Texas A&M basketball lands commitment from nation's leading rebounder as grad transfer
Buzz Williams just landed one of college basketball’s top graduate transfers. Kevin Marfo, the NCAA’s leading rebounder this season, announced Saturday that he is transferring to Texas A&M.
Marfo made his commitment announcement in a video chat posted to the @AllFactsMedia Twitter account:
HERE… WE… GO… The moment you have all been waiting for! @KevinMarfo has commited to… pic.twitter.com/hp017iPOcc
— All Facts (@AllFactsMedia) March 28, 2020
Marfo, who measures 6-8, 245 pounds, gives the Aggies’ frontcourt a big boost in 2020-21. He played one season at George Washington and two seasons at Quinnipiac. This past season, Marfo led the NCAA with 13.1 rebounds per game, making it a double-double with an average of 10.1 points per game. Playing an average of 28 minutes per game, Marfo shot 48 percent from the floor and 71 percent at the free-throw line.
“I feel like coach gave me a good opportunity to play and produce this year,” Marfo told 247Sports’ Evan Daniels. “I want to test myself against the best in college basketball. I think this will allow me to get the best opportunity to do that and that’s kind of been my mindset with the reason why I wanted to transfer. I just want to develop my game and see how I match up against the best players in the country.”