Redshirt junior forward Shawn O’Connell has chosen to transfer from Georgia Southern and has committed to UNC-Wilmington.

O’Connell announced back in mid-March that he was going to use his final year of eligibility elsewhere as a Graduate Transfer.

The 6’8” forward from Milton High School played in 32 of the 33 games this past season for the Eagles. Averaging 3.3 points and 3 assists per game, O’Connell shot a team high 71.4 percent from the field.

His best game of his last season with GS was back against Bluefield State early on in the season. O’Connell had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

By playing in the state of North Carolina, O’Connell will join his brother Alex who plays basketball for Duke.

UNC-Wilmington plays in the Coastal Athletic Association and nearly beat Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament two years ago.

{{tncms-inline account=”Shawn O’Connell” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I have decided to end my recruitment and commit to spend my final year at UNC Wilmington! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WingsUp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WingsUp</a>👐🏻 🏀 <a href="https://t.co/5xdY9q4k2I">pic.twitter.com/5xdY9q4k2I</a></p>— Shawn O'Connell (@Shawn_OC11) <a href="https://twitter.com/Shawn_OC11/status/987077404739997696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2018</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/Shawn_OC11/status/987077404739997696″ type=”twitter”}}

McClain Baxley, The George-Anne Sports Editor, gasports@georgiasouthern.edu