RADFORD, Va. – Radford head men's basketball coach
Darris Nichols has announced the addition of graduate transfer forward Souleymane "Sal" Koureissi. He will join the Highlanders for the 2022-23 season following four seasons with the Richmond Spiders.
"Sal is a long, versatile forward with a perimeter skillset," said Nichols of the newest Highlander. "He's a veteran that has been a part of some really good teams. We look forward to his arrival to campus as he will be a big addition to our team, university and community."
The Harlem, N.Y. native has played in 93 games and made a pair of starts thus far in this collegiate career, averaging 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. He has tallied 24 steals, 17 blocks, and shot exactly 50.0% from the field on 126 attempts.
Koureissi played his high school ball at Iona Preparatory School where he tallied a team-high 16.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while shooting 61.0% from the floor. He was rated as the No. 8 recruit in the state of New York and labeled as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com.
He boosts an already stacked group of newcomers to the Radford program that features
Kenyon Giles,
Kyle Burns,
DaQuan Smith,
Justin Archer,
D'Auntray Pierce,
Madiaw Niang, and
Ibu Yamazaki.
For more information on the Radford men's basketball team, visit RadfordAthletics.com and follow @RadfordHoops on Twitter, 'radfordhoops' Instagram or Radford Men's Basketball on Facebook.
