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Creighton gets Maurice Watson Jr.

Maurice Watson Jr., the former Boston University point guard, announced on Sunday he will transfer to Creighton.

The sophomore announced earlier this month that he had received his release from BU and was looking to transfer. Watson broke the news of his decision in a post on his Twitter and Instagram accounts:

In the photo, Watson is standing with the Creighton coaching staff and holding the Bluejays' Big East tournament runner-up trophy.

Watson, who led BU in scoring (13.3 points per game), assists (7.1 per game) and steals (2.1 per game) in 2013-14, will sit out 2014-15 after transferring and have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Philadelphia native also tweeted a picture of himself standing in the Bluejays' locker room:

Jack McCluskey is an editor for ESPN.com and a frequent contributor to ESPNBoston.com. Follow him on Twitter @jack_mccluskey.