Former Maryland forward Ashton Pankey will visit Iona, Fordham and Manhattan this week, his AAU coach, Jeff Rivera, told SNY.tv.
The 6-foot-8 former St. Anthony standout will trip to Iona on Tuesday, Fordham Wednesday and Manhattan Friday.
Iona has not been afraid to land transfers in the past few years, picking up Arizona’s Lamont “Momo” Jones and Iowa State’s Tavon Sledge.
Fordham recently signed a four-man class for 2012, including 6-8 former TCU commit Ryan Rhoomes.
And Manhattan is steadily improving under coach Steve Masiello, who was the co-recipient of the Haggerty Coach of the Year honors.
A Bronx, N.Y., native, Pankey wants to transfer closer to home to be near his mother.
Pankey missed all but one minute his freshman year due to a stress fracture in his leg. Last season, he played in all 32 games, averaging 4.7 points and 4.9 rebounds. He had four double-figure scoring games (high of 17 vs. Radford) and three games with double figures in rebounds (11 vs. Iona and Virginia Tech).
