Cal Baptist transfer Taran Armstrong, a 6-foot-6 point guard considered by many to be one of the best passers in college basketball, is considering Xavier among four finalists, according to a report Friday night via Twitter from On3sports' Joe Tipton.
Tipton also reports that Gonzaga and Big East rivals Creighton and Providence are finalists, and that Armstrong hasn't visited or scheduled visits to any schools.
Armstrong, who is from Australia and played at the NBA Global Academy there, has played the past two seasons at the WAC school. He averaged 11.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5 assists in 29.5 minutes per game in 33 games as a sophomore after averaging 10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 32.2 minutes per game in 26 games as a freshman, earning WAC Freshman of the Year honors.
In 2021, then-freshman Armstrong broke Cal Baptist's single-game assists record with 15.
On3 ranks Armstrong as the No. 9 best available transfer in the portal.
Logan Duncomb, an Indiana transfer from Moeller High School, committed to XU earlier this week. And the Musketeers reportedly also scheduled visits with Rice transfer Quincy Olivari and Western Kentucky transfer Dayvion McKnight.
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