Saint Joseph’s Taylor Funk performs throughout an NCAA faculty basketball recreation, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Villanova, Pa. Funk dedicated to Utah State on Thursday. Matt Slocum, AP
Within the final two weeks, Utah State’s males’s basketball crew watched as star ahead Justin Beandeclared for the NBA draft and senior Brock Miller retired from basketball altogether.
These bulletins have been bittersweet, as Bean had completed almost every part he might in Logan, whereas Miller’s well being made his retirement something however surprising.
On Thursday afternoon, the Aggies received some further information, and this time there was nothing bittersweet about it.
Saint Joseph’s ahead Taylor Funk introduced on Twitter that he's transferring to Utah State for his closing season of school basketball.
Excited to announce my dedication to Utah State #GoAggiespic.twitter.com/HYoJnIbYZ5
— Taylor Funk (@taylor_swishh) March 31, 2022
The 6’8”, 215-pound native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, shall be anticipated to right away step in and assist fill the void left by Bean and Brandon Horvath. Horvath exhausted his remaining eligibility this previous season.
A redshirt senior, Funk averaged 13.2 factors, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per recreation in 2021-22, taking part in in 28 complete video games.
Over his collegiate profession, Funk has performed in 120 video games — all with Saint Joseph’s — and averaged 12 factors and 5.6 rebounds per recreation. Know for being a scorer, Funk has shot 35% from 3-point vary over his profession, whereas additionally taking pictures 81% from the free throw line.
His greatest particular person season got here in 2020-21, when he averaged 17.4 factors and 5.6 rebound a contest.
That 12 months, Funk was named essentially the most improved participant within the Large 5 — the Large 5 is a casual affiliation of school athletic applications in Philadelphia and contains La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph’s, Temple, Villanova — and was additionally on the All-Large 5 first crew.