Transfer Chansey Willis Jr. Joins Kent State Men’s Basketball
4/28/2026 1:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT – Transfer guard Chansey Willis Jr. has joined Kent State Men's Basketball. The Detroit, Michigan native will join the Golden Flashes for the upcoming 2026-2027 season.
Willis Jr. comes to Kent State University from the University of Minnesota where he spent the 2025-2026 season. He played and started in seven games for the Golden Gophers before suffering a season-ending injury. In those games he averaged 26.6 minutes tallying 44 points, 21 rebounds, 23 assists and 17 steals. Prior to Minnesota, Willis Jr. spent the 2024-25 season at Western Michigan University here he led the Mid-American Conference in scoring (16.8 PPG) and assists (5.8 APG). He was named an All-MAC Second Team selection, a CSC Academic All-District honoree, and received MAC Player of the Week honors when he averaged 25.5 points in a pair of wins over Ohio and Northern Illinois.
Before Western Michigan, Willis Jr. spent the 2023-24 Season at Henry Ford College where he was named the MCCAA Eastern Conference Player of the Year. He started in all 28 games for the Hawks and averaged 20.0 points, 7.0 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. Before that, Willis Jr. began his career at Saginaw Valley State in the 2022-2023 season. He averaged 12.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Cardinals. Willis Jr. was as a two-sport star at Detroit King High School, lettering in both basketball and football. He was named 2022 Michigan Mr. Basketball, Michigan's 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year, and AP Division I Michigan Player of the Year and First Team All-State.
"I am incredibly excited to add a point guard of Chansey's caliber here to Kent State.", said Coach Senderoff. "We obviously played against him two years ago when he was at Western Michigan, and I thought that he was the best point guard in the conference that we competed against. He redshirted this year due to an injury. Can't wait to have a guy who's as dynamic a two-way player as Chansey to our program. He defends at an elite level, he can score, and he's an incredibly gifted passer. So, I'm really excited for him to join our team and look forward to him being here this summer."
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