Chris Beard took over a roster that had both of its point guards in the transfer portal as Daeshun Ruffin is headed to Jackson State and Amaree Abram is headed to Georgia Tech.
After adding sophomore Austin Nunez from Arizona State, the Rebels will welcome junior Jaylen Murray from St. Peter’s.
Yes. That St. Peter’s.
Murray was a part of that crazy run the Peacocks went on during the 2022 NCAA Tournament. He was just a freshman and was simply a role player, but adding someone with tournament experience certainly doesn’t hurt.
Jaylen “Juju” Murray was just a three star recruit coming out of high school but as you can see in the highlight film above, the kid can flat out hoop.