Wofford guard Nils Machowski commits to UConn

Nils Machowski has committed to UConn out of the transfer portal from Wofford, where the 6-foot-3 guard averaged 17.2 PPG and 5.7 RPG in 33 minutes per game as a junior last season, hitting 38.2 percent from three. Machowski began his collegiate career at UCF, where he started nine games as a sophomore.

The Berlin, Germany native visited UConn this past weekend. With his final year of eligibility, he’ll bring depth to a Husky guard room that will be without Solo Ball after the announcement of his medical redshirt. Two backups last season, Malachi Smith and Alec Millender, have exhausted their eligibility, while freshman Jacob Furphy entered the transfer portal and has since committed to Boston College.

The Huskies expect to start Silas Demary Jr. and Braylon Mullins at guard while senior Jayden Ross and freshman Junior County man the backup duties. Machowski will be in the mix with those two key reserves.

The Huskies previously added Seton Hall center Najai Hines and Duke wing Nik Khamenia out of the portal. They’ve also added Stanford center Oskar Gitlay . Machowski is their fourth transfer addition this offseason.