Murauskas to join Bennett at Arizona State, Freeman headed to St. John's

Former Saint Mary’s forward Paulius Murauskas is joining former coach Randy Bennett at Arizona State.

Bennett was named Arizona State’s next coach on March 23 and Murauskas announced on Instagram that he will be following his coach to the desert.

St. John’s also made a big splash in the transfer portal, adding former Syracuse forward Donnie Freeman.

The 6-foot-8 Murauskas saw limited action as a freshman at Arizona before thriving in two years at Saint Mary’s.

The Lithuanian forward averaged 18.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a junior.

Freeman averaged 16.5 points and 7.2 rebounds last season, scoring at least 20 points eight times.