After a few days of uncertainty, junior forward Austin Nichols has been granted his release from Memphis. However, the former five-star recruit will have multiple stipulations to adhere to in order to transfer out of the program.
Memphis finally grants Austin Nichols’ release, with a bunch of conditions
The forward is free to transfer, but it comes with heavy stipulations.
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Nichols will be unable to transfer to any school in Memphis’ conference (the AAC), can’t pick a team on the Tigers’ 2015-16 non-conference schedule and will be unable to chose four other schools: Virginia, Providence, Tennessee and Iowa. Memphis-based reporters L. Jason Smith and Gary Parrish broke the news.
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