As valuable as those players could be for their new programs, arguably no potential transfer this offseason could impact a team as much as former Missouri guard Michael Dixon, who is in a completely different situation.
Dixon, who has one year of eligibility remaining, has yet to complete his undergraduate coursework. But he's still hoping to receive a waiver from the NCAA that would allow him to play immediately at his new school.
Dixon was kicked off Missouri's squad in November after a female student accused him of sexual assault, the second such claim made against Dixon since January 2010.
Boone County prosecutors, though, determined that a police investigation lacked sufficient evidence to even interview Dixon in the second case, and the first alleged victim declined to press charges against him. Dixon declined to comment when reached by ESPN.com this week, but he has maintained his innocence on Twitter. Haith also declined to comment, but it's no secret that he supports his former guard.
"No charges were brought against Michael Dixon," said Kim English, Dixon's former teammate at Missouri. "He's never even had a conversation with any police department. He was just told he couldn't play his senior year for a program he helped rebuild.
"Your name is all you have. His name wasn't presented in a good light, and the court of public opinion is awfully condemning. I know he's looking for a chance to right the ship."
Sources said schools such as Memphis, Purdue, Oklahoma, Louisville and Houston inquired about Dixon after the season, but the schools currently showing the most interest are East Carolina, Baylor, Colorado and Loyola Marymount. Dixon visited East Carolina last weekend.
Dixon's family is hopeful the NCAA will grant their son a waiver similar to the one obtained last fall by Dez Wells, who was expelled from Xavier amid sexual assault allegations but was never charged. He was allowed to play right away at Maryland and led the Terrapins in scoring last season.
Dixon has spent this semester taking online coursework through a junior college. He plays pickup games in various gyms throughout his native Kansas City and has even been spotted at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence in recent weeks scrimmaging with members of the Kansas Jayhawks.
Dixon averaged 13.5 points and 3.3 assists as a junior in 2011-12.
"A coach will never be able to say that Mike is dogging it or that he isn't working hard or going full speed," English said. "Everything he does is at game speed. He's a grinder. He's fearless. He's the best teammate I ever had.
"Mike wants to win a national championship. I don't see him going to a Tennessee Tech or anything. I see him going to a place where he can compete for a national title."
