Shyatt Announces Signing Of New Recurit

University of Wyoming head basketball coach Larry Shyatt announced Monday that Charles Hankerson JR. has signed a scholarship offer and will transfer to UW from the University of Alabama. He will sit out the 2012-13 season to fulfill NCAA transfer rules, and will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Hankerson comes to the Cowboys after helping the Crimson Tide advance to the postseason the past two seasons under head Coach Anthony Grant. The 6-5, 210-pound guard averaged 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds while playing 11 minutes per game in 30 appearances during the 2011-12 campaign.

He scored in double digits three times during the season, including a career-high 16 points against Alabama A&M, and led UA in three-pointers four times. The tide finished the season at 21-12 after losing to Creighton in the first round of the NCAA tournament.