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Richie Riley Announces The Signing Of Three Transfers To South Alabama Basketball

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South Alabama men's basketball head coach Richie Riley has announced the addition of three transfers to the roster for the 2023-24 season.

Thomas Howell is a 6-foot-8 forward from Natchitoches, La. He spent the previous three seasons at Sun Belt foe ULM before transferring to the Jaguars. The forward started 32 games for the Warhawks last season while averaging 9.5 points and 8.0 rebounds across 33.6 minutes per game.

Over his career, Howell has shot 50.8% from the field, including 33.3% from 3-point range. In 2021-22, he shot 59.4% from the floor, which ranks as the sixth-best field goal percentage in a single season in ULM history.

Maxwell Land comes to South having spent the last three seasons at Saint Francis University. The 6-foot-4 guard has played and started in 77 games throughout his career, including 30 in each of the past two seasons. Over his career, he has averaged 11.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in 32.6 minutes of play.

Land recorded career-highs in scoring and rebounding last season, averaging 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds. Against Hartford on November 12, he set a career-high with 26 points. A Cincinnati, Ohio native, Land was named to the All-NEC second team after scoring double-figures in 13-of-16 conference games last season. He was also named to the NEC All-Rookie team in the 2020-21 season.

Samuel Tabe joins the Jaguars from Division II Seton Hill (Pa.). He averaged a team-leading 16.4 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Griffins last season, while also shooting 54.5% from the floor. A native of Beltsville, Md., Tabe was named to the All-PSAC Western Division second team.

The 6-foot-5 guard only had one game last season in which he scored less than 10 points. Tabe recorded nine double-doubles on the season, including a 30-point, 10-rebound performance versus Bloomsburg and a 21-15 in the final game at California (Pa.).

The three transfers, along with incoming freshmen John Broom, Ethan Kizer and Marcus Millender, will bolster the Jaguar roster that is looking to replace four starters who graduated.