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LSU's coach: Oregon's Bigby-Williams transferring to Tigers
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LSU's coach: Oregon's Bigby-Williams transferring to Tigers

Published Aug. 19, 2017 5:38 p.m. ET

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU basketball coach Will Wade says 6-foot-11 Oregon forward Kavell Bigby-Williams is transferring to LSU this fall.

The former national junior college player of the year will redshirt one year before becoming eligible to compete with the Tigers in 2018-19.

In primarily a reserve role, the England native helped the Oregon Ducks advance to the 2017 Final Four.

Bigby-Williams played in 37 games with Oregon, averaging 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. He also blocked 28 shots.

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Before joining Oregon, he played at Gillette College in Wyoming, where he averaged 16.8 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 blocks his sophomore season.

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