Santa Barbara adds Temple transfer Josh Pierre-Louis

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Josh Pierre-Louis, the 6-foot-3 point guard from Roselle (N.J.) Catholic, is transferring to UC-Santa Barbara from Temple.

Pierre-Louis will sit one season to play three.

He averaged 3.8 points and 1.3 assists last season. He and his older brother, Nate Pierre-Louis, who declared for the NBA Draft, both opted to leave Temple.

Former @TUMBBHoops guard Josh Pierre-Louis has committed to @UCSBbasketball. The 6-foot-3 athletic guard appeared in 27 games for the @TempleOwls, avg. 3.8 points. Scored 15 points vs. @USC_Hoops. Avg. 14.2 ppg as a senior at @rc_basketball, helped win the N.J. non-Public B title pic.twitter.com/nMnjGqGNdk

— Rich Flanagan (@richflanagan33) April 11, 2020

Temple guard Monty Scott is also transferring out. Meantime, the Owls added another New Jersey guard in Butler transfer Khalif Battle.

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