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Finke transfers to Wright State

Scott Nagy starred with the Centennial boys' basketball team in the mid-1980s.

Tim Finke did so both with Centennial and Champaign Central from 2014 to 2018.

Now, the two will connect on the college basketball scene.

Nagy, the coach at Wright State, announced on Thursday that Finke will transfer to play with the Raiders. He'll have to sit out the upcoming season but will have three seasons of eligibility remaining starting in the 2020-21 season.

Finke spent his freshman season at Grand Canyon, but announced last month he was leaving the Antelopes after he averaged 18 minutes per game off the bench, while averaging 3.