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Lastly, we just landed a transfer. He's from Liberty, so he's shockingly a white Christian kid. But he looks good:

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/m...ophomore-cent/

Spoiler!

Former Liberty University center Evan Maxwell, a 6-foot-10, 245-pound sophomore out of Clarks Summit, Pa., is headed to Kansas University on a basketball scholarship, Maxwell told the Journal-World on Friday night.

Maxwell, who visited KU earlier this week, chose KU over Baylor, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech and perhaps others.

KU coaches cannot comment on transfers until paperwork is received and processed.

Maxwell, who averaged 10.0 points and 4.8 rebounds a game his sophomore season for the Flames (13-19), is a graduate of Abington Heights High School.

Maxwell hit 63.7 percent of his shots (128 of 201) and 63 of 99 free throws (63.6) his sophomore season at Liberty.

He totaled six blocks, 10 steals, 17 assists, 68 turnovers on the season, logging 21.5 minutes per game.

He started 30 of 32 games as a sophomore.

Coming out of high school, Maxwell chose Liberty over Monmouth, his only other Div. I offer.

Sources say Maxwell will be a scholarship player at KU, thus the Jayhawks still have two scholarships to award for the coming 2016-17 season.

Maxwell showed improvement his sophomore season, as he went for 2.1 points, 1.1 rebounds and 6.0 minutes a game his initial year at Liberty.

“He has good hands, great spirit and teachability, humility, unselfishness and a knack to score the ball,” first-year Liberty coach Ritchie McKay told the Scranton Times last season. “I thought, ‘Man, we’ve got a really good player here.’ I think he’s gotten to the point where he’s not just settling for being above average,” McKay added. “He’s trying to touch greatness.”

He had 22 points and eight boards last season in a loss to Princeton.

“The guys listen to him,” McKay told the Times. “And when you work as hard as he works, I think the other players take the onus and say, ‘I have to step up my effort because, look at Maxwell. He’s giving his very best.’”

Maxwell told the Scranton Times his improvement was helped by his losing 25 pounds the offseason between his first two seasons.

“I’ve gotten a lot stronger, too,” said Maxwell, quicker and more agile his sophomore campaign. “I used to be able to push people around because I was heavy. Now I’m not as heavy, but just as effective.”

He is 6'10, 245. He sits out a year, then has two years of eligibility.

This is the best I could do for highlights:



He also has a little brother who is about to be a senior in HS. They say he is already 7'0 and the two of them want to play together. Self is a smart man.