As signings come in, all the details across the 12 programs of The American.
UCF
| Myles Douglas |
F |
6-7 |
195 |
Baltimore, Maryland [Paul VI (Va.) High School] |
| Daniel Lewis |
G |
6-4 |
175 |
Atlanta, Georgia (Westlake) |
| Kani Coles |
F |
6-8 |
240 |
Baltimore, Maryland [Edmondson High School
(Pensacola State College)] |
| Collin Smith |
C |
6-10 |
240 |
Jacksonville, Florida [The Bolles School (George Washington)] |
Myles Douglas (G, 6-7, 195) is a 6-foot-7 forward out of Baltimore, Md., who currently plays at Paul VI High School in Fairfax, Va. The versatile big man averaged double figures in his first season at Paul VI in 2015-16. Douglas also had offers from Maryland, West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Xavier, Miami and others.
Daniel Lewis (G, 6-4, 175) is in his senior season at Westlake High School. A prolific three-point shooter, Lewis held offers from Xavier, Auburn, Georgia, Vanderbilt and others.
Kani Coles (F, 6-8, 240) is in his second season at Pensacola State College and will join the Knights as a junior in 2017-18. The 6-foot-8 forward played his high school basketball at Edmondson in Baltimore, leading his team to a Maryland Class 1A State Championship as a junior.
Collin Smith (C, 6-10, 240) will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules and be eligible to play in 2018-19 as a redshirt sophomore after transferring from George Washington. Smith, who appeared in 34 games and started 17 at center for the Colonials as a freshman in 2016-17, will have three years of eligibility for the Knights. The Jacksonville native was third on the George Washington team in rebounding with 4.4 boards per game and second with 29 blocked shots.
Cincinnati
| Trevor Moore |
G |
6-5 |
195 |
Houston, Texas [South Kent (Conn.) Prep] |
| Eliel Nsoseme |
F/C |
6-9 |
195 |
Kinsasha, Democratic Republic of Congo
[RISE Centre Acadmey (Ontario, Canada)] |
| Keith Williams |
G |
6-5 |
190 |
Brooklyn, New York (Bishop Loughlin) |
| Mamoudou Diarra |
F |
6-9 |
205 |
Bamako, Mali [22 Feet Academy (Greenville, S.C.)] |
Trevor Moore (G, 6-5, 195) averaged 14.3 points while shooting 37.6 percent (56 of 149) from three-point range and 39.0 percent (67 of 172) from the field during 16 games for the 2016 Houston Defenders, an AAU squad on the Under Armour Association’s 17U summer circuit. His 35 three-pointers during the circuit’s April-May schedule ranked second among all guards. A three-time all-district selection at Phillis Wheatley High School, Moore led the Greater Houston area in three-pointers made as a junior. He is currently enrolled at South Kent Prep in Connecticut.
Eliel Nsoseme (F/C, 6-9, 195) has averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks and three assists through five games this fall at The RISE Centre Academy in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Last season at Clarkson Academy in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Nsoseme produced six triple-doubles (points, rebounds and blocks) while averaging 14 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks per game.
Keith Williams (G, 6-5, 190) averaged 15.0 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 47.8 percent (96-of-201) from the field and 40.6 percent (28-of-69) from 3-point range in 17 games for New Heights, an AAU squad on the 2016 Under Armour Association’s 17U summer circuit. A 2015-16 First-Team All-Catholic High School Athletic Association selection, Williams helped guide Bishop Loughlin Memorial to a 22-8 record while averaging 16.0 points per game as a junior. He scored 21 points and surpassed 1,000 career points while leading Bishop Loughlin Memorial to the CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens AA diocesan title.
Mamoudou Diarra (F, 6-9, 205) helped 22 Feet Academy to a 29-9 record in 2016-17 while earning First Team All-Grind Session accolades and averaging 18.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks. Diarra owns a 7-foot-2 wingspan and was one of 30 campers from 23 countries invited to participate in the NBA’s Basketball without Borders camp surrounding the 2015 NBA All-Star Game.
