Derrick Caracter’s basketball tour has taken him to UTEP.
“Derrick really enjoyed his visit to the school and liked what their staff had to say,” said Anthony Ray, an adviser to Caracter.
The 6-foot-9 Caracter, out of Fanwood, N.J., is currently enrolled in classes at UTEP and will likely have to sit a year after transferring. He would then be eligible second semester of next year.
I’m trying to track down an official comment from the UTEP coaching staff, but haven’t heard back from them yet.
Caracter spent the last two years at Louisville and was suspended for a total of 17 games. He did not return for this season after repeated conflicts with head coach Rick Pitino over his weight and attitude.
He was linked to several options over the summer — NAIA school Oklahoma City, Division I Southern Miss and the Rochester RazorSharks of the Premier Basketball League.
