BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech head males’s basketball coach Mike Young has introduced the signing of grad switch Cordell Pemsl on Friday.

Pemsl, a ahead from Iowa, will be capable to play instantly for the 2020-21 tutorial yr and has one season of eligibility remaining. A 3-year letterwinner for the Hawkeyes, Pemsl comes again to acquainted territory, a spot he pulled down 14 rebounds inside Cassell Coliseum in 2017 within the ACC/B1G Problem.

“Cordell’s addition offers us fast measurement within the frontcourt, which we have now actually wanted,” Younger mentioned. “He brings a stage of talent and understanding of the sport of basketball that we’re actually enthusiastic about. We’re actually trying ahead to getting again on the ground and could not be happier that Cordell is part of it.”

Cordell Pemsl (pronounced PEM-sull)

6’9″, 248 lbs. – Ahead

Dubuque, Iowa

Wahlert HS | Iowa

Iowa: Performed in 96 video games, beginning 14 of these contests … Averaged 2.eight factors, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists this previous yr … Recorded three eight-rebound video games – all towards ranked foes – in 2019-20 … Dished our 4 assists in three video games this previous season … Turned in a 61.7 field-goal proportion in 2016-17, which ranks second all-time in Iowa’s report ebook … Has pulled down over 400 rebounds and scored 550 factors in his profession … A profession 58.2 p.c shooter … Posted a career-high 21 factors versus Stetson on Dec. 5 … Performed arguably one of the best recreation of his school profession at Cassell Coliseum, registering six factors, a career-high 14 rebounds, together with seven offensive, and a block versus Tech within the ACC/B1G Problem on Nov. 28, 2017.

Private: Cordell Pemsl … Born on Aug. 15 … Son of Katy Pemsl … Majored in communications research at Iowa.