Cincinnati nailed down another transfer commitment this week for their 11th addition to Jerrod Calhoun’s first roster. On3’s Joe Tipton reports Georgia Tech guard Akai Fleming is rolling with Cincinnati for his next college home.
The freshman holds three seasons of eligibility left at 6-foot-4, 184 pounds. He is coming off a strong opening season in college basketball, posting 10.4 points per game and 3.2 rebounds across 25.5 minutes per game.
Transfer Impact
Fleming should be a strong rotation player for Calhoun to work with as Cincinnati’s nice baseline size additions continue. He struggled a bit shooting from the field (39.4% overall), but took about half of his shots from outside and hit 32.9% of them.
He’s another great free-throw shooter joining the roster (81.8%, 13th-best in the ACC last season), which is a strong indicator of improved shooting numbers to come as a sophomore and beyond. Cincinnati could realistically field multiple lineups where every player is a 75% or better free-throw shooter this season…