Drew Buggs is transferring to Missouri
The University of Hawai’i basketball program’s
all-time leader in assists will be playing his final season at Missouri.
Drew Buggs, a three-year starter for the Rainbow Warriors, announced his
decision to transfer to Missouri via social media on Sunday.
Buggs, a 6-foot-3 point guard, entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal
on March 25, but said at the time that returning to Hawai’i for his senior
season was still an option. He is on track to graduate from UH next month, and
will be eligible to play for Missouri during the 2020-21 season as a graduate
transfer.
Buggs averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game as a junior co-captain
for the Warriors this past season. He closes his UH career with a record 437 career
assists (the previous record was 412 set by Troy Bowe in the early 1990s).
Buggs started 88 out of a possible 91 games during his three season at Hawai’i,
including all 30 games this past season.
Still, it was a trying season for Buggs. His mother, Mary, passed away after a
battle with cancer just three weeks before the season opener. He also played
the entire season with a nagging knee injury.
Buggs is one of three players from this past season’s UH team who have found
new schools for next season via the NCAA transfer portal.
Sophomore center Dawson Carper is planning to transfer to Missouri State;
redshirt freshman guard Jessiya Villa is planning to transfer to Chaminade.
