NCAA Basketball: Ehab Amin back on the grad transfer market
Grad transfer Ehab Amin originally had a home for his final season. But unexpected developments will have him looking somewhere else.
When the hundreds of players opted to go on the transfer market in the first few weeks, Ehab Amin was one of the best players available. The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi guard had a huge junior year, averaging 16.9 ppg and 6.6 rpg, while leading the country in steals.
Amin missed all of the 2017-18 season with an injury but is now 100% and ready to go for the upcoming season. There was a ton of potential suitors, including several power conference programs. But in the end, the 6’3 guard decided to play for Nevada Basketball.
He became the sixth different transfer to sign up for Coach Musselman and the Wolf Pack for the 2018-19 season, filling in at a position that was in flux. That’s because it was unknown whether the Martin twins (Cody and Caleb) would return to Nevada for their senior seasons, or stay in the NBA Draft.
It was a 50/50 chance either way, with time running out. But in a somewhat surprising move, both players have decided to stay. That’s huge for Nevada, with the 6’7 guards combining to average 33 ppg 11.7 rpg and 7.3 apg from this past season. It’s also two starters that can be penciled in for the starting lineup.
But as great as the twins coming back is, it does cause some roster problems for the team. There are now four returning starters, two grad transfers, four transfers who sat out the year prior, as well as a five-star big man prospect coming in.
Something’s gotta give. And we got an answer to that this weekend.
I wanna thank the University of Nevada for the opportunity but I feel I could have a bigger impact somewhere else. After careful consideration over the last few weeks, I have decided its in my best interest to decommit to reopen my recruitment process.
— Ehab amin/ايهاب امين (@ehab_amin4) June 1, 2018
This makes perfect sense from the grad transfer’s point of view. The Martin twins would take both Amin’s minutes and shots, and limit his production in his final year in college. There are plenty of other high-profile places that he can excel at, with just as good a chance that advancing in March as he would’ve with Nevada.
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With the NBA Draft deadline now passed, as well as most of the other top transfers already with a new home, all eyes will be on Amin and what he decides to do. It’s June, but a big piece is still out there ready for the taking.