Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
By ADAM ZAGORIA
Kansas on Monday landed a pledge from Arizona State transfer Remy Martin.
The 6-foot guard from California and two-time first-team All-Pac-12 selection averaged 19.1 points each of the last two seasons. He also averaged 3.7 assists and 2.8 rebounds last season. He is ranked the No. 1 transfer on the market by ESPN.com.
“It was pretty easy, man,” Martin told KUSports.com. “Playing for a guy like coach (Bill) Self and at a historic program like KU, it’s just an amazing deal for me, man, and I couldn’t turn that down.”
He told Jon Rothstein he continues to play to go through the NBA Draft process. Ochai Agbaji and Jalen Wilson of Kansas are also testing the waters.
“I’m definitely going to see how this process plays out and as soon as that happens I’ll kind of know more,” he said. “It’s kind of weird to say hopefully I don’t make it to the league so I can play (at KU), but I’m really excited for what the future holds.”
BREAKING: Arizona State transfer Remy Martin tells me that he has committed to Kansas.
Martin also tells me that he plans to still go through the NBA Draft process.
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
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