From the Big Red to the Black and Gold

Bosley JarrettNolan Cressler (24)

Playing for one of the top high school basketball teams in Pittsburgh and dominating Ivy League competition at Cornell University, Nolan Cressler has been a top player for the last few years.

Leading the Big Red in scoring with 16.8 points per game with a 36 percent shooting on three-pointers shot during his sophomore year, Cressler made himself known as a force to be reckoned with in every basketball game. However, Cressler’s heroics often were in vain due to Cornell’s finishing 2-26 in the 2013-14 season.

And yet, Cressler, now a junior guard for the Vanderbilt Commodores, decided he wanted more and made the decision to transfer to the SEC school with…