Lehigh University guard Brandon Alston will join the Yellow Jackets’ program as a graduate transfer in the fall, Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner announced on Wednesday.
At 6-foot-5, Alston played two seasons with Lehigh, averaging 5.8 points and shooting 42.6 percent from the field and 35.5 percent behind the arc. Alston has two remaining years of college eligibility.
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“We are excited with the addition of Brandon,” Pastner said in a statement. “He gives us added depth and experience as he is 22 years of age, so he understands the process. On top of that he graduated from a great academic institution in Lehigh in three years, which is extremely impressive with an economics degree.”
After taking a redshirt year in the 2015-2016 season due to injury, Alston started the last 10 games of the 2016-17 season for Lehigh and scored a career high of 18 points against Army and the Patriot League tournament semifinal game against Boston University.
Alston, from Vienna, Va., completed his bachelor’s degree in economics in May.