UConn
| Tyler Polley |
F |
6-8 |
185 |
Weston, Florida (The Sagemont School) |
| Josh Carlton |
F |
6-9 |
230 |
Hyattsville, Maryland (DeMatha Catholic) |
| Eric Cobb |
F |
6-9 |
285 |
Jacksonville, Florida [St. Francis (Md.) Academy (Chipola College)] |
| Antwoine Anderson |
G |
6-1 |
190 |
Rochester, New York [Bishop Kearney (Fordham University)] |
| Isaiah Whaley |
F |
6-9 |
195 |
Gastonia, North Carolina [Mt. Zion (Md.) Prep] |
Tyler Polley (F, 6-8, 185) is a consensus Top 100 recruit. An honor roll student, Polley's father, Tommy, was a standout linebacker at Florida State and spent five years in the NFL. Polley averaged 16.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last season for The Sagemont School and was named First Team All-Broward County.
Josh Carlton (F, 6-9, 230) moved to Maryland from Winterville, N.C., prior to his junior season. After moving, Carlton helped DeMatha to a 33-5 record last year as he averaged 11.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.2 blocks per game and shot 62 percent from the floor.
Eric Cobb (F, 6-9, 285) spent last year attending Chipola College, where he earned second team all-conference honors. He spent his freshman year of 2015-16 at the University of South Carolina. As a freshman, he appeared in 24 games from the Gamecocks, scoring 27 points and grabbing 45 rebounds, while shooting .565 from the floor. Last year at Chipola College, Cobb appeared in 29 games, starting 15, to help the team post a 22-9 record. He averaged 10.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, while shooting .526 from the floor and .661 from the foul line.
Antwoine Anderson (G, 6-1, 190) will enroll as a graduate student in the fall of 2017 and will be eligible for the 2017-18 season. Anderson has been a three-year starter for Fordham University, where he scored more than 700 points, grabbed over 150 rebounds, handed out nearly 250 assists and gained a reputation as a tough on-ball defender. Anderson, who will graduate from Fordham on May 20 with a degree in communications, will have one year of eligibility at UConn. Last season, he started all 32 games for the Rams, averaging 11.1 points, 3.2 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.71 steals in 33.6 minutes per game. He shot .411 overall, .344 from three-point range, and .694 from the foul line. He had 18 double-figure scoring games.
Isaiah Whaley (F, 6-9, 195) averaged just over 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks per game for Mt. Zion, playing his best games against some of the finest prep school competition in the country and helping the team to a 27-10 record. Before his postgraduate year at Mt. Zion, Whaley spent three years at Ashbrook High in Gastonia and his senior year at the Evelyn Mack Academy in Charlotte, where he averaged about 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, helping an outstanding team post a 34-6 record.
East Carolina
| K.J. Davis |
G |
6-6 |
170 |
Portsmouth, Virginia (Norcom High School) |
| Usman Haruna |
C |
7-0 |
215 |
Kaduna, Nigeria [Potters House (Fla.) Christian Academy (Bismarck State College) |
| Seth LeDey |
F |
6-7 |
200 |
Dallas, Texas [The Colony (Virginia Tech)] |
| Justin Whatley |
F |
6-8 |
180 |
Chesapeake, Virginia (Oscar Smith High School) |
K.J. Davis (G, 6-6, 170) helped Norcom win its third straight 3A state title earlier this year, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the championship game, nailing four 3-pointers, to cap a 29-1 campaign.
An honor roll student and two-time all-conference player, Davis was named second-team 3A all-state a year ago as well as a first-team 3A All-East region selection. He played on the AAU circuit for Virginia's Team Loaded as well as Boo Williams.
Usman Haruna (C, 7-0, 215) averaged 9.8 points, hit 51.1 percent of his field goal attempts and controlled 11.1 rebounds per game for the Mystics as a sophomore in 2016-17. The team averaged 94.6 points while compiling an 11-15 overall record. Haruna averaged 10.3 points as a junior college freshman.
