UConn guard Alleyne transfers to St
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STORRS, Conn.– UConn guard Nahiem Alleyne has actually ended up being the third player to leave the program this month after helping the Huskies win the NCAA tournament.The 6-foot-4 senior announced Sunday night on social networks that he is transferring to St. John’s, publishing a making of himself in a Red Storm uniform in addition to pictures of the Statue of Liberty, a New york city taxi, a sign for the school and coach Rick Pitino.Editor’s Picks 2 Related The post on Instagram received a” like”from UConn coach Dan Hurley.The 3-point shooter and defensive specialist invested simply one season at UConn, playing approximately simply under 18 minutes a
game and averaging 5.2 points. He averaged 7.2 points in UConn’s six NCAA tournament games.He spent his very first 3 seasons at Virginia Tech and has another year of eligibility remaining.Alleyne joins guard Jordan Hawkins and center Adama Sanogo in leaving UConn this spring before tiring their college eligibility. Sanogo and Hawkins have actually revealed strategies to go into the
NBA draft.Alleyne becomes the 4th transfer to sign up with Pitino’s restoring effort at St. John’s, together with guards Daniss Jenkins and Cruz Davis, who followed their coach from Iona, and VMI wing Sean Conway.