Rutgers forward Junior Etou transfers to Tulsa

Tulsa is thinking two steps ahead with the addition of Rutgers transfer Junior Etou.

The Hurricanes will lose four big men to graduation next year, and given Etou is a sophomore, he'll be forced to sit out the upcoming season due to NCAA transfer rules. 

Come the 2016-17 season, he'll slide in as a day-one starter in a rotation that's losing Rashad Smith, Marquel Curtis, Brandon Swannegan and D'Andre Wright.

This past season, the 6-foot-7 forward started all 31 games for Rutgers, posting 7.4 points per game and 6.6 rebounds in 29.6 minutes. 

A graduate of Bishop O'Connell High School in Virginia, Etou will join up-and-coming guards James Woodard and Shaquille Harrison, which should make Tulsa a force to be dealt with.