2013-14 #HLMBB Signing Central

2013-14 Men’s Basketball Signing Central:

Cleveland State
Kenny Carpenter - 6-5, PG
   Detroit, Mich./Cass
   - 16.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 6.0 apg in 2013-14
   - Second team All-State in Class A

Terrell Hales - 6-4, G
   Detroit, Mich./Frederic Douglass
   - 11.0 ppg, 7.0 apg, 4.0 rpg as junior
   - Labeled as top perimeter defender in Michigan

Vinny Zollo - 6-8, F
   Winchester, Ky./George Rogers Clark [(Western Kentucky/Northwest Florida State JC)]
   - 3.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg in 10.6 minutes per game in 2013-14
   - 3.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg in 15.3 minutes per game at Western Kentucky

Jonothan Janssen - 6-9, F
   Mountain Creek, Queensland, Australia/Mt. Zion (Md.) Prep

Detroit
Aaron Foster-Smith - 6-7, F
   Taylor, Mich./Truman
   - 21.4 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.6 bpg
   -  Detroit News All-Metro West First Team & Class A All-State Third Team

Jaleel Hogan - 6-6, F
   Saginaw, Mich./Mt. Pleasant
   - 14.0 ppg, 11.5 rpg as a junior
   - Currently ranks among top 10 seniors in Michigan

Shy McClelland - 6-0, PG
   Milwaukee, Wis./Northwest Secondary (Mesa CC)
   - 15.5 ppg, 5.3 apg, 4.5 rpg
   - First Team All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference

Green Bay
Daeshon Francis - 6-3, G
   Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North
   - 13 ppg in 2012-13
   - MVP of adidas Invitational

Kjalil Small - 6-2, G
   Chicago, Ill./Providence St. Mel [Victory Rock Prep (Fla.)]
   - 21 ppg, 4 rpg, 4apg in 2013-14
   - Illinois Basketball Coaches Association first team all-state as junior, senior

Henry Uwadiae - 6-11, C
   Benin City, Nigeria/Evelyn Mack (N.C.) Academy [Kirkwood (Iowa) CC)]
   - Owns 7-5 wingspan

Milwaukee
Brock Stull - 6-4, G
   Caledonia, Ill./Rockford Boylan
   - 15.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.8 apg in 2012-13
   - AP all-state

Oakland
Max Hooper - 6-5, G
   Carmel Valley, Calif./Brewster (N.H.) Academy [Harvard (St. John's)]
   - Shot 40.3 percent from 3-point range for St. John's
   - Ranked sixth in Big East in 3-point shooting percentage

Femi Olujobi - 6-8, F
   Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood
   - 19 ppg, 13 rpg in 2012-13
   - All-Long Island second team

Collin Weaver - 6-3, G
   Phoenix, Ariz./North Pointe
   - 20.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.0 apg
   - Section Player of the Year

UIC
Jason McClellan - 6-9, F
   Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre (Eastern Wyoming College)
   - Averaged 11.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg in 2013-14
   - Scored career-high 20 points on Nov. 16

D'Juan Miller - 5-8, PG
   Kent, Wash./Kent-Meridian (Eastern Arizona College)
   - First Team All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
   - Averaged 17.5 ppg, 4.8 apg, 4.4 rpg, 2.5 spg

Tai Odiase - 6-9, F/C
  Chicago, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor
  - 24th-ranked played in Illinois, fifth-ranked center
  - Averaged 17.4 ppg, 10.4 rpg and 3.1 bpg during his senior season

David Ramon - 6-7, F
   Madrid, Spain/Virgen de Atocha
   - Regarded as one of the top prep three-point shooters in Spain
   - Shot nearly 48 percent from behind the arc in the 2013 Spain National U18 Championship League
   - Earned MVP honors during the Madrid Regional U16 Championship

Kaylen Shane - 6-10, C
   Chicago, Ill./Crane (John A. Logan College)
   - Collected five double-digit scoring efforts at John A. Logan
   - All-Chicago Public League in 2011-12

Jay Harris - 6-1, G
   Aurora, Ill./Oswego East (Valparaiso, Wagner)
   - 10.3 points, 2.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game for Wagner last season
   - Posted 6.9 ppg over two seasons at Valparaiso

