Mississippi center Dwight Coleby shoots during practice for an NCAA college basketball second round game Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Former Ole Miss center Dwight Coleby, who on May 19 announced plans to leave the SEC school after his sophomore season, will make an official recruiting trip to Kansas University this weekend.

The 6-foot-9, 240-pound center, who averaged 5.4 points and 4.8 rebounds while logging 16.5 minutes a game in 34 games last season for 21-13 Mississippi, is the brother of former Wichita State forward Kadeem Coleby.

A native of Nassau, Dwight is the youngest member of the Bahamas National team.

“Thank you Ole Miss for everything you have done for me,” Coleby posted on Twitter in announcing his decision to transfer. “Although I will be leaving, I will always be a Rebel deep down inside.”

Coach Andy Kennedy told the Clarion-Ledger newspaper: “We appreciate Dwight’s contributions to our program over the last two years and wish him well in the future.”

Coleby, who started three games a year ago, hit 67 of 126 shots for 53.2 percent and 51 of 64 free throws for 79.7 percent. He also had 29 blocks.

Coleby scored in double figures six times in 2014-15. He had 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocks on Feb. 2 at Florida. He had 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks vs. the Gators on Jan. 24 at Ole Miss.

He also appeared in five games, averaging 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per game as the Bahamas won the gold medal of the Caribbean basketball championship last July.

“It feels great, and it’s an honor to represent my country,” Coleby told Olemisssports.com. “Winning that championship felt incredible. The Bahamas hadn’t won it in 20 years, which made every player on the team hungry for a championship. We said that we were going to do it, and we did.”

Head coach of the Bahamas team was Colorado State’s Larry Eustachy.

“My teammates are positive guys who push me to be a better player,” Coleby said. “If I mess up, they will encourage me for the next play and try to get me involved. Coach Eustachy is a good coach that understands what every player can do best and puts them in the right position to be successful.”

Coleby arrived in the U.S. before his junior year at Piney Woods (Mississippi) High. An unranked three-star player (by Rivals.com), he averaged 20 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks and three assists his senior season and was ranked the No. 2 overall player in Mississippi that year by ESPN. He also lettered in track.

He chose Ole Miss over Georgia, Memphis, Mississippi State and Southern Mississippi, announcing his decision to become a Rebel on Twitter. He also had offers from Arkansas, Georgetown, Nebraska and UTEP.

He will have to sit out at his transfer destination next season in accordance with transfer rules and begin playing in games in 2016-17.

KU has one scholarship left to give in recruiting. KU has signed No. 21-ranked (By Rivals.com) Carlton Bragg, 6-9 forward, Cleveland’s Villa Angela St. Joseph High; No. 5 Cheick Diallo, 6-9, forward, Our Savior New American, Centereach, New York; and received a commitment from No. 33 (Class of 2016) LaGerald Vick, 6-5 guard, Memphis Douglass High. Vick is expected to announce his reclassification to the Class of 2015 early next week and compete for KU’s World University Games team this summer.