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Score one for Beilein … I guess

I was talking with a friend Saturday night who said Jerrah Young, of all people, had texted him out of the blue to say hello. Young, who lasted but a season at WVU, transferred to Toledo and had an OK career — actually, that’s a nice senior season — that could now be extended with an opportunity to play overseas.

The true surprise, though, was that fellow expatriate Tyler Relph is headed across the ocean and that, he, too, was killing it as a senior at St. Bonvaenture.

Relph ended his three-year stint as a Bonnie by averaging 16 points per game over the final 14 contests, highlighted by four 20-point outings and 12 games in double figures. For the season, the 6-foot-3 shooter ranked third on the club in scoring (11.9) while leading the team with 112 assists. Relph ranked sixth among the Atlantic 10 leaders in both three-point percentage (.423) and assists per game (3.9).

Oddly enough, Relph concluded his collegiate career at Rose Hill Gym with his third consecutive 20-point outing. While scoring his 20 points, Relph went a perfect 6-for-6 at the charity stripe, boosting his season average to 93.8 percent (75-80) and giving the NCAA minimum requirement of 2.5 made free throws per game. Combined with making his last 48 free throws, Relph finished the season as the NCAA leader in free throw percentage and set a St. Bonaventure single-season best.

Relph concluded his three-year stint in the Brown and White with 910 points, placing him 46th on the all-time scoring list. Nearly two-thirds of those points came via 187 three-pointers, a mark that sits fourth all-time in Bona history. Relph connected on 153-of-170 career free throw attempts, good for an even 90 percent clip, and dished out 234 assists.