Vanderbilt adds Michigan State transfer AJ Hoggard

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Michigan State transfer AJ Hoggard is headed to Vanderbilt, he announced Saturday.

The 6-foot-4 point guard averaged 10.7 points, 5.2 assists and 3.1 rebounds last year in his final season under coach Tom Izzo.

“For me it was definitely the fit,” he said on The Field of 68. “I’ve got one more shot at it. The ultimate goal was to get to the league, that’s where they’re giving out the most money at anyway.”

Hoggard joins guard MJ Collins (Va. Tech), guard/forward Tyler Nickel (Va. Tech), guard Grant Huffman (Davidson), forward Jaylen Carey, guard Jason Edwards (North Texas) and guard Devin McGlockton (Boston College) as incoming transfers under new coach Mark Byington.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.