WASHINGTON (June 26, 2024) – The Howard College males’s basketball program welcomed 5 new faces to The Mecca, coming from three states, The District and abroad. The announcement got here Wednesday afternoon.
Right here is extra info on the 5 newcomers:
Antonio Chol (Buffalo, N.Y. / Minnesota Prep / Rutgers) 6-foot-9, Ahead, Redshirt Sophomore
Chol involves Howard College after two seasons at Rutgers the place he noticed motion in seven video games. Popping out of highschool, Chol was the fifth ranked participant within the state of New York and a high 75 recruit within the nation.
“Chol’s NBA-level ability set will give him a possibility to assist us elevate this program to the subsequent degree,” mentioned Howard males’s basketball head coach Kenneth Blakeney. “However the important thing to his success will finally depend upon his willingness to purchase into our tradition and do the robust issues that successful requires.”
Anwar Gill (Washington D.C. / Gonzaga H.S. / LaSalle) 6-foot-4, Guard – Graduate Pupil
Gill returns to The District, the place he attended close by Gonzaga H.S., as a graduate pupil following 4 seasons with LaSalle. Final season, Gill averaged profession highs in factors (9.3) and video games began (15).
“I’ve in all probability watched Anwar greater than some other school basketball participant, courting again to my time at Below Armour,” Blakeney mentioned. “He’s all about the precise issues, needs to win and is the final word competitor. His spirit and who he’s embodies the tradition that’s allowed us to win back-to-back MEAC championships and can give us a possibility to perform some issues which have by no means been executed at Howard.”
Jaren Johnson (Lynwood, Calif. / Lynwood / Dartmouth) 6-foot-5, Guard – Graduate Pupil
Johnson arrives at The Mecca after enjoying at Dartmouth the earlier three years the place he noticed minutes in 26 video games through the 2023-24 season. As a junior, Johnson led the workforce in free-throw share at virtually capturing 92-percent and practically had a 2:1 help to turnover ratio in 56 profession video games with the Large Inexperienced.
“Having a veteran guard that was just a little extra mature and a man that has performed at a excessive degree would actually settle our workforce down in a method that provides us essentially the most environment friendly option to play and win,” Blakeney expressed. “Being a 6-foot-5 level guard with that sort of size provides us a possibility to be actually versatile defending.”
Mounir Hima (Tillaberi, Niger / St. Benedict’s H.S. [N.J.] / Duquesne / Syracuse) 6-foot-11, Heart – Senior
Hima brings his abilities to The Mecca after two seasons with Syracuse. In 2024, Hima shot 67-percent from the sector. Previous to his time with the Orange, Hima performed for Duquesne the place he averaged a block a sport.
“For the primary time in my tenure, we’ve got somebody within the center that may be a defensive stopper at that 5 place,” Blakeney mentioned. “I’m actually enthusiastic about having somebody that may take away possessions and save possessions for us there.”
Cameron Shockley-Okeke (Norwalk, Conn. / Milton Academy [N.Y.] / Columbia / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical) 6-foot-6, Wing – Graduate Pupil
Shockley-Okeke involves Howard College following a profession 12 months at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical the place he performed 32 contests (31 begins) in 2024. Shockley-Okeke’s arrival signifies a little bit of a reunion as Coach Blakeney recruited him to Columbia, previous to becoming a member of Howard, in 2018.
“Having the chance to reunite with Cam at Howard after the connection we constructed throughout his recruitment to Columbia goes to be a extremely particular expertise for us,” Blakeney mentioned. “He’s so extremely expert and, consequently, he’ll be capable to fill no matter position we ask him to play.”
For extra info, go to the Bison Athletics web site at www.HUBison.com.
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