Donnie Jones continues to improve his basketball team for 2010.
According to UCFSports.com, the Knights first-year head coach locked in another huge transfer for his basketball team, Tristan Spurlock, who spent last season at the University of Virginia
The 6-foot-8 small forward, who was a top 100 recruit in the class of 2009, will sit out the 2010-2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules, but will have three years of eligibility for the Knights after that. He was a four-star prospect according to Rivals.com coming out of World of Life Academy in Springfield, Virginia.
Spurlock, who played in 13 games for the Cavaliers last season, said he preferred to play in a more “up-tempo” style of offense, which the UCF coach is known for.
“I think I would do alot better in a up-tempo system,” Spurlock said to UCFSports.com. “I am a big wing and I think that I need to be on a team that will let me be able to use my mismatches in a game.”
Spurlock left Virginia in late March, a move that Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett called “mutual”.
“After a long discussion with Tristan and his family we have mutually agreed that it is best for him to leave the Virginia basketball program,” Bennett said in a press release. “I appreciate what he’s done for UVa basketball and understand his desire for a different playing situation. I fully support his pursuit of his goals and he has my best wishes for the future.”
