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South Florida gets transfer guard from Big Ten program

Iowa at Penn State

Penn State’s Geno Thorpe (13) drives against Iowa’s Melsahn Basabe on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. Iowa won, 82-70. (Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times/MCT via Getty Images)

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South Florida added an experienced guard on Sunday as Penn State transfer Geno Thorpe committed to the Bulls. The 6-foot-3 Thorpe will have to sit out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer regulations, but he’ll have two seasons of eligibility remaining to make an impact in the AAC.

A native of Pittsburgh, Thorpe appeared in 34 games during the 2014-15 season and played 24.3 minutes per game. Thorpe averaged 8.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game for the Nittany Lions while his shooting percentage dipped to 39 percent from the field. While Thorpe has struggled as a 3-point shooter at the college level -- shooting 30 percent in both seasons at Penn State -- he did improve a lot from the free-throw line as a sophomore, increasing his percentage to 83 percent from 69 percent as a freshman.

Head coach Orlando Antigua has hit the transfer market hard to bring talent into South Florida. Besides Thorpe, South Florida has also landed Maryland transfer Roddy Peters and Gonzaga transfer Angel Nunez in the last few months.