Now that the 2017-2018 season is over, Coach Beard and staff are hitting the recruiting trail looking for one or maybe even two more recruits that can make next year’s team whole. Tariq Owens is a highly touted graduate transfer that hails from St. John’s University. Owens is a 6’11 205 pound center that can stretch the floor as well as he hit 12 three-pointers this year and shot 50% overall.
Owens is an extremely lanky recruit that was a 4-star top-100 recruit coming out of high school in 2014. He originally committed to Tennessee and played there one year before transferring after the coach there was fired.