MALIBU, California – Lorenzo Romar and the Pepperdine men's basketball team will add another experienced graduate transfer with the signing of
Keith Fisher III today.
Fisher, a 6-foot-8 forward, is from Los Angeles and previously played at Illinois State and San Jose State.
Fisher notes: Opted out of the 2020-21 season ... Had been picked to the 2020-21 preseason All-MVC third team ... Averaged 9.6 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds for Illinois State in 2019-20 as a redshirt sophomore ... Played in 30 games and made 26 starts ... Scored a season-high 23 points against Bradley (2/26) and grabbed 14 rebounds against UIC (12/18) ... Had three double-doubles ... Sat out the 2018-19 season per NCAA transfer rules ... As a 2017-18 freshman at San Jose State, he averaged 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds ... The only Spartan to start all 30 games ... Scored a season-high 26 points against Wyoming (2/24) ... Redshirted the 2016-17 season ... Was an all-state selection and the Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year at Westchester High School.
Fisher said: "I chose Pepperdine because I believe in Coach Romar and I know he believes in me."
Romar said: "We are looking forward to having Keith join us. He will definitely bring toughness and experience to our program. We need to become a better rebounding team and he will make us better in that department. He's also very versatile. He is as tough as nails in the paint but can also knock down the three and put the ball on the floor and make plays."
In addition to Fisher, other newcomers for next season will include fellow grad transfer
Braun Hartfield (Cleveland, Ohio/San Diego), a 6-foot-6 guard, and four incoming freshmen: 6-foot-10 center
Carson Basham (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope HS), 6-foot-9 forward/center
Sekou "Aladji" Gassama, 6-foot-5 guard
Houston Mallette (Alameda, Calif./Pacifica Christian HS) and 6-foot-3 guard
Mike Mitchell Jr. (San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS).
Pepperdine finished the 2020-21 season with a 15-12 record and won the College Basketball Invitational championship.
