A Final Four appearance can do wonders for a program’s recruiting.
The San Diego State Aztecs, fresh off the first Final Four appearance in school history, landed a huge transfer Tuesday. College basketball insider Kris Johnson reported that guard Reese Dixon-Waters, who played his first two seasons with the USC Trojans, is transferring to SDSU.
Dixon-Waters, the Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year last season, averaged 9.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Pac-12 Sixth Player of The Year Reese Dixon Waters is transferring to San Diego State. Huge pickup for the Aztecs.
— Kris Johnson (@PointForwardPro) April 11, 2023
Dixon-Waters is a career 36% shooter from 3-point range and a strong defender. The 6-5 player was the No. 50 overall ranked prospect in his high school class, according to 247.comSports.
It’s didn’t take long after the news broke for Dixon-Waters highlights to start popping up on Twitter.
Busily watching as many Reese Dixon-Waters highlights as possible. pic.twitter.com/WSu0DQQ2cE
— Jon Schaeffer (@jonschaeffer) April 11, 2023
Reese Dixon-Waters’ three-point shooting dipped from 46.0% last season to 29.6% this year.
But – he shot 40.7% over the last nine games of this season, 35.1% over the last 13.
Showed ability to score at three-levels, while being an impactful defender.pic.twitter.com/aWdLqDdkIH
— Darnay Tripp (@DarnayTripp) April 11, 2023
Aztecs fans were thrilled by the news and college basketball analysts think it’s a big win for the Aztecs.
San Diego State may have found the perfect fit by adding former USC guard Reese Dixon Waters, an athletic, 6-foot-5 shooter/defensive standout who has 2 years left to play. He was the PAC-12 Sixth Man of the Year this past season while averaging 9.6 points & 3.3 rebounds pg. https://t.co/jtAdfZHamj
— Bill O’Rear (@billohoops) April 11, 2023
Great news!
— Tom Aztec For Life (@OceansideAztec) April 11, 2023
Nice pickup for SDSU with Reese Dixon-Waters. Was made out to be close to a UCLA lock by some.
— Jason Scheer (@jasonscheer) April 11, 2023