Malcolm Gilbert, a second-year men’s basketball player, will transfer.

According to a statement from Pitt Friday night, Gilbert has decided to transfer because he wants to play with his brother. His brother Marcus is a freshman at Fairfield University, according to the school’s website.

The Delaware native was redshirting this year after having averaged 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game over 93 minutes last season. He appeared in 19 games .

Head coach Jamie Dixon wished him well.

” Malcolm has asked for his release and has informed me that he wants to play with his brother,” Dixon said. “He’s a great kid, hard worker and good player. We thank Malcolm for his contribution to our program over the last year and a half and wish him much success in the future.”

Gilbert was a popular fixture on the Pitt campus, inspiring his own subsection of the Oakland Zoo: Malcolm’s Maniacs.

Gilbert is the third player from the 2011 recruiting class to transfer. Current UNLV player Khem Birch parted last December, and more recently John Johnson left this November. He has since decided to play at Penn State.