UCLA Starting Center Drew Gordon Will Transfer

Let’s assume for a second that Drew Gordon wants to stay on the West coast (a reasonable assumption: most of the schools that recruited him heavily out of high school were West-coast schools). Let’s also assume that he won’t want to transfer to another Pac-10 club, since that would mean he’d have to sit out both this year and next.

Who does that leave as the most logical possible destination for Gordon? Gonzaga, of course. SB Nation’s Gonzaga blog Slipper Still Fits notes that Gonzaga has had success with Division-I transfers before and suggests the program pursue Gordon.

You see this story recycled all the time in college basketball. Talented player comes into established program, doesn’t fit in with said established program and then decides to transfer to a different program where he can get away with doing the things he did that prevented him from fitting in with his previous established program. Drew Gordon is just the latest example of this.

I’m kind of removed from the situation, being an East Coaster and all, but I personally wouldn’t mind if my team’s best player stat-wise was showboating a bit. As long as he produced, it doesn’t really matter to me.

It’s safe to say UCLA’s 2009/10 season hasn’t begun according to plan. Thus far, the Bruins are 2-4, with losses to four mid-majors (Cal-State Fullerton, Portland Butler and Long Beach State). Yikes.

Now, according to the Los Angeles Times, third-leading scorer and former top recruit Drew Gordon has decided to transfer.