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Point guard Vinnie McGhee Jr., the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year last season, said today he plans to leave Sacramento State.
McGhee said he has been given a release to transfer from the school but does not know where he will go. The 6-foot standout from Oakland mentioned West Coast Conference and Big West Conference schools and Creighton as possibilities.
McGhee, who averaged 12.1 points, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game last season, said new Hornets coach Brian Katz, who replaced Jerome Jenkins last month, was not the reason he's transferring.
"Me and coach Katz, we got along very well," said McGhee, who indicated he wanted to play in a bigger conference. "He wished the best for me and my future. It was nothing personal."
McGhee, whose 339 points were the most by a Sac State freshman since the program joined Division I in 1991, said he decided to leave before Katz signed Fresno City College point guard Mike Marcial, the state tournament Most Valuable Player in 2007, earlier this week.
"I'm just trying to get ready for a bigger conference and just get better with my education," McGhee said. "I played under coach Jenkins, and he left. I didn't know what I was going to do."
Katz said McGhee handled the situation with class.
"He's a good player," Katz said. "He's a great kid. ... He didn't play it out and have a bunch of drama."
http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/906207.html
Point guard Vinnie McGhee Jr., the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year last season, said today he plans to leave Sacramento State.
McGhee said he has been given a release to transfer from the school but does not know where he will go. The 6-foot standout from Oakland mentioned West Coast Conference and Big West Conference schools and Creighton as possibilities.
McGhee, who averaged 12.1 points, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game last season, said new Hornets coach Brian Katz, who replaced Jerome Jenkins last month, was not the reason he's transferring.
"Me and coach Katz, we got along very well," said McGhee, who indicated he wanted to play in a bigger conference. "He wished the best for me and my future. It was nothing personal."
McGhee, whose 339 points were the most by a Sac State freshman since the program joined Division I in 1991, said he decided to leave before Katz signed Fresno City College point guard Mike Marcial, the state tournament Most Valuable Player in 2007, earlier this week.
"I'm just trying to get ready for a bigger conference and just get better with my education," McGhee said. "I played under coach Jenkins, and he left. I didn't know what I was going to do."
Katz said McGhee handled the situation with class.
"He's a good player," Katz said. "He's a great kid. ... He didn't play it out and have a bunch of drama."
