Bumpus leaving USU
One of USU basketball head coach Stew Morrill’s top recruits over the past couple seasons left the team Tuesday.
Morrill announced Tuesday that junior guard Antonio Bumpus, who redshirted last season, left the team due to injuries he suffered during his time as an Aggie and also has personal family issues.
Morrill recruited Bumpus as a potential consistent scoring threat who excelled at the junior collegiate level. Bumpus earned All-American honors as he averaged 18 points and four rebounds a game for Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Bumpus suffered a foot injury during his redshirt season and was unable to practice until this past summer. The 6-foot-3 junior was able to practice and be in shape at the start of this year’s practices, but he re-injured his foot during a shoot around, prior to USU’s first exhibition game of the season against University of California-San Diego.
– ty.d.hus@aggiemail.usu.edu