UConn adds high-scoring ECU transfer Tristen Newton, loses Akok Akok to Transfer Portal

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Dan Hurley and UConn continued their offseason makeover Wednesday when high-scoring transfer Tristen Newton announced he was joining the Huskies from East Carolina after a visit to campus.

The 6-foot-5 Texas native averaged 17.7 points, 5.0 assists and 4.8 rebounds last season as a sophomore.

First, I want to thank God for blessing me and putting me in this position. Also, I want to thank my family, friends and all the coaches who have recruited me. With that being said, I will be committing to UCONN STORRS WE UP #Bleedblue #TheNewTwo pic.twitter.com/bwwKanV6k8

— Tristen Newton (@D1Tristen) April 13, 2022

Three guards transferred out of UConn in Corey Floyd Jr., Jalen Gaffney and Rahsool Diggins, while forward Akok Akok is also in the Transfer Portal.

The 6-9 Akok averaged 3.4 points and 3.2 rebounds as a junior. He initially chose UConn over Georgetown, Providence, Pittsburgh and Syracuse in December 2018 and then enrolled that January. He was hampered by injuries during his college career and surpassed in the rotation by players like Adama Sanogo and other bigs.

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