Tulsa gains UCONN transfer, Mississippi State Player of Year

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TU basketball picks up UCONN transfer

Scottie Haralson has signed scholarship papers to join the University of Tulsa basketball program.

Haralson, a 6-4, 220-pound shooting guard, will trade his address from the University of Connecticut, where he spent one season.

Haralson will sit out the upcoming season, per NCAA transfer rules, and have three years of eligibility remaining at Tulsa. He'll join fellow transfer D.J. Magley, a post player at Western Kentucky for two seasons.

“Scottie is a great addition to our team. He compliments D.J. Magley extremely well for the future, and then obviously losing Ben Uzoh next year he can step in there,” Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik said. “Scottie fills a huge need. He’s a big, strong and powerful kid who can really shoot the basketball. He was a very exceptional high school player with national recognition.”

Haralson and Magley will bring NCAA Tournament experience to the Tulsa program. Haralson was a member of UConn's final four team last season, and Magley played in five NCAA Tournament games for Western Kentucky.

As a prep star in Jackson, Miss., Haralson averaged 22.1 points per game during his junior and senior seasons at Provine High School, while leading his team to consecutive state championships. He was a first-team all-state selection and earned the 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year honor for the state of Mississippi.

“Scottie has wonderful parents and has great character. He really fits in well with what we’re trying to accomplish at The University of Tulsa,” Wojcik said.

“With D.J. and Scottie sitting out this upcoming season and both having played and advanced in the NCAA Tournament, they can do wonderful things from a leadership standpoint in our locker room –– one who actually played in the Final Four and one advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. How do you measure the value of that? I think it’s immeasurable,” Wojcik added.

Haralson is expected to join the program at the end of the month, and join his new teammates in a summer school session.

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Tulsa Guards (1-3) in 2010-2011

Bryson Pope (6'6'' 205)- Tulsa World State Player of the Year. Super Five team by the Daily Oklahoman. Frontier Conference MVP. Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State, KTUL Elite 8 MVP, Tournament of Champions MVP, Jenks Invitational MVP, Region 7 Player of the Year and was a member of the All-State Tournament Team for Class 6A

Armond Battle (6'7'' 185)- Redshirted last year due to injury. Top small forward recruit in Conference USA by rivals.com. averaged 22.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists his senior season. earned all-state accolades as a senior and was a three-time all-conference selection . . . was named to the all-tournament team at the state championship and earned Conference MVP honors his senior season . . . completed his career as the school's all-time leading rebounder and ranked second in school history for scoring.

Donte Medder (6'1'' 190)- Medder, a 6'1" 190-pound guard, is considered one of the nation's top point guards by ESPN.com with a national ranking of No. 14 among prep point guards. He is also ranked by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports Report as the 140th top senior in the nation. Medder averaged 22.6 points, 5.0 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 steals. He shot 47-percent from the field and 35-percent from three-point range. Medder was a first-team all-state selection by both the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune.

Justin Hurtt (6'4'' 195)- Averaged 11.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Shot 39% from 3pt range and 90% from the foul line.

Glenn Andrews (6'3'' 195)- Andrews, who was named to the Conference USA's All-Tournament team last March, averaged 7.1 points and 2.7 assists per game during his sophomore season. Andrews will likely redshirt this year because he tore his ACL a few days ago.

Scottie Haralson (6'4'' 220)- Played one season at UCONN. Haralson averaged 22.1 points per game during his junior and senior seasons at Provine High School, while leading his team to consecutive state championships. He was a first-team all-state selection and earned the 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year honor for the state of Mississippi.

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