Virginia Tech transfer Dorian Finney-Smith is considering seven schools.

“Florida, Louisville, Texas, Marquette, Iowa State, Ohio State and Georgetown,” his mother, Desiree Finney, told SNY.tv Monday afternoon.

Finney-Smith will visit Iowa State June 7-9, but no other visits have been set.

After the current dead period ends Finney-Smith plans to begin taking them.

“What I’m going to to now is I’m going to get with the coaches and see how we’re going to do that,” she said. “We’re going to start some visits at the end of the month.”

An ACC all-freshman team member in 2012, Finney-Smith averaged 6.3 points and 7.0 rebounds as a freshman. He started 30 of 33 games.

The 6-foot-8 small forward from Portsmouth, Va., opted to transfer after coach Seth Greenberg was fired.

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Jay Harris, a former Valparaiso guard, is headed to Wagner to play for new coach Bashir Mason.

“I chose Wagner because they were the best fit academically and athletically,” the 6-foot-2, 160-pound guard told SNY.tv.

“Their style of basketball fits my game perfectly. I also like that their philosophy is family.”

An Aurora, IL native, Harris averaged 9.0 points and 2.6 assists last season at Valpo.

“I can shoot the ball and pass it pretty well,” he said.

He must sit out a year per transfer rules and will then have two years of eligibility remaining.

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More than 20 schools have expressed interest in Virginia Tech transfer Dorian Finney-Smith but he plans to trim his list this weekend.

Desiree Finney, Dorian’s mother, said Florida, Texas, Louisville, Iowa State and Marquette were some of the schools involved.

“We will probably narrow it down after this weekend to the last five or three,” Desiree told SNY.tv Thursday night by phone. “I’m hoping three.”

She said her son would “probably” visit three schools and then decide.

An ACC all-freshman team member in 2012, Finney-Smith averaged 6.3 points and 7.0 rebounds as a freshman. He started 30 of 33 games.

The 6-foot-8 small forward from Portsmouth, Va., opted to transfer after coach Seth Greenberg was fired.

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Former Temple guard Aaron Brown has committed to Southern Miss.

The 6-foot-5 Hackensack, N.J., native will have two years of eligibility left after sitting next season.

“I think it was the best opportunity for me after sitting out my year,” the former St. Benedict’s Prep guard told SNY.tv by phone following his visit to Southern Miss. “I want to take the year off to get better physically and skill-wise.” (more…)

Former Iona shooting guard Kyle Smyth has committed to Seton Hall and expects to be eligible for the 2012-13 season.

“I decided to make things official and commit to Seton Hall,” the 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard from Don Bosco Prep told SNY.tv by phone.

Smyth, who averaged 5.7 points and 2.0 rebounds last season for the Gaels, picked Seton Hall over Boston College after visiting a week and a half ago.

This will be his fifth year after redshirting as a freshman and he expects to be eligible right away, along with fellow transfers Gene Teague and Brian Oliver.

“By all accounts, I’m going to be eligible,” he said. (more…)

Maryland freshman Ashton Pankey is transferring due to family reasons.

Pankey, a 6-foot-9 redshirt freshman forward from the Bronx, N.Y., told head coach Mark Turgeon he needed to find a school closer to home in order to aid his family.

He is considering St. John’s, Iona and Fordham, sources told SNY.tv.

“My mom is the rock in my life and I promised her I would take care of her like she did for me,” Pankey said. “Therefore, I am choosing to put my family first and look for a school closer to home. (more…)

Seton Hall officially announced Monday that former Texas guard Sterling Gibbs has transferred to the University.

Gibbs is seeking a hardship waiver due to a family illness and hopes to be eligible for the upcoming season, sources told SNY.tv.

“We’re excited to add Sterling to our family,” Pirates head coach Kevin Willard said.  “He’s the type of player that will contribute to our backcourt efforts over the next few years.  He’s also a player that knows Seton Hall, its mission and culture well.  Sterling will be a nice fit.” (more…)

Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley continues to rebuild the Rams with transfers and quality recruits.

The Rams on Thursday secured a commitment from former Texas Tech point guard DeShon “Biggie” Minnis, a Philadelphia native who will have three years of eligibility left after sitting out next season in the Atlantic 10.

He averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 assists last season. (more…)

The least well kept secret in the college transfer world is out.

Former Wake Forest guard Tony Chennault will announce his transfer to Villanova today.

“Tony is happy to be back in the Philly area close to his mom and family,” Neumann Goretti assistant John Mosco told SNY.tv.

Chennault’s mother,  Crystal Mortan, is ill and he is hoping to get a hardship waiver to play immediately. (more…)

Sophomore guard Jordan Clarkson is transferring to Missouri from Tulsa, CBSSports.com reports.

“I’m comfortable with Coach [Frank] Haith and the team,” Clarkson, who averaged 16.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists, told CBS. “Coach Haith’s had a lot of success with transfers and it just felt like the right place for me.”

A first-team All-Conference USA first-team last season, the 6-foot-4, 185-pound Clarkson also considered  UCLA and Illinois. (more…)