Seth LeDey (F, 6-7, 200) sat out last season at Virginia Tech as required by the NCAA after playing for two different junior colleges in two years. His older brother, Zach LeDay, averaged 16.5 points and 7.3 rebounds for a 22-11 Hokies team in 2016-17. The younger LeDay averaged 18.5 points and 8.0 rebounds at Northwest Mississippi Community College in 2015-16. LeDay played at Seminole State College in Oklahoma in 2014-15, averaging 10.4 points and 4.2 rebounds for a 16-14 team.
Justin Whatley (F, 6-8, 180) averaged eight points and eight rebounds last season to help lead the Tigers to Monitor-Merrimac regular-season and tournament titles. Whatley moved to South Hampton Roads from Oklahoma prior to his senior year.
Houston
| Mike Adewunmi |
G |
6-6 |
190 |
Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge High School) |
| Breaon Brady |
F |
6-9 |
215 |
Akron, Ohio [Ellet High School (Saddleback Junior College)] |
| Gabe Grant |
G |
6-6 |
220 |
Chicago, Illinois [Mount Carmel (Three Rivers Community College)] |
| Fabian White Jr. |
F |
6-7 |
210 |
Atascocita, Texas (Atascocita High School) |
| Cedrick Alley Jr. |
F |
6-7 |
235 |
Houston, Texas (Klein Forest) |
| Corey Davis |
G |
6-2 |
190 |
Lafayette, Louisiana [Lafayette (San Jacinto JC)] |
| Nura Zanna |
F |
6-7 |
240 |
Kaduna, Nigeria [Coral Springs Christian H.S. (LIU-Brooklyn) |
| Chris Harris Jr. |
C |
6-10 |
250 |
Houston, Texas [Madison (San Jacinto JC)] |
Mike Adewunmi (G, 6-6, 190) will compete as a freshman and have four years of eligibility remaining in 2017-18. He chose Houston over Rice, Louisiana Tech, Boise State, North Texas, Utah State and Pepperdine. Adewunmi was an All-District 14-5A selection as a junior during the 2015-16 season. Adewunmi scored 17 points against John Tyler High School in an area playoff game.
Breaon Brady (F, 6-9, 215) will have two years of eligibility remaining as a junior beginning with the 2017-18 season. As a freshman at Saddleback JC for Head Coach Andy Ground during the 2015-16 season, Brady enjoyed 12 games with double-digit points, including a season-high 24 points in a win against Cypress. He competed in 32 games a year ago with 21 starts, averaging 8.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Brady led the Gauchos to a 31-2 record and a state runner-up finish in the California Community College Athletic Association.
Gabe Grant (G, 6-6, 220) will compete as a junior and have two years of eligibility with the Cougars beginning in 2017-18. The Chicago native chose the Cougars over West Virginia, Wichita State, Missouri and UAB. As a freshman at Three Rivers College, Grant averaged 18.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He enjoyed 13 games with at least 20 points scored and three games with 30-plus points, including a season-high 35 points in a road win at Missouri State-West Plains. He also totaled 34 points in a home victory against Missouri State-West Plains and totaled 30 points at John A. Logan. As an undergraduate, Grant competed at Mount Carmel Academy. Averaging 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior in 2013-14, Grant earned a place on the Illinois All-Area Team.
Fabian White Jr. (F, 6-7, 210) averaged 18.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game and led his team to a 38-0 record before falling to DeSoto High School in the Class 6A State Championship as a junior. In the state tournament, White posted game highs of 28 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Eagles past Westlake High School in a regional final. He totaled 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field to lead Atascocita to a win over Houston Math Science & Technology and a berth in the state championship game.
Cedric Alley Jr. (F, 6-7, 237) will play as a freshman and have four years of eligibility. The Houston native chose the Cougars over Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Boise State. Alley was named to the
Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston First Team and was selected for the TABC Class 6A All-State Team for the second straight season.
Corey Davis (G, 6-2, 190) stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 190 pounds and will play as a junior and have two years of eligibility beginning in 2017-18. He chose Houston over Arizona, Oklahoma State, New Mexico State and LSU. As a sophomore in 2016-17, he started all 35 games while averaging 17.4 points, 3.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. He finished with 14 20-point games, including season highs of 27 points in wins against Paris Junior College and Tyler Junior College. For his efforts, he was honored Thursday as an NJCAA All-America First-Team selection.
