tyler Hansbrough supposedly worked a deal with UNC that he'd stay one more year with the Tarheels instead of going pro if they made a scholarship available for his brother.

Well, I will believe it when I see it...
The Mizzou board says he is possibly going to Missouri, Missouri State, or SIU

[OrangeandBlack74]

Well, I will believe it when I see it...
The Mizzou board says he is possibly going to Missouri, Missouri State, or SIU

This link indicates that Missouri is only one of several schools that he is currently looking at...

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/22EE01D7F73DFF19862574260013033B?OpenDocument

[Da Coach]

Thanks for posting that St. Louis Post link. I have been reading all the rumors that Hansbrough is headed to Southern Illinois or Missouri State, but this writer actually talked to Hansbrough, and he never mentioned SIU or MSU. I wonder where the earlier rumors came from?

It sounds like he isn't looking to move down to a midmajor school.
The schools he lists that he is interested in are Missouri, Purdue, Florida, Arkansas, Butler and Notre Dame.