Reports started circulating earlier this week that 6’8″ power forward Akoy Agau, a Top 100 Recruit in the Class of 2013, would be transferring from Louisville to Georgetown. Unable to crack into the lineup of Louisville Big Men, Agau chose Georgetown over at least Marquette and Nebraska, hoping to gain some playing time for the Hoyas after they lose experienced bigs Josh Smith and Mikael Hopkins after this season.
Akoy was once a Georgetown recruiting target and yet chose Coach Pitino and Louisville over the Hoyas–then. Hoya fans can forgive that mistake, and perhaps it wasn’t such a mistake for Agau. Who knows whether he would have cracked into the Georgetown lineup these past two seasons, although last season would have been more likely than this season, as the Hoyas are much deeper.
Agau has seen little playing time for the Cardinals, and averaged just 0.9 points and 1.1 rebounds last season, and has seen a total of 11 minutes in three games this season.
Because of the time of transfer, Agau is expected to be eligible to play after the first semester next season, and will have at least two seasons left to play for the Hoyas. He will also meet new competition next season on the Hilltop as four-star post players Jessie Govan and Marcus Derrickson will join the team at that time.
For now, we’ll say Welcome to Akoy Agau and wish him the best in his new home in the tough Big East.