Ethan Telfair, the younger brother of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Sebastian Telfair, plans to transfer schools and reclassify.
After spending last season at Lincoln High School, the 5-foot-9 guard said he will likely land at either Trinity (Conn.) Catholic or Northwest (Conn.) Catholic, where he would play with Long Island Lightning teammate Kuran Iverson.
“I’m definitely transferring out of Lincoln,” Telfair told SNY.tv by phone. “I’m looking at some schools in Connecticut and New Jersey. I’m leaning toward Trinity Catholic and Northwest Catholic.”
Telfair also said he plans to reclassify into the Class of 2014 from 2013.
“When school starts I’ll be Class of 2014,” he said.
In June, Telfair put up 19 points, 10 assists and five rebounds to help the Long Island Lightning 16U team beat Grassroots Canada in the Hall of Fame National Invitational championship game in Springfield, Mass.
Telfair was arrested in May on charges of carrying guns and trying to bribe a police officer. According to the Daily News, he had three loaded guns on him when he was picked up at the O’Dwyer Gardens houses in Coney Island.
“I was at the wrong place at the wrong time,” Telfair told the New York Post in June. “[Lightning coach] Shandue McNeil says 30 seconds can change your life and he’s right.”
Sean Adams, Telfair’s coach with the Metrohawks said, “That’s over with. I want him to have a second chance.”
