Charlotte, NC – The Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls basketball coaching staff has announced seven National Letter of Intent signees for the upcoming 2010-11 season. Coming abroad from Farmville Central High in Farmville, NC is forward
Terrell Barrett, from Carver High School in Winston-Salem, NC is point guard
Richard Daniels, Jr., from Providence High School in Charlotte, NC is forward
Terrance Hampton, from Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren, NJ is forward
Zachery O' Brien, transferring from UNC-Charlotte is guard
Trevin Parks, from Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, NC is small forward
Antwan Wilkerson, and from Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, GA is
Robert Williams.
Barrett, a 6'6, 225 lbs, native of Farmville, North Carolina, is transferring into JCSU from Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, FL. While at TCC, Barrett received All-conference honors as a starter for two consecutive seasons. He was also earned All-Panhandle and All-Academic honors.
Barrett averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists in his senior season at Farmville Central HS.
Daniels, a 5'10, 180 lbs, native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, averaged 20 points, 10 boards, and six steals in his senior campaign at Carver HS. Daniels as a team captain was named all-conference, most valuable player, and student-athlete of the year. Daniels also excelled on the football field, but he will focus on basketball as a Golden Bull.
Hampton, a 6'6, 230 lbs, native of Charlotte, North Carolina, averaged 22.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks in his senior season at Providence High. He led the team in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots. Hampton was the fourth player to score 1,000 points at Providence (1,115 career points). He was selected to play in the Charlotte Pro-Am All-Star Classic and named MVP in the Lindberg Moody Holiday Classic. Hampton earned All-District honors from the NC Basketball Coaches Association.
“We expect Hampton to be one of our instant contributors,” said head men's basketball coach #Stephen Joyner, Sr#. “He has good size, scoring ability, and awareness in the low post; he has the potential to be All-CIAA. Barrett and Daniels are two that I expect to play immediately as well. Barrett should be able to adjust to the conference and add value to our team right away. Daniels has solid ball handling ability and will force our current guards to compete for time on the floor.”
O'Brien, a 6'3, 190 lbs, native of Warren, New Jersey, set a county record by scoring 552 points in his senior season at Watchung Hills Regional HS. O'Brien was offensive player of the year, All-State, and first team All-County. He averaged 19 points and nine rebounds in his final season.
Parks, a 5'9, 165 lbs, native of Hickory, North Carolina, joins the Golden Bulls after seeing limited playing time as a freshman at UNC-Charlotte. Parks was the NCBCA District 10 Player of the Year and averaged 24 points, three rebounds and five assists his senior season at Hickory. He was a three-year varsity letter winner for head coach Shawn Johnson. Parks led Hickory to a 72-17 combined record that included Catawba Valley Athletic 2A-3A Conference regular-season titles in 2008 and 2009. He completed his career with 1,461 points.
Wilkerson, a 6'6, 205 lbs, native of Greensboro, North Carolina, averaged 18 points and nine rebounds in his senior season at Western Guilford HS. Wilkerson earned All-conference and All-area first team honors as a senior.
Williams, a 6'4, 190 lbs, native of Atlanta, Georgia, was listed on the Prep Zone as one of the top 50 offensive players for high school students in the state of Georgia. Williams led Sandy Creek HS in scoring, assists, and rebounds his senior season. He was MVP, captain, and selected to the Fayette County All-Star and All-State Basketball Team in his final high school season.
“In some regards, we're starting fresh this season,” said Joyner. “We lost four seniors, three that were our top scorers. We have some issues that need to be addressed in our backcourt and we're not completely healthy in the frontcourt. Each season brings on new challenges and I anticipate this being a challenging season. But with a lot of hard work and the will to improve, hopefully we'll be able to overcome those challenges.”
