West Virginia’s men’s basketball team is set to add another player from the NCAA Transfer Portal — one the Mountaineers will likely expect a lot from defensively.
Pauly Paulicap, a 6-foot-8 senior forward, offered his commitment to West Virginia on Wednesday.
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Edit by @jeremyberman32 pic.twitter.com/O2NrQAjnjU— Pauly Paulicap (@pauly33_) April 21, 2021
Paulicap most recently played one season at DePaul, where he averaged 7.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.
Prior to joining the Blue Demons, Paulicap played three seasons at Manhattan. He was the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman after averaging 2.5 blocks and 6.9 rebounds to go with 10 points.
Along with 6-foot-9 Florida International transfer Dimon Carrigan, Paulicap appears to help fill an immediate void for the Mountaineers as a rim protector.
After an injury limited Paulicap to 10 games in his second season with the Jaspers, he returned to play a full 2019-2020 season and averaged a career-best 10.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks.
The 225-pound Paulicap shot better than 55 percent from the field as a freshman and most recently at DePaul.