Revealed: Why a Boston College rebuild enticed Jacob Furphy

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He just went to an NCAA National Championship game as part of one of college basketball's powerhouse programs but now young Aussie talent Jacob Furphy hopes to take what he learned from the UConn Huskies to help rebuild Boston College.

Furphy, a Tasmanian product who moulded his skills at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence, committed to join former UConn assistant coach Luke Murray at BC following a freshman season under Dan Hurley, where he averaged just 2.4 minutes per game.

The 19-year-old left-handed guard said he chose Boston College because the program had everything you could ask for.

"Great coaches, they play in a good conference and level for me, and I think there is going to be a great opportunity for me to help a team rebuild and have a good year," Furphy told basketball.com.au.

"To start with it was a really difficult decision, I had an amazing year with a great group of guys and coaches (at UConn) but I ended up deciding to transfer because I want an opportunity to play, and I just didn’t think I could get that at UConn."

Despite not playing as much as he would have liked, Furphy still took a lot out of his experiences from playing at one of the top programs in college basketballs under arguably one of the best coaches in college basketball history.

And the man, who has been compared to Australian basketball legend Joe Ingles, said his Huskies experiences would allow him to lead Boston College next season.

"I think that overall I learned just a better way to adapt to a hard environment and just the professionalism needed at this level, which I think I could bring and set an example at BC," Furphy said.

"Also obviously as well making it to the National Championship game, just shows you how hard it is to actually get there.

"I think the learnings of dealing with not playing much has made me a better player for sure, it's given me a challenge mentally but through that challenge it has helped me develop that toughness needed to excel at the next level.

"My goals are just to bring the intensity and the habits needed for a team to win, also to just ultimately have the best season possible."

Furphy has already made his Australian Boomers senior debut and is expected to be a regular in the national team in the years to come.