Missouri men's basketball coach Cuonzo Martin received a verbal commitment from University of Hawaii graduate transfer Drew Buggs on Sunday. He has one year of eligibility left and will be able to play immediately for the Tigers next season.
The 6-foot-3 point guard from Long Beach, California led the Big West in assists last season with 5.3 per game. Buggs averaged a career-high 9.4 points per game last season and he added 4.5 rebounds per game. He only shot 36.2 percent overall and 26.2 percent from beyond the three-point line.
Buggs started 87 of his 91 games played at Hawaii and he is 15th all-time in Big West history with 436 career assists.
Buggs is the second transfer to commit to Missouri they added 6-foot-8 forward Ed Chang last week after one year at San Diego State and one season at Salt Lake Community College.