Valparaiso
Shane Hammink - 6-7, F
   Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands/Oakley College (Lousiana State)
   - Appeared in 47 games over two seasons at LSU
   - Recently called up to Dutch senior team

Max Joseph - 6-1, G
  Montreal, Quebec Canada/Parc Ex (Vanier College)
  - Ranked 22nd nationally

Chandler Levingston Simon - 6-6, F
   Chicago, Ill./Stevenson/St. John's (Wis.)/UMKC
  - Played 8 games for UMKC in 2013-14; will sit out 2014-15 season
  - Averaged 8.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg at Stevenson H.S.

David Skara - 6-8, F
   Zadar, Croatia/Midwest (Ind.) Elite Prep
   - Averaged 16 ppg, 8.0 rpg
   - Played for Croatia at FIBA Under-17 World Championship

Darien Walker - 6-3, G
   Chicago, Ill./John A. Logan College (Arizona Western)
   - Averaged 13.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg
   - Helped lead Simeon H.S. to consecutive Illinois 4A state championships

Tevonn Walker - 6-1, G
   Montreal, Quebec Canada/Vanier College
   - First Team RSEQ all-star, averaging 16.4 ppg
   - Ranked eighth nationally

Wright State
Grant Benzinger - 6-3, G
   Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller
   - 13.4 ppg, 40% 3FG as junior
   - GCL-South All-Conference First Team

Roderick Davis - 6-8, F
   Brandon, Fla./Brandon
   - 13.2 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.4 bpg as a junior

Parker Ernsthausen, 6-9, F
   Toledo, Ohio/St. John's
   - Averaged 12.6 ppg, 8.2 rpg in his senior year
   - Named All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference first team

Grant Evans - 6-3, G
   Muncie, Ind./Wapahani
   - 17.9 ppg, 44% 3FG as a junior
   - Indiana Basketball Coaches Assoc. Junior All-Star

Michael Karena - 6-10, F
   Christchurch, New Zealand/Nelson College [South Plains (Texas) College]
   - Shot 52.0-percent from the field
   - Starting center for New Zealand U16, U17, U18 teams

Justin Mitchell - 6-4, G
   Ft. Wayne, Ind./Wayne
   - 20.6 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.5 apg as a junior
   - Summit Athletic Conf. First Team

Joe Thomasson - 6-4, G
   Dayton, Ohio/Thurgood (State Fair CC)
   - 14.2 ppg as freshman
   - Region 16 First Team

Youngstown State
Ja’Christian Biles - 6-2, G
   Oak Park, Mich./Bryant Tipton
   - Ranked 12th in Michigan
   - No. 3 shooting guard in Michigan

Jorden Kaufman - 7-0, C
   Andover, Kan./Andover Central (Oral Roberts)
   - Shot 53.0 percent from field in 2013-14
   - Played in all 33 games for Oral Roberts, starting five in 2013-14
   - Will have to sit out 2014-15 season

Cameron Morse - 6-2, G
   Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth
  - First Team Class A All-State in 2013-14
  - Averaged 23.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.8 apg and 2.6 spg
  - Saginaw Valley League Player of the Year and the Flint Journal Player of the Year

Bryce Nickels - 6-8, C
   Tampa, Fla./Sickles
   - 13.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 3.5 bpg as a junior

Shaun Stewart - 6-1, G
   Monroe, N.C./Sun Valley [Cloud County CC (North Carolina A&T)]
   - Averaged 21.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.1 apg
   - Named first-team all conference and second-team all-region

Ryan Strollo - 6-2, G
   Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline (Walsh)
   - Third-team all-state in 2012-13
   - Set Ursuline record for career 3-pointers

Sidney Umude - 6-7, F
   San Antonio, Texas/St. Thomas Aquinas
   - 11.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg as a junior
   - 3-star recruit, per ESPN (56th PF)

Osandai Vaughn - 6-3, G
   Charlotte, N.C./Charis Prep (Cape Fear CC)
   - Averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and two assists per game
   - Scored at least 20 points 17 times