Nura Zanna (F, 6-7, 240) Zanna is one of the biggest members of the Cougars’ signing class. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in economics from LIU-Brooklyn, Zann will be immediately eligible for the 2017-18 season and have one year of eligibility. He chose Houston over Clemson, Penn State and UMass. Zanna competed in 32 games with 30 starts in 2016-17. He ranked fourth on his team with 9.2 points per game but stood second among the Blackbirds with 8.7 rebounds per contest. He finished the season with 15 double-doubles and enjoyed a career night against Mount St. Mary’s with 21 points and 17 rebounds.
Chris Harris Jr. (C, 6-10, 250) will have three years of eligibility remaining with the 2017-18 season. In 2016-17, Harris competed for San Jacinto JC. He averaged 5.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game and connected on 57.6 percent (87-of-151) of his shots from the field. Before competing in junior college, Harris was an award-winning player at Madison High School. As a senior during the 2014-15 season, Harris was named to the TABC Class 5A All-State Team and was recognized as the District 20-5A Defensive Player of the Year.
Memphis
| Victor Enoh |
F |
6-8 |
229 |
Decatur, Georgia (Greenforest McCalep Christian School) |
| Jamal Johson |
G |
6-4 |
170 |
Birmingham, Alabama (Spain Park High School) |
| David Nickelberry |
F |
6-7 |
202 |
Orlando, Florida (Windermere Prep) |
| Kareem Brewton |
G |
6-2 |
205 |
Claxton, Georgia [Shiloh (Eastern Florida State College) |
| Kyvon Davenport |
F |
6-8 |
185 |
Gainesville, Florida [East Hall (Georgia Highlands College)] |
| Raynere Thornton |
F |
6-7 |
230 |
Marietta, Georgia [Marietta (Gordon State College)] |
| Mike Parks Jr. |
C |
6-9 |
270 |
Cleveland, Ohio [Richmond Heights (Southwest Mississippi CC)] |
Victor Enoh (F, 6-8, 229) is a three-star recruit, ranked ninth at his position, and is the 42nd rated power forward prospect in the class of 2017 by ESPN.com. A native of Nigeria, he averaged eight points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season for Greenforest Christian High School in Decatur, Georgia, while shooting 48 percent from the field with 28 blocked shots.
Jamal Johnson (G, 6-4, 170) is ranked No. 111 by Rivals.com, No. 151 by 247sports, and is the No. 8 combo guard in the country as rated by 247 sports. Known as an athletic combo guard with a high basketball IQ, the 6-4, 170-pound Johnson averaged 18.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game as a junior for Spain Park High School, and helped the squad reach the Alabama Class 7A state semifinals. He was named Second Team All-State after his junior season. He was also named an Alabama Boys Basketball North All-Star, after earning All-Academic Team, All-Area Team, and All-Metro team honors. Johnson is the son of seven-year NBA veteran Buck Johnson. He played his summer basketball with Atlanta Xpress in the Under Armour Association before teaming with Team Carroll in the Adidas Gauntlet Circuit.
David Nickelberry (F, 6-7, 202) was named First Team Preseason All-State in Florida earlier this month. He is ranked No. 140 by Rivals, and No. 162 in the country by 247 sports. In 2015-16 he averaged 16.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 3.1 steals per game, helping his Windermere Prep team to a 27-5 overall record, and the Class 3A State Title. In the state title game, Nickelberry scored 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field, while also grabbing a game-high four steals and adding seven rebounds.
Kareem Brewton (G, 6-2, 205) was twice named the Southern Conference Player of the Year, including this season after averaging 19.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game for Eastern Florida State College. His 718 overall points were third-most in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I, while his scoring average ranked 26th.
Kyvon Davenport (F, 6-8, 185) was named the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Player of the Year in 2016-17 after averaging 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds for Georgia Highlands College. He is also rated as the No. 19 player in the JUCOrecruiting.com Top-100. The 6-8 forward reached double-figure scoring 28 times, and in all but one game during the year he scored at least eight points. He scored at least 20 points 10 times and over 30 points twice, including a career-high 37 points on November 8.
