By JACOB POLACHECK
St. John’s junior wing L.J. Figueroa announced his transfer to Oregon on Saturday, via Twitter.
“First and foremost, I want to thank St. John’s for the last two seasons; it was an incredible time both personally and athletically,” Figueroa wrote on Twitter. “I’ve truly enjoyed NYC, the fans, the atmosphere and most importantly my teammates.
“In addition, I want to thank coach [Chris] Mullin for recruiting me and coach [Mike] Anderson for this past season,” he said. “Unfortunately, circumstances which were out of my control, forced me to transfer and look for a new opportunity. I’m looking forward to joining the University of Oregon and competing for a national championship. Go Ducks!”
Figueroa, the 6-foot-6, 195-pound wing, will attempt to get a waiver for immediate eligibility in 2020-21 due to how hard New York City was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He will have one year of eligibility remaining.
As a junior during the 2019-20 season, Figueroa averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 32 games played. He led the Big East with 1.9 steals per game. He would have been St. John’s leading returning scorer.
In March, Figueroa announced he would enter the NBA Draft waters.
In the last year Oregon has landed top players from St. John’s in Figueroa and Rutgers in Eugene Omoruyi.
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