The 6-foot-8, 200-pound small forward previously signed with Kansas and Gonzaga before re-entering the transfer portal in August and landing on head coach Mark Pope's team.
PROVO — BYU basketball wasn't done adding players after its overseas trip to Italy and Croatia, after all.
The Cougars received a commitment from Marcus Adams Jr., the four-star prospect out of Harbor City, California,The 6-foot-8, 200-pound small forward who ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports previously signed with Kansas and Gonzaga before re-entering the transfer portal in August and landing on head coach Mark Pope's team. If Adams signs with BYU, it will be his third team before playing a minute of college basketball.
At the end of the month, the then-junior who averaged 28.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game at Narbonne High en route to 2023 John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year honors in California reclassified to the Class of 2023, signed with Kansas on April 17 prior to enrolling in Lawrence in June.upon signing Adams. "He's 6-foot-8 and can shoot the basketball. He had two games this year, one in which he made 11 3's and the other which he made 13 3's.
Four days after beginning workouts, Adams announced he was leaving Kansas and entering the transfer portal, according a, where he thanked Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend as well as Jayhawk fans for accepting him into their community. The former California high school star initially received interest from BYU, as well as Gonzaga, West Virginia, Oregon, Missouri, San Diego, Boston College, Mississippi State, Binghamton and UC Santa Barbara,
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