Texas A&M lands commitment from Michigan State transfer forward Julius Marble

After playing three seasons at Michigan State and deciding to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, forward Julius Marble has announced a commitment to Texas A&M. He posted the news on his Twitter account Monday afternoon.

I want to Thank God for putting me in this position I would also like to thank my Mother, Chanler, Bob, Chris, Rich, Coach Buzz and the entire Staff. It’s been a long three years but I’m ready to come home!
I’d like to announce that I’ll be committing to Texas A&M!
Gig ‘Em pic.twitter.com/AyhJsGXORq

— Julius Marble II (@julius_marble) May 2, 2022

“It’s been a long three years but I’m ready to come home! I’d like to announce that I’ll be committing to Texas A&M! Gig ‘Em,” Marble wrote in his announcement tweet.

Marble, a 6-foot-9, 245-pound big man, averaged 6.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 59.2% from the field for Michigan State last season. Over three seasons with the Spartans, Marble put up an average of 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds each outing.

In Marble’s final game for Michigan State, a loss to Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, he scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in 13 minutes of action.

Texas A&M basketball guard Hassan Diarra entering transfer portal

Texas A&M is losing one of its guards to the transfer portal, as Hassan Diarra decided to test the waters elsewhere, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz.

“Texas A&M basketball guard Hassan Diarra has entered the transfer portal, @On3sports has learned,” tweeted Zenitz. “Former top-100 recruit who averaged 6.2 points per game this past season.”

Coming out of the Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut, Diarra was a four-star recruit, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average. Additionally, Diarra was the No. 1 recruit out of Connecticut in 2020, as well as the No. 11 point guard and No. 51 prospect overall in the nation, per the On3 Consensus.

Last season, Diarra averaged 6.2 points, 1.4 assists and 1.8 rebounds over 15.4 minutes for Texas A&M. Evidently, the former highly-rated point guard will be looking for more opportunities at his next stop.