Ex-Walnut Hills star MaCio Teague transfers to Baylor

Former Walnut Hills High School basketball standout MaCio Teague, who received his release to transfer from UNC Asheville, Tweeted on Monday afternoon that he'll continue his college basketball career at Baylor University.

Teague will sit out one year and play two for the Bears.

Teague was visited earlier this month by the University of Virginia, following visits from Louisville and Xavier, according to a report from 247sports.com's Brian Snow.

A previous report indicated that U of L and XU were the two schools with the upper hand for Teague - per his former high school coach, Ricardo Hill.

More from Hill, per Snow's report:

"He has been bombarded by schools," said Hill. "He has had Xavier, Louisville and Virginia come in to see him. Also he has been contacted by programs such as UCLA, Arizona, Oregon, Iowa State, Clemson and a bunch of others. It has just been crazy." Hill continued, "Right now he is sitting back and trying to process it all. Once he does that, he is going to narrow it down and look closely at their needs and find a place where he can play and develop in the year he sits out." Hill went on, "MaCio told me all of the visits went well and he really enjoyed getting to talk to the coaches." According to Hill even though Xavier is only minutes from his house, and Louisville is an easy commute, distance from home won't be a major deciding factor. "Honestly distance doesn't matter as much as some would think," said Hill. "MaCio wants to find the best fit for him regardless of location." At this point Hill says that no school has asserted itself as the leader for Teague's services.

Teague led the Bulldogs with 16.7 points per game as a sophomore, a year after earning Big South Conference Freshman of the Year honors. The 6-foot-3 guard also averaged 4.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and made 42.5 percent of his 3-pointers this past season.

Teague was a first-teamer last season among men's college basketball players from Greater Cincinnati high schools on Div. I rosters.

At Walnut Hills, Teague was the 2015 Eastern Cincinnati Conference Player of the Year, averaging 26.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior before spending a year at Florida's Montverde Academy.

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