Grandstaff hoping third time is a charm

Over 600 basketball players transferred during 2016, according to an NCAA report, very few of those transfer a second time especially prior to stepping on the court of their new team.

It hasn’t been an easy couple of years for sophomore Austin Grandstaff, who sat out the 2016-2017 after transferring from Ohio State and then again from Oklahoma before landing at DePaul.

After transferring to DePaul on June 29,2016, the coaching staff emphasized allowing Grandstaff to feel at home and subsequently develop as a player.

“What I think we wanted to do with Austin is allow him to find a home, and by that everybody’s home base makes them more comfortable so I think he is in a very comfortable place,”…