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Hawaii announces addition of Missouri transfer Negus Webster-Chan

Charles Carmouche, Negus Webster-Chan

LSU guard Charles Carmouche, right, knocks the ball loose from Missouri guard Negus Webster-Chan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Carmouche scored on after the steal. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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Hawaii head coach Gib Arnold announced an important addition to the program Wednesday evening, as Missouri transfer Negus Webster-Chan will transfer to the Big West school.

A 6-7 guard from Scarborough, Ontario, Webster-Chan averaged 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest for the Tigers as a freshman. In his 32 games of action Webster-Chan averaged 15.5 minutes per game, shooting 30.7% from the field and 27.1% from three-point range.

Webster-Chan will have three seasons of eligibility remaining upon his arrival at Hawaii, beginning with the 2014-15 campaign after sitting out next season per NCAA transfer rules.

“Negus is an extremely skilled and athletic player who can play four positions,” Arnold said in a statement released by the school. “I’m thrilled to have a top 100-caliber player join our program and we expect great things from him. The future is very bright with Negus coming on board.”

The announcement of Webster-Chan joining the program was accompanied by news that two players will transfer.

Freshmen Manroop Clair and Ozren Pavlovic have both received their releases from Hawaii, with Clair transferring to Seattle and Pavlovic looking to pursue professional opportunities.

Hawaii endured its share of issues at point guard, with Clair being one of the players given the opportunity to run the show during the non-conference portion of the schedule. Clair averaged 2.7 points and 1.2 assists per game in 2012-13, with his best game (13 points, five assists) coming in a victory over East Tennessee State in the Diamond Head Classic.

“I really appreciate all that Hawaii and the coaching staff has done for me,” Clair, a native of Burnaby, British Columbia, said in the statement. “I had a great experience here and learned a lot. Coach Gib played a big part in my development, but I just needed to be closer to home and to my family.”

Pavlovic, a 6-8 forward from Zagreb, Croatia, averaged 2.7 points and 1.4 rebounds per game (8.9 mpg). Pavlovic reached double figures twice but did not see game action after playing nine minutes in the Warriors’ 60-52 win over Northern Arizona on February 23.

The Warriors lose three seniors in addition to Clair and Pavlovic, with honorable mention All-Big West center Vander Joaquim being the most notable of the three.

However Christian Standhardinger (first team All-Big West) and Isaac Fotu (Big West Co-Freshman of the Year) return to lead the way inside, and 6-10 freshman Stefan Jovanovich is talented enough to crack the rotation in his debut season.

Raphielle also writes for the NBE Basketball Report and can be followed on Twitter at @raphiellej.