Raynere Thornton (F, 6-7, 230) was named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) All-Conference team in 2016-17 after averaging 10.9 points 11.4 rebounds, and 5.9 assists for Gordon State. He is also rated as the No. 48 player in the JUCOrecruiting.com Top-100. His 11.4 rebounds per game ranked ninth in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) highest division, while his assists per game ranked 23rd, and total assists (177) ranked 30th. He was his conference’s leader in rebounds per game and assists per game.
Mike Parks Jr. (C, 6-9, 270) finished fifth in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in field goal percentage and made 70.3 percent (97-138) of his shots during the season. He averaged 8.9 points and 4.0 rebounds, playing just 19.4 minutes per game with Southwest Mississippi. Parks scored in double-figures 12 times, including three games of 20 or more points. The former All-Ohio First Team honoree played his first year out of high school at Missouri State-West Plains.
USF
| Justin Brown |
G/F |
6-6 |
|
Birmingham, Alabama (Hargrave Military Academy) |
| David Collins |
G |
6-3 |
200 |
Youngstown, Ohio [First Love Christian Academy (Pa.)] |
| Nikola Scekic |
C |
7-2 |
250 |
Belgrade, Serbia [Hutchinson (Kan.) CC] |
| TJ Lang |
G |
6-7 |
210 |
Mobile, Alabama [McGill-Toolen (Auburn)] |
| Laquincy Rideau |
G |
6-1 |
210 |
West Palm Beach, Fla. [Blanche Ely (Gardner-Webb)] |
| Alexis Yetna |
F |
6-8 |
205 |
Paris, France [Putnam Science Academy (Conn.)] |
| Terence Samuel |
G |
6-3 |
208 |
Brooklyn, New York [Victory Collegiate (Penn State) |
| Payton Banks |
F |
6-6 |
223 |
Orange, Calif. [Lutheran (Penn State)] |
| Stephan Jiggetts |
G |
6-1 |
195 |
Forestville, Maryland [Bishop McNamara (Fairleigh Dickinson)] |
Justin Brown (G/F, 6-6) is Birmingham, Ala. native. Brown played his postgraduate year at Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) in 2016-17, where he guided the Tigers to a 43-2 record. Brown averaged 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals per game. He shot nearly 60 percent from the floor and converted on 39 percent of three-pointers. Prior to Hargrave, Brown attended Spain Park High School in Birmingham, where he was an All-State honoree three times and a four-time All-Birmingham Metro selection.
David Collins (G, 6-3, 200) joins USF from First Love Christian Academy (Pa.), where he posted an 18 point per game average for the 24-win Knights. He is ranked as the 46
th guard prospect in the country, according to 247 Sports.
Nikola Scekic (C, 7-2, 250) won a JuCo National Championship with Hutchinson Community College (Kan.) in 2016-17. He played his freshman season at New Mexico, appearing in 10 games, before transferring.
TJ Lang (G, 6-7, 210) is a transfer from Auburn, where he played his first three seasons. Lang averaged five points per game and was regarded as a lockdown defender for the Tigers. He will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules but will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Laquincy Rideau (G, 6-1, 210) is a transfer from Gardner-Webb, where he was the first player in Big South Conference history to post at least 150 rebounds, 150 assists and 100 steals in a single season. Rideau led the Runnin' Bulldogs with a team-best 14.2 points per game and 171 assists. He was recognized on the All-Big South Conference Second Team and the conference all-tournament team. Rideau will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules but will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Alexis Yetna (F, 6-7, 205) is completing his postgraduate year at Putnam Science Academy (Conn.), where he guided the team to a 34-win season. Yetna played in the Adidas Gauntlet in April, posting double-double averages of 16 points and 11 rebounds per game. A native of Baltimore, Md., Yetna also represented Team USA in the Adidas Euro Camp in India during the summer of 2016. He will be a freshman with USF in 2017-18.
