Kiir Receives Waiver, Declared Eligible to Play Immediately
TAMPA, OCT. 30, 2018 – USF men's basketball sophomore forward
Mayan Kiir, a transfer from LSU, has received an NCAA waiver eliminating his required year of residency and will be eligible immediately to compete for the Bulls.
A former Bay Area standout at Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla., Kiir transferred to USF from LSU in June after seeing action in eight games as a freshman last season for the Tigers.
"We are excited that the NCAA has afforded Mayan the opportunity to participate immediately," USF head coach
Brian Gregory said. "We're thankful for the time and effort put into this process by our compliance staff, and we appreciate the support displayed by LSU throughout this procedure. Mayan will play an integral role with our program this season and we look forward to seeing him in uniform."
Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, Kiir averaged 13.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game at Victory Rock during his senior season.
USF opens the regular season Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. against Alabama A&M in the Yuengling Center.
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About USF Men's Basketball
The USF men's basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, 2017, Gregory was introduced as the 10th head coach in program history. He previously led programs at Georgia Tech (2011-16) and Dayton (2003-11). Gregory spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach under Michigan State's Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and helped the Spartans win the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Gregory brings nearly 250 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship, to Tampa. In his first season at the helm of the Bulls, Gregory led the team to its first 10-plus win season since 2013-14.
USF has retired three numbers in its 47-year history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids and appeared in the NIT eight times.
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