Josh Tabb (right) is the newest member of the NKU men's basketball team.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University men's basketball program landed another talented transfer Monday when former University of Tennessee guard
Josh Tabb was added to the roster.
Tabb, a 6-foot-4 senior from Carbondale, Ill., played three years at Tennessee and saw action in 96 games for the Volunteers. As a junior, Tabb started 11 times and played in 33 games. He averaged 3.4 points and 1.7 assists per game that season.
During his freshman season at Tennessee in 2006-07, Tabb netted a career-best 11 points and grabbed five rebounds during a road game at Mississippi.
“Josh has a chance to step in and be an impact player in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and he's going to make his presence felt offensively and defensively,” NKU head coach
Dave Bezold said. “He was a key player in Tennessee's rotation, and his quickness and strength in the backcourt is going to cause a lot of problems for the opposition.”
Tabb averaged 21 points, five assists and six rebounds as a senior at Carbondale High School in 2005. He later played at Harmony Prep in Cincinnati and led the team to a Division I national runner-up finish.
A week ago, Bezold added two other Division I transfers in St. Bonaventure point guard
Malcolm Eleby and Maryland Eastern Shore forward
James Cotton.
“We have definitely landed some very good players who bring a great deal of experience into our program,” Bezold said. “The combination of our returning players and the newcomers should make for good competition during practice, and I think our fans are really going to enjoy watching this team.”
Tabb joins an NKU program that posted a 17-13 record last season. The Norse also advanced to the semifinals of the GLVC Tournament.
NKU knocked off eventual regional champion Saint Joseph's in the second round of the GLVC Tournament.
