Army transfer Jaxson Bell announced his commitment to the Furman Paladins over the weekend. After adding Jordan Lyons to the coaching staff from Navy, the Paladins grabbed one of Army’s top scorers from last season. Bell played 30 games and started 8, providing a scoring spark off the bench as the Black Knight’s second-leading scorer.
Hailing from Indianapolis, Bell will bring steady play and a shooting stroke at 35% from deep. Bell had multiple 20+ point games, scoring 19 and 11 against Furman opponents Manhattan and Harvard respectively. Bell will crash the boards from the guard spot, averaging 5 rebounds a game, including a game with 10 boards against the America East champs UMBC.
As an incoming junior, Bell will have two years of eligibility (pending the 5 in 5 ruling of course). He brings physicality and rim pressure on top of his shooting, and went 81% from the free throw line last season. Bell averaged 12.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 35% from three.
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