Texas Tech transfer guard Jaylon Tyson has found his next destination. It will be the third school for Tyson who originally signed with Texas out of John Paul II in Plano, Texas. He announced his decision via Instagram on Monday.
After playing in just eight games in his first college season with Texas, averaging 1.8 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.4 assists; Tatum had a much better year in 2022-23 with Texas Tech, averaging 10.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists over 31 games.
He’ll join a Cal Golden Bears program that was one of the worst Power Six programs in the country this past season. The Bears went just 3-29 including 2-18 in Pac-12 play.
Notably, because Tatum has already transferred once in his collegiate career, he’ll have to apply to the NCAA for a waiver in order to be immediately eligible next season for the Golden Bears.
Since last making the tournament last in 2015-2016, the Golden Bears have consistently struggled, failing to win more than 10 games in four of the last six seasons. Prior to their poor last six seasons, the program didn’t fail to win less than 10 games since the 1987-1988 season.
This offseason, the university fired head coach Mark Fox and hired Utah Valley head coach Mark Madsen. Madsen is coming off a 28-9 season with the Utah Valley Wolverines of the Western Athletic Conference leading them to the NIT Semifinals. The former Stanford star and NBA role player led Utah Valley to two WAC regular-season championships and earned the WAC Coach of the Year honors this past season.
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