Jamal Mashburn Jr. will transfer to New Mexico

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Jamal Mashburn Jr. will follow coach Richard Pitino and transfer to New Mexico, his father told ZAGSBLOG.

“It’s a crazy basketball state that loves the game and is passionate about it and is looking for a rebuild,” he said, “I want to be that foundational piece for a program and also be able to show and expand my game.”

The 6-foot-2 Mashburn averaged 8.2 points, 1.6 assists and 1.6 rebounds as a freshman at Minnesota under Pitino, who last month was fired from the Big Ten school and then took over at New Mexico.

Mashburn, who played for the PSA Cardinals AAU program and at Brewster (N.H.) Academy, initially committed to Minnesota in October 2019.

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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. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.