Terrence Samuel (G, 6-3, 208) averaged four points and three rebounds per game for Penn State last season. He netted a career-high 16 points against Colgate (11/23) and appeared in 28 of the team's 33 games. Samuel shot 44 percent in Big Ten conference action. Samuel sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He began his collegiate career at UConn, where he was a part of the Huskies' program during his freshman and sophomore seasons. Samuel appeared in 56 games, making seven starts. He was a member of the 2013-14 NCAA champion UConn men's basketball team, scoring 11 points in the round of 32 game over Villanova (3/22).
Payton Banks (F, 6-6, 223) has made 44 starts over three years for the Nittany Lions. He averaged 10 points per game last season, sinking 36 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. In 2016-17, Banks converted 73 three-pointers and made 82 percent of his free throw attempts. Banks redshirted his initial season at Penn State in 2013-14 before appearing in 29 games the following year. He made 31 starts as a sophomore during the 2014-15 campaign, averaging nine points and four rebounds per game.
Stephan Jiggetts (G, 6-1, 195) was named All-Northeast Conference in 2016-17, when he averaged 13 points, four assists and three rebounds per game. He posted a team-high 125 assists, shot 31 percent from beyond the arc and tallied a triple-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over Lipscomb (11/19). Jiggetts averaged 11 points per game in his sophomore season at FDU and notched another 98 assists, helping guide the Knights to the 2016 Northeast Conference Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
SMU
| Ethan Chargois |
F |
6-9 |
235 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma (Union High School) |
| William Douglas |
G |
6-5 |
180 |
Memphis, Tennessee (Christian Brothers High School) |
| Elijah Landrum |
G |
6-0 |
180 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma (Central High School) |
| Everett Ray |
F |
6-7 |
220 |
Addison, Texas (Trinity Christian Academy) |
Ethan Chargois (F, 6-7, 235) is a forward for Coach Rudy Garcia at Union High School in Tulsa. As a junior, he averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds to lead Union to the State tournament. As a sophomore, Chargois helped his prep squad win the 2014 6A state championship. He averaged 10.1 points and 7.1 rebounds with Team Griffin in the 2016 Nike EYBL summer circuit. The three-star signee is ranked as high as No. 38 at his position and as high as No. 4 overall in Oklahoma.
William Douglas (G, 6-4, 175) is a guard for Coaches William Luckett and Brad Luckett at Christian Brothers in Memphis. The four-star signee was a 2015-16 Tennessee Mr. Basketball finalist. He is ranked as high as the No. 26 shooting guard nationally and as high as No. 2 overall in Tennessee. As a junior, he was conference player of the year and first-team all-region after averaging 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals as he led his team to 28-2 record. He played AAU for M33M.
Elijah Landrum (G, 6-0, 180) is a guard for Coach B.J Brown and Eli Brown at Central High School in Tulsa. As a junior, the ESPN four-star signee was named
Tulsa World Metro Player of the Year after averaging 27.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals. He led Central to the Class 4A state tournament and a 21-7 record while shooting 64 percent from the field and 37 percent from 3-point range. In 2014-15, the ESPN four-star signee helped Central win the 4A state title. He is ranked as high as the No. 26 point-guard nationally and as high as No. 2 overall in Oklahoma. Landrum helped Coach Rodney Perry and the MoKan Elite win the 2016 Peach Jam EYBL Championship on the Nike EYBL circuit.
Everett Ray (F, 6-7, 220) is a forward for Coach Terrelle Woodson at University Academy in Addison. The three-star signee played the 2015-16 season with CHANT Home School where he averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Everett has scored over 1000 points during his high school career. He played AAU for 210 D1 Premier. In 2015, he played at the NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp.
