Iowa transfer
Ladji Dembele is headed to UNLV, he told ZAGSBLOG.
“My brother lives there and I’m going to be closer to him,” Dembele said.
The 6-foot-8 sophomore forward from Newark, N.J. started 21 of 33 games last season, averaging 16.7 minutes per contest.. He averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds, while shooting 46.7 % (57-of-122) from the floor and 38.2% (13-of-34) from 3-point range. He reached double-figures in four games and had 8+ points in seven contests.
In November 2022,
Dembele chose Iowa over Wake Forest and Rutgers after previously considering others including Seton Hall, DePaul and Pitt.