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The transfer portal has become the primary source of roster additions throughout the college basketball world for the past several seasons.
As teams continue to step away from the high school recruiting process and focus on luring experienced talent, a couple of interesting names have been on the move.
On Friday, an unexpected commitment came in favor of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
The JUCO National Player of the Year, Isaac Finlinson, committed to Hawaii, having previously played for Snow College. Finlinson was awarded the prestigious honor during his redshirt sophomore season.
Upon committing to the program, Finlinson discussed his reasoning on transferring to Hawaii.
"Just seeing the type of team they’re putting in, and the guys they’re bringing in, and the winning culture they’ve built," Finlinson said, per Stephen Tsai at Star Advertiser. "I wanted to be on a team that’s able to compete for a championship. "That’s where I think I have a great chance to do that."
Last season at Snow College, Finlinson averaged 18.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. According to Mitchell Riberal at KHON, Finlinson scored double digits in 29 of 33 games, leading Snow College to the No. 1 ranking in the conference for the majority of the college basketball season.
Hawaii Warriors head coach Eran Ganot. Rob Gray-Imagn Images
Finlinson also shared insight on winning the JUCO National Player of the Year, mentioning that focusing on the team's goals helped him shine individually.
"It wasn’t the plan," Finlinson said. "The plan was winning with my team and being successful as a team and (the awards) just came with it. That was a bonus. It was really awesome."
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As teams continue to step away from the high school recruiting process and focus on luring experienced talent, a couple of interesting names have been on the move.
On Friday, an unexpected commitment came in favor of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
The JUCO National Player of the Year, Isaac Finlinson, committed to Hawaii, having previously played for Snow College. Finlinson was awarded the prestigious honor during his redshirt sophomore season.
Upon committing to the program, Finlinson discussed his reasoning on transferring to Hawaii.
"Just seeing the type of team they’re putting in, and the guys they’re bringing in, and the winning culture they’ve built," Finlinson said, per Stephen Tsai at Star Advertiser. "I wanted to be on a team that’s able to compete for a championship. "That’s where I think I have a great chance to do that."
Last season at Snow College, Finlinson averaged 18.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. According to Mitchell Riberal at KHON, Finlinson scored double digits in 29 of 33 games, leading Snow College to the No. 1 ranking in the conference for the majority of the college basketball season.
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Hawaii Warriors head coach Eran Ganot. Rob Gray-Imagn Images
Finlinson also shared insight on winning the JUCO National Player of the Year, mentioning that focusing on the team's goals helped him shine individually.
"It wasn’t the plan," Finlinson said. "The plan was winning with my team and being successful as a team and (the awards) just came with it. That was a bonus. It was really awesome."
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