Temple
| Justyn Hamilton |
F |
6-10 |
190 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (Independence High School) |
| Nate Pierre-Louis |
G |
6-4 |
185 |
Jersey City, New Jersey (Roselle Catholic High School) |
| J.P. Moorman |
F |
6-7 |
205 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (Greensboro Day School) |
| De'Vondre Perry |
F |
6-6 |
220 |
Baltimore, Maryland (Polytechnic Institute) |
Justyn Hamilton (F, 6-10, 190) was a Southwestern 4A all-conference pick last season. Hamilton averaged 9.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 1.3 steals as a junior for Independence High. He led the Southwestern 4A in double-doubles with eight and his 130 blocked shots ranked third in the state. Hamilton was twice invited to USA Basketball camps in Colorado with some of the nation's best players in his age group.
Nate Pierre-Louis (G, 6-4, 185) transferred to Roselle Catholic for his junior season (2015-16) where he averaged 13.5 points per game. This summer, playing for Sports U on the Under Armour Association circuit, he averaged 19.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, leading his team in all three statistical categories.
J.P. Moorman (F, 6-7, 205) was a first-team HSXtra All-Area selection for private schools. He averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for Greensboro, which reached the NCISAA Class 3-A semifinals. He was named Most Valuable Player of the HAECO Invitational, where he led his team to the title. He was a key player on Greensboro Day's state championship team in 2015.
De'Vondre Perry (F, 6-6, 220) averaged 20.4 points, 12 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. The first-team All-Metro honors after leading the Engineers to their first Baltimore City Division I boys basketball championship in 2016. He also compiled 13 double-doubles as a junior to help the Engineers to a 20-win season.
Tulane
| Bul Ajang |
C |
6-10 |
220 |
Elizabeth, South Sudan [The Patrick School (N.J.)] |
| Buay Koka |
C |
7-0 |
220 |
Elizabeth, South Sudan [The Patrick School (N.J.)] |
| Caleb Daniels |
G |
6-4 |
198 |
New Orleans, Louisiana (St. Augustine) |
| Shakwon Barrett |
G |
6-4 |
160 |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Canada Tech Academy) |
Bul Ajang (C, 6-10, 220) is a native of Elizabeth, South Sudan, and has spent the last four years in the United States. Currently attending The Patrick School in New Jersey, Ajang is rated the No. 22 center in the coutry and is a 3-star recruit per Rivals and ESPN. At Tulane, Ajang is planning to pursue a degree in engineering.
Buay Koka (C, 7-0, 220) is a native of Elizabeth, South Sudan, and has spent the last four years in the United States. Currently attending The Patrick School in New Jersey, Ajang is a 3-star recruit per ESPN. At Tulane, Koka is planning to pursue a degree in public health.
Caleb Daniels (G, 6-4, 198) averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two steals per game as a senior, leading St. Augustine to the Louisiana Division I state semifinals with a 26-6 overall record and 10-3 mark in district play. He was chosen as a Class 5A all-state second team selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and voted the 2017 Catholic League District MVP according to a vote by the league’s head coaches. Daniels was also a two-time NOLA.com All-Metro Team selection following his junior and senior campaigns.
Shakwon Barrett (G, 6-4, 160) played his senior season at Canada Tech Academy in Toronto, Ontario, finishing the year averaging 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals per game while shooting 88 percent at the free throw line and 40 percent beyond the 3-point arc. Barrett also played two seasons at Findlay Prep in Nevada, helping the Pilots to a 28-2 overall record and an appearance in the 2016 Dick’s Sporting Goods High School National Tournament.
Tulsa
| DaQuan Jeffries |
G |
6-5 |
200 |
Edmond, Oklahoma (Oral Roberts/Western Texas CC) |
| Elijah Joiner |
G |
6-3 |
190 |
Chicago, Illinois (Curie High School) |
| Darien Jackson |
G |
6-2 |
180 |
Overland Park, Kansas (Blue Valley Northwest) |
| Jeriah Horne |
F |
6-7 |
222 |
Overland Park, Kansas [The Barstow (Mo.) School (Nebraska)] |
DaQuan Jeffries (G, 6-5, 200) signed a National Letter of Intent with the Golden Hurricane in November. Jeffries led Western Texas Community College to a 22-10 record as he averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game during the 2016-17 season on his way to first-team All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference and All-Region V honors. Jeffries averaged 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and shot 57-percent during his freshman season at Oral Roberts in 2015-16. Earned 2015 Oklahoma Class 6A All-State honors and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference in his final season at Santa Fe High School and helped lead the Wolves to a runner-up finish at the 2015 state tournament when he averaged 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per outing. Jeffries was a teammate of TU sophomore Curran Scott for three seasons at Santa Fe.
