MILWAUKEE (AP) Former UTEP guard Jordan Lathon is transferring to Milwaukee.
Milwaukee announced the addition of the 6-foot-4 Lathon on Friday. He is expected to sit out the 2020-21 season due to NCAA transfer regulations before playing for his new team.
Lathon has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Milwaukee coach Pat Baldwin said in a statement that Lathon ”brings a high level of physicality, competitiveness and athleticism to the guard position.
Lathon made 22 starts last season and averaged 5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. He ranked 11th in Conference USA in assists and second in assist-turnover ratio (1.8).
He averaged 10.9 points and 5 rebounds as a freshman in 2018-19.
Lathon was rated as the nation’s No. 133 prospect in his high school class, according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports.
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