Negus Webster-Chan, who was expected to be a key player for the next two seasons, confirmed that he will leave the University of Hawai’i to play professional basketball next season.
Webster-Chan averaged 8.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore last season, and had two seasons of eligibility remaining at UH. He led the team with 64 3-pointers and a .410 percentage from 3-point range. The 64-3-pointers were the most made in a season by a sophomore player at UH.
Although recruited – and listed on the UH roster – as a guard, the 6-foot-7 Webster-Chan mostly played at the forward positions last season due to a lack of other “bigs.