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UAlbany guard Jamel Horton transfers to Mississippi State
Former College at Albany guard Jamel Horton is transferring to Mississippi State for his last 12 months of eligibility, he introduced Thursday afternoon on Twitter.
“It’s all the time good to be challenged. It brings out the perfect in you. And that’s the primary factor for me. I’m attempting to get rather a lot higher, and I’m prepared to place the work in, so I feel that surroundings, the gamers I’ll be enjoying round, that convention (the SEC), I feel that’ll undoubtedly do it for me,” Horton mentioned.
Final season, he averaged 12.8 factors and three.4 rebounds per sport and had 116 assists and 33 steals as UAlbany’s major level guard, incomes America East Defensive Participant of the 12 months honors.
He’s the eleventh scholarship participant recruited by Mississippi State coach Chris Jans, who took over this system in March after the Bulldogs misplaced within the first spherical of the NIT. They completed 18-16 general, 8-10 within the SEC.
Mississippi State first reached out to Horton in mid-April.
“I spoke to one of many assistants, Dave Anwar, and I spoke to the pinnacle coach, Coach Jans, and had an actual good speak with each of them,” Horton mentioned.
Then got here a interval with out a lot communication from Jans, although Horton mentioned he nonetheless heard from Anwar.
“Even once I misplaced contact with the pinnacle coach and I now not thought Mississippi State was an possibility, he checked in on me, he made certain I used to be good,” Horton mentioned.
Horton performed two years at Pratt Neighborhood Faculty earlier than transferring to UAlbany.
“I’ve been blessed to remain wholesome and had the power to play this sport for all these years, irrespective of the place it was at,” he mentioned. “I did see this for myself.”