Elijah Joiner (G, 6-3, 190) signed a National Letter of Intent with the Golden Hurricane in November and was rated a three-star prospect by
Rivals.com,
Scout.com and
247Sports.com, and is ranked as the No. 18 combo guard in the country by
247Sports.com. Joiner also ranked as the No. 8 overall player and No. 3 shooting guard in the state of Illinois by
PrepHoops.com as he was a four-year varsity starter for head coach Mike Oliver at Curie Metropolitan High School. Joiner averaged 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists and helped lead Curie to a 25-4 record and regional title as a senior in 2016-17. Joiner earned first-team All-State honors from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and first-team All-City recognition following the campaign and also earned All-State special mention honors by the
Chicago Tribune and was named All-Area by the
Chicago Sun-Times. Off the court, he earned the 2016 Teen of the Year Award by the YMCA of Metro Chicago for his efforts in peacemaking, leadership, sportsmanship and service with the Chicago-area YMCA.
Darien Jackson (G, 6-2, 180) signed a National Letter of Intent with the Golden Hurricane in April after being a three-year letterwinner at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kan. Jackson is rated a three-star recruit by
Rivals.com and
247sports.com and averaged 18.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists as a senior in 2016-17 to lead the Huskies to a 22-3 record and the Class 6A state title. Jackson was a McDonald’s All-American nominee and earned Class 6A first-team All-State honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA),
Topeka Capital-Journal and
Wichita Eagle, and was also a first-team All-Metro pick by the
Kansas City Star and a first-team All-Eastern Kansas League selection. Jackson was named to the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game, the KBCA All-Star Game and also was a first-team All-Eastern Kansas League selection and named Class 6A second-team All-State by the
Topeka Capital-Journal and
Wichita Eagle as a junior.
Jeriah Horne (F, 6-7, 222) appeared in 29 games and averaged 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game during the 2016-17 season at Nebraska, shooting 40.5-percent from the floor and hitting 22 3-pointers, tops among the squad’s freshmen . Horne scored in double-figures five times, including a season-high 18 points in a win over Southern (Dec. 20). Prior to enrolling at Nebraska, Horne was a four-year standout at The Barstow School in Kansas City for head coach Billy Thomas, becoming a three-time first-team all-state in Missouri and All-Metro pick by the
Kansas City Star. Horne led the Knights to three consecutive Class 3 title games and brought home the state championship in 2015, totaling more than 2,000 points during his prep career and helped the team to an 82-9 record over his final three seasons. Horne was rated a three-star prospect by
Rivals.com,
Scout.com and
247sports.com, while Rivals ranked him the No. 122 player in the country. Horne shared the 2016 DiRenna Award, which is given to the top player in the Kansas City area, and was a finalist for Mr. Basketball in the state of Missouri. Horne starred for coach L.J. Goolsby on AAU circuit with the Kansas City Run GMC program.
Wichita State
| Samajae Haynes-Jones |
G |
6-0 |
170 |
Wichita, Kansas [East (Hutchinson CC)] |
| Asbjorn Midtgaard |
C |
7-0 |
270 |
Helsingor, Denmark (Espergaerde Gymnasium) |
Samajae Haynes-Jones (G, 6-0, 170) averaged over 15 points per game as a freshman last year and helped key Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College to an NJCAA national runner-up finish. Prior to that, he was a First Team All-State performer for a Wichita East High School squad that won the 2015 Class 6A State Championship.
Asbjorn Midtgaard (C, 7-0, 270) is in just his fifth season of competitive basketball but has improved rapidly. He's spent the past three years competing against some of Denmark's most seasoned professionals as a member of the Danish League's Horsholm 79'ers and is averaging 10 points and 9.2 rebounds through five games this season. He will be a freshman next fall.