Who will be the next stars in the Horizon League? They could come from among the latest signees into #HLMBB programs.
Cleveland State
Jibri Bount (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary)
- 6-6, Forward
- Averaged 12.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg in junior year
- Starter in first season at SVSM after tranferring
- Son of former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back and NFL Hall of Famer, Mel Blount.
Robert Edwards (Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech)
- 6-2, Guard
- Ranked as a top-five guard in Michigan
- Helped Cass Tech to a Class A District title last season
- Third student-athlete from Cass Tech to join the Vikings in the last four seasons (Marlin Mason, Kenny Carpenter)
Jeron Rogers (North Farmington, Mich./North Farmington)
- 6-7, Forward
- Top-rated small forward in Michigan and No. 6 overall prospect
- Averaged 21.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg last season
- Earned third team all-state honors from the Detroit Free Press and first team All-Metro North accolades
- Son of former NBA player, Carlos Rogers.
Detroit
Gerald Blackshear (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Western)
- 6-8, Forward
- Ranked as one of top 20 players in Michigan by Prep Hoops Michigan
- Averaged 7.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 3.0 bpg as junior
- Averaged 11.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 3.0 bpg during AAU season
Josh McFolley (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Western)
- 6-0, Guard
- Ranked as one of top 10 players in Michigan by Prep Hoops Michigan
- Averaged 15.0 ppg, 6.0 apg
- Named Third Team All-State by MLive.com
Green Bay
Joel Okafor (Richmond, Ind./Richmond)
- 5-10, Guard
- Averaged 8.5 ppg, 6.0 apg, 2.1 spg as a junior
- Helped Richmond to a 22-3 record and a North Central Conference title outright for the third time in school history
- Ranked 38th nationally among point guards nationally and 10th in the state of Indiana by ESPN.com
- Member of the Indiana Junior All-Star Team and the Rising Senior Academy hosted by the National High School Basketball Coaches Association
Antoine Pittman (Rockford, Ill./Auburn)
- 6-3, Guard
- Averaged 16.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg as a junior
- Helped his team to a Northern Illinois Conference title
- Named to the All-Tournament Team of the Five-Star Camp
- Named co-MVP of the Minnesota AAU tournament
Julian Torres (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook)
- 6-9, Forward/Center
- Helped Bolingbrook High School win 23 games in 2013-14
- Part of the U-18 Puerto Rican National Team in 2014
- Averaged eight points and six rebounds for the national team
- Played his AAU basketball in 2014 for Mac Irvin Fire
Milwaukee
Oakland
Brad Brechting (Cedar Springs, Mich./Cedar Springs)
- 6-11, Center
- Averaged 15.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.0 bpg, shooting 62-percent from the floor during his junior season
- Led the Red Hawks with 33 points, 21 rebounds and six blocked shots in a Class A pre-district matchup last season
- ESPN.com ranks Brechting as the seventh-best player in the state of Michigan and gives him a grade of 77
Jaevin Cumberland (Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington)
- 6-2, Guard
- Averaged 21.8 ppg, 2.9 apg last season
- Garnered all-area accolades during his junior campaign
Xavier Hill-Mais (Greensboro, N.C./Page)
- 6-7, Forward
- Led Page High School to the Class 4A semifinals and a No. 1 ranking for most of the season
- He averaged 10.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.0 bpg last season
UIC
Burak Eslik (Instanbul, Turkey/Fayetteville [N.C.] Christian [Lewis and Clark CC])
- 6-4, Guard
- Will have two years of eligibility after spending two seasons at Lewis and Clark CC
- Averaged 13.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3 apg in first season
- Scored in double digits in 26 of his 31 contests and recorded five games with 20 or more points
- Played his senior year of high school at Fayetteville Christian in North Carolina, averaging 23.5 ppg
- Competed on the U16 Turkey national team
Drew Hackett (Munster, Ind./Munster)
- 6-2, Guard
- Helping Munster High School compile a 62-10 overall record during the last three seasons and stay undefeated in conference play
- Averaged 18.5 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.5 rpg, 2.5 spg in his junior year
- He currently ranks No. 11 on the program’s career scoring list with 896 points and is on pace to shatter the current school record
- Hoosier Basketball Magazine named Hackett a first team All-State honoree, while also earning All-Area, All-Conference and team MVP laurels
Garrett Bye (Steamboat Springs, Colo./Steamboat Springs)
- 6-10, Forward/Center
- Averaged 7.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.8 bpg in his junior year
- Participates on the AAU circuit for High Altitude Basketball
Valparaiso
Daniel Relvao (Coimbra, Portgual/Mountain Mission [Va.] School)
- 6-9, Forward
- Played for Portgual in Division B of FIBA U18 European Championships in each of last two years
- Averaged 8.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.3 bpg for Portugal this past summer
Derrik Smits (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville)
- 7-0, Center
- 10.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.8 bpg as a junior
- Shot 54-percent from floor
- Son of former Indiana Pacer Rik Smits
Wright State
Mark Hughes (Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline)
- 6-3, Guard
- All-State Honorable Mention player as a junior
- First-Team Inland District as he led Ursuline to the regional finals
- Averaged 17.0, ppg, 7.0 rpg, 6.0 apg as a junior
Youngstown State
Jordan Andrews (Reserve, La./Riverside Academy)
- 6-5, Guard
- Named all-metro, all-parish and all-district last season, averaging 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.0 spg
- Led Riverside Academy to its second straight state championship
- Named the MVP of the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Championship Prep Classic in January
- As a sophomore, Andrews averaged 13.6 points per game and was named Honorable Mention all-state and led Riverside to a state championship
Latin Davis (Ypsilanti, Mich./Milan)
- 5-11, Guard
- Two-time all-state, all-conference and all-county performer
- Led Milan High School to a state championship as a junior and averaged 16 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.3 spg
- In state championship game, scored a career-high 34 points and went 7-for-7 from 3-point range in 78-59 win
Devin Haygood (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln Senior)
- 6-7, Forward
- 15 ppg, 7 rpg as a junior
- All-conference selection in his junior year
