When Lamonte Bearden texted UB men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats during the summer that he wanted to meet about next year, Oatssaid he figured “he wanted to talk about our team.”
When Bearden walked into the meeting with Oats and new assistant coach Lindsey Hunter, he told them he wanted to transfer from the program.
It wasn’t the first time Bearden flirted with the idea of transferring. He nearly transferred after his freshman season when former coach Bobby Hurley left the program, according to Oats.
“Some people just aren’t happy anywhere they’re at to be honest with you,” Oats said.