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Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Deng starts classes at Fairfield
Associated Press
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield confirmed the transfer of
forward Ajou Deng from Connecticut on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-10 junior had not practiced with the Huskies since
early December. He was averaging 4.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 14.8
minutes through six games this season. He grabbed a career-high 12
rebounds in an 86-72 win over Quinnipiac on Nov. 17.
Deng was billed as a potential star with UConn because of one
practice he had at the Final Four in 1999. The expectations became overwhelming for Deng as he tried to find a position with the Huskies. His size made him a
power forward, but he wanted to play facing the basket and never adjusted to
the physical play in the Big East.
Deng began taking classes at Fairfield Wednesday.
Deng escaped turmoil in his native Sudan and arrived at
Connecticut three years ago as a highly touted recruit.
He sat out the 1998-99 season to concentrate on academics and
scored a career-high 12 points last season against Boston College.
Deng will be eligible to play basketball for the Stags next
January. If he graduates in the spring semester of 2002, he would
gain another year of eligibility.
ESPN.com's Andy Katz contributed to this report.
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