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UTEP landed yet another transfer, this time dipping into the west coast and getting Souley Boum from San Francisco. Boum officially visited UTEP this weekend and signed with the Miners while on campus.
Boum, a 6-foot-3 guard, had a promising freshman year at San Francisco, landing on the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team. He averaged 10.9 points per game in only 20.9 minutes per game. He reached the 20-point plateau seven times, scoring a career-high 26 points twice against Colgate and Portland. Boum also led San Francisco in free throws made and free throws attempted, all on limited minutes and a slim 145 pound frame.
New associate head coach Lamont Smith is very familiar with Boum, having coached against him this past season as the head coach of San Diego. Boum scored 21 points against San Diego in their first meeting, then five points in the second game.
The fit between Boum and UTEP looks great on the surface, especially when you factor in the coaching staffs' success with sit one play three transfers. Current Fresno State guard Deshon Taylor averaged 7.6 points per game in the 2014-2015 season at UMKC. He then transferred to Fresno State and averaged 12.5 points per game in his first year eligible in 2016-2017. Taylor improved again and averaged 17.8 points per game this past season. There are strong parallels between Boum and Taylor as high-scoring guards.
Boum is already a proven commodity as a scorer, thriving at getting to the free throw line and shooting a respectable 36% from three. A sit out year will do wonders for him in terms of adding strength to his diminutive stature and getting acclimated to a new system at UTEP.
The fit between Boum and UTEP looks great on the surface, especially when you factor in the coaching staffs' success with sit one play three transfers. Current Fresno State guard Deshon Taylor averaged 7.6 points per game in the 2014-2015 season at UMKC. He then transferred to Fresno State and averaged 12.5 points per game in his first year eligible in 2016-2017. Taylor improved again and averaged 17.8 points per game this past season. There are strong parallels between Boum and Taylor as high-scoring guards.
Boum is already a proven commodity as a scorer, thriving at getting to the free throw line and shooting a respectable 36% from three. A sit out year will do wonders for him in terms of adding strength to his diminutive stature and getting acclimated to a new system at UTEP.
Head coach Rodney Terry continues to remake the UTEP roster. Boum is the second transfer Terry has landed, joining NJIT transfer Anthony Tarke. Both Boum and Tarke are promising transfers for the Miners, as both were double-digit scorer’s at their previous schools.
Boum and Tarke might not be the last transfers that UTEP lands. Former Fresno State big man Bryson Williams also officially visited UTEP this past weekend. The Miners still have three roster openings for the 2018-2019 season.
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