Adams Rounds out Pronghorn Basketball Recruiting Class

trevor.kenney — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:02:58 +0000

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge men's basketball coach Dave Adams completed his revamping of the Horns squad today with the announcement of four more commitments for the upcoming season.

After three seasons with the Red Deer Kings in the ACAC, first team ACAC All-Star Randy Davis transfers to the Horns. The 6'4" wing averaged 17.3 points in 20 conference games last season, while helping the Kings finish second in the ACAC South Division with a 15-5 record.

"We are thrilled to have Randy join the Horns, as he brings scoring, coach ability and maturity," said Coach Adams.

A pair of versatile players will also join the Horns next season, as combo wing/posts Taylor Norum and Wes Chapman will don the blue and gold next season.

Norum, a 6'7" High River product, was a member of two medal winning Alberta Provincial teams and a member of Basketball Canada Centre for Performance. Taylor comes to the Horns after spending last year in Sweden.

"Taylor is a valuable addition to Horns Nation with his tremendous skill set for a big man," stated Adams.

Chapman, after impressing Coach Adams at the Horns spring ID camp joins the Horns after taking last season off from basketball. The Calgary native is a graduate of Lord Beaverbrook High School.

"We are excited to have Wes in our program next season," said Coach Adams. "He brings much needed size to the front end." Rounding out the Horns 2009/10 recruiting class is wing Jeremy Stanley. The 6'6" William Aberheart graduate will add much need size and depth to the Horns.

"Stanley will add athletic depth and bring an exceptional work ethic to our squad next season," said Adams.

The men's basketball with have seven new faces this fall, including the four announced today. Former Calgary Dino point guard Jeff Price and recent Chestemere graduates Sean McCormick and Kyle Wilson were announced earlier this off season.

The Horns will open their conference schedule October 31 in Edmonton versus the Golden Bears. The Horns home opener will be the following weekend, November 6^th and 7^th, when they host the Regina Cougars.FOR

Contact: Eoin Colquhoun, Sports Information & Events Coordinator, Pronghorn Athletics

eoin.colquhoun@uleth.ca / (403) 380-1851

Basketball Horns announce recruits

trevor.kenney — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:50:49 +0000

The Pronghorns men's basketball team is calling on its past to help with the future.

The Horns announced a pair of new recruits for the 2009-2010 season, and included in the mix is the son of a former Pronghorn and second team Canada West all-star. Chestermere Lakers Sean McCormick and Kyle Wilson have each signed a letter of intent to suit up for the Pronghorns next season.

McCormick, a six-foot-five guard, is tagged by head coach Mike Connolly as one of the most sought after players in the province. He joins the Horns with a great deal of provincial team experience, winning silver at nationals with Team Alberta U15 in 2006 and capturing silver last summer on Team Alberta U17.

This season with the Lakers, McCormick has averaged 27 points and 10 rebounds a game.

"Sean is a very competitive person, it doesn't matter if it is a big championship game or PE Class in high school, Sean is going to compete to win and it is that attitude that the Pronghorns need to take the program to the next level," says Connolly.

A shooting guard, Wilson becomes a second generation Pronghorn, following in the footsteps of his father Rob, who suited up for the Horns from 1978 to 1981. Rob was a Canada West second team all-star in his final season with the Horns.

At six-foot-six, Wilson is averaging 17 points and 6.8 rebounds a game with Chestermere this season, hitting on 30 per cent of his three-point attempts. Wilson was also an alternate member of this year's U-17 Provincial Team.

"Coming from a basketball family, Kyle brings an above average basketball intelligence," says Connolly. "He is also a person of strong character, possessing the will to win; these attributes will immediately impact the Pronghorn program in a positive way."

Both McCormick and Wilson come from a winning program at Chestermere High School, where they won the 2008 3A Alberta Provincial Championships and are the favourites this year to repeat.

"I am very happy to add such quality young men to the program, hopefully this is only the start of a real quality recruiting class," adds Connolly. "McCormick and Wilson are top notch recruits and I am working on a few others that will also have immediate impacts on the program."

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