Jaguar men’s basketball adds transfers to roster. As coach Riley looks to replace depth from last year.
South Alabama men’s basketball ended their 2022-2023 season in a 66-71 loss to Louisiana in the Sunbelt Conference Tournament. The Jaguars lost key players Isaiah Moore, Greg Parham, Kevin Samuel, Owen White and fan favorite Adam Sizemore to graduation. Dianne Smith and Tyler Shirley have chosen to enter the transfer portal.
The Jaguars have added three new transfers to the their roster for the upcoming season. South Alabama adds guards Samuel Tabe and Maxwell Land and forward Thomas Howell. All three will be eligible to play in the 2023-2024 season.
Samuel Tabe comes to the Jaguars by way of Seton Hill. Seton Hill is a division 2 school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. At Seton Hill, Tabe average 16.4 points a game and averaged 8.2 rebounds each game.
Maxwell Land transfer from Saint Francis University, averaged 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds a game at Saint Francis. During 2022-2023 at Saint Francis, Land shot 36% from the three point line and was 76% in free-throws.
The Jaguars also picked up transfer Thomas Howell. Howell is no stranger to the Sunbelt Conference, coming from conference foe Louisiana-Monroe. Howell averaged 9.5 points and 8 rebounds a game this past season.
Both Land and Howell have two years of eligibility, while Tabe will have one year of eligibility. In addition to these recent transfers, the Jaguars have three high school signees: guards John Broom of Jacksonville High School (Jacksonville, AL), Smurf Millender of Clear Brook High School (Friendswood, TX) and forward Ethan Kiser of Metamora High School (Metamora, IL).
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