Chris Murray

cmurray@rgj.com

Darien Williams, a 6-foot-8, 235-pound power forward who played for St. John's last season, could be headed to Nevada.

CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein reported Monday Williams is considering Nevada and Pittsburgh for his next destination. Williams is a graduate transfer and will be eligible to play for his next school immediately. He'll have one year of eligibility remaining.

Williams averaged 3.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game last season at St. John's. He shot 54 percent from the field and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. Williams appeared in 24 games, averaging 11.9 minutes per contest.

The San Francisco native is looking for his fourth college team. He began his career at Iowa Western Community College, where he averaged a team-best 16.1 points and 6.7 rebounds for a program that was ranked as high as third in the nation. Williams then transferred to City College of San Francisco, where he sat out the season after having surgery on both of his shoulders.

After initially committing to Iowa State after his time at CCSF, Williams landed at St. John's, where he played only 49 minutes over three games for the Red Storm in 2015-16. Williams earned a bigger role last season, although he logged 20-plus minutes only three times. Williams has taken an official visit to Washington State and Connecticut and also was considering Georgia Tech shortly after his transfer.

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If he opted for Nevada, Williams could add some size and depth to the Wolf Pack frontcourt. Williams' career bests at St. John's were 15 points and nine rebounds. He was a capable 3-point shooting at the junior-college level, making 41.1 percent of his 90 3-point attempts at Iowa Western in 2013-14.

“St. John’s is a great place,” Williams said in a news release when announcing his transfer. “It has been an honor to be part of a program with such history and tradition. I want to thank Coach (Chris) Mullin and the coaching staff for giving me the opportunity to share some great memories and earn my degree from such a highly regarded university.”

WOLF PACK MISSES OUT ON ONDIGO, FITTS

Malik Ondigo, the top high school target on the Wolf Pack's board, announced Monday he would attend Texas Tech.

Ondigo, a 6-foot-10 center and three-star recruit, took an official visit to Nevada earlier this month. He visited Texas Tech last weekend and also considered Purdue, Boston College and Colorado.

Malik Fitts, a transfer from South Florida, also committed to Saint Mary's on Monday. Fitts took an official visit to Nevada last week.

Their decisions leave Nevada with three open scholarships in the 2017 class.