Tulsa coach Dough Wojcik announced Sunday that Connecticut guard Scottie Haralson has transferred to the university and will be eligible to play for the Golden Hurricane starting in the 2010-11 season, according to a university release. Haralson is a freshman and has three years of eligibility left. In 2008-09, the 6-4 guard appeared in 14 games and averaged 1.4 points in 4.1 minutes per game as the Huskies went 31-5 and made the Final Four before losing to Michigan State in a semifinal game. Although Haralson will have to wait a year because of NCAA transfer rules, Wojcik expressed enthusiasm about the future.
“Scottie is a great addition to our team. He compliments DJ Magley extremely well for the future, and then obviously losing (guard) Ben Uzoh next year, he can step in there,” 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.”
