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Altidor-Cespedes transfers to Marshall

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Altidor-Cespedes was grandfathered into the rule that allows a player who graduates and still has one year of eligibility remaining to transfer without having to sit out one season. The one-year rule no longer exists.

The athletic 6-foot Montreal native, who averaged 3.2 points a year ago and saw his minutes decrease, had his appeal approved by the NCAA and will be eligible to play for Donnie Jones' team in 2007-08.

"I'm very excited that I won't have to sit out this season," Altidor-Cespedes said. "I had a great experience at Gonzaga, but I just felt as though after graduating, I had accomplished everything I could academically and basketball-wise at Gonzaga."

Altidor-Cespedes, who graduated in May, started 14 games this past season and had a season-high 14 points early in the season against Baylor.

This is a huge boost for the Thundering Herd, who also added Tirrell Baines and Matt Walls for this season — and Purdue transfer Chris Lutz.

Look for Altidor-Cespedes to anchor the backcourt and team will swingman Markel Humphrey to form a potent combination for Marshall this season.

"Coach Jones is a great guy and he recruited me out of high school when he was an assistant at Florida," Altidor-Cespedes said. "I just felt it was a great opportunity."

Jeff Goodman is a senior college basketball writer for FOXSports.com. He can be reached at GoodmanonFOX@aol.com.