Indiana freshman center Eli Holman, who threw a tantrum in Tom Crean's office last week, made public his decision to transfer to Detroit Mercy. Holman was forced to become a medical redshirt last season after injuring his left wrist and therefore will have all four years of eligibility at Detroit Mercy. Holman averaged 1.0 PPG and 1.7 RPG in only six games last season, but would have been a major contributer for the Hoosiers in 2008-09, due to Indiana's lack of depth. During Holman's senior season in high school, he averaged 24.7 PPG, 12 RPG and 10 BPG at Richmond (Calif.) High School. Holman's ability to score inside, his athleticism and ferocious defense, is what made him appealing to big time college programs.I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Holman about a month and a half ago and it seemed that he was happy to be an Indiana Hoosier. I guess that what transpired quickly after that made him want to transfer. Holman probably originally signed with Indiana because of Kelvin Sampson and ever since he resigned, Indiana has spun downhill. Holman would have been only the eighth scholarship player left at Indiana after players graduated, entered the NBA Draft and three others were dismissed. Indiana could be looking at a very ugly season. I don't exactly know why Holman would want to transfer to a team that just went 7-23 and finished last in the Horizon conference, however, this is a good addition by Detroit Mercy and they should be greatly improved. Holman is the third new player the Titans have added, the others being junior college forwards Thomas Kennedy and Xavier Keeling.
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