<p>Entomom is almost certainly right. I don’t know that any of the colleges you mentioned takes senior transfers at all, even if they offer to shed credits to look more like juniors. Furthermore, the premise of your “plan” is crazy – that giving up basketball will make you more attractive to a prestigious institution. The fact of the matter is that if you are a quality D-1 basketball player, you could probably have transferred to many of them just for asking after your freshman or sophomore years, if you were willing to commit to playing basketball there. (Obviously, this would not work as well for UNC as it would for NYU.)</p>
<p>Your best course of action is almost certainly to finish your undergraduate degree where you are, taking the best, most challenging classes you can. Then you can go one of three ways: (1) apply for MBA programs immediately, (2) apply for non-MBA masters programs in finance, or (3) get some job experience before doing 1 or 2, with 1 being a lot more likely after job experience. </p>
<p>D-1 athletes with actual brains usually don’t find it overwhelmingly difficult to get jobs in the financial sector (although this year could be an exception to that rule – for everyone). Alumni and booster connections can help, and that’s not a bad thing, as long as you will be in a position where you can learn and enhance your skill set.</p>
<p>With rising undergraduate grades as you found your area of interest, some job experience with enhanced skills, and decent GMATs, you should be a good candidate for a high-level MBA program. Your basketball resume will help you there – a LOT if you are a well-known player, but a nice little boost even if you aren’t.</p>