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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4290539, member: 10"] [HEADING=1][SIZE=5][I]8. TRISTEN NEWTON, SG[/I][/SIZE][/HEADING] [I][B]Previous school[/B]: East Carolina [B]Transferred to[/B]: Connecticut [B]Overall transfer portal rank[/B]: No. 28 [B]The skinny[/B]: East Carolina wasn’t all that great during the 2021-22 season, going just 15-15 overall and 6-11 in the AAC, but [B][URL='https://247sports.com/Player/Tristen-Newton-46083864']Tristen Newton[/URL][/B] was a major bright spot while averaging 17.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and five assists per game. Those numbers were good enough for the native Texan to earn second team All-AAC honors. [B][URL='https://247sports.com/Coach/Dan-Hurley-2551']Dan Hurley[/URL][/B] has proven that he can get the most out of a transfer guard ([B][URL='https://247sports.com/Player/Tyrese-Martin-46042190']Tyrese Martin[/URL][/B] being proof of that) and Newton appears to have the blend of size, explosion and playmaking ability to really thrive in Storrs. There are some who believe that Newton has NBA upside and if that’s the case, he should be huge for the Huskies.[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-Basketball-Transfer-Portal-rankings-top-10-commitments-186240587/#186240587_1[/URL] [/QUOTE]