Memorable is not always good

How do you narrow down the laundry list of transfers over the last few years to the best of the best?

Sure, you can look at individual awards and team statistics, but long into the process, I realized that the main criterion had to be a question.

"Do I remember you?"

And with that, it became easy. Just as I recalled the studs, I recalled some of the noteworthy flops, as well.

Excluding those players still active in college basketball, here's a list of some of the best and worst recent transfers:

Peter Newmann is a researcher for ESPN.