The Salt Lake Tribune
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Basketball: Snow College adds 10 players
Snow College has announced its 2008 men's basketball signing class, which features a couple of 6-9 centers and a couple of return missionaries.

Most of these signings have been mentioned before, but here's a comprehensive list, with comments about each player:

* Brenan Davis, point guard, American Fork

Recently returned from an LDS mission to New Zealand, Davis averaged 15 points a game for the Cavemen and was a first-team all-stater in 2005.

* Jordan Wood, guard, Cedar City

Wood redshirted at Southern Utah in 2006 and is a "tough, athletic scoring guard and a great fit for our program," said coach Michael Ostlund.

* Tylan Jackson, wing, Manti

Jackson led the Templars to the 2A state championship and was the Tribune's 2A MVP. The 6-foot-4 star averaged 14 points per game last winter.

* Cameron Evans, forward, Clearfield

Evans averaged 16 points and 9.5 rebounds a game in 2008 and was a first-team all-state selection. The 6-6 start helped his team reach the 5A quarterfinals.

* Jordan Rex, center, Pine View

Rex, 6-9, helped Pine View win the 2007 3A state championship as a junior. He averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds a game and shot 53 percent from the field as a senior in 2008.

* Melvin Haynes, guard, Akron, Ohio

Haynes was a first-eam all-ciity performer for Garfield High as a senior, and averaged 22 points per game.

* Henrique Nunes, guard, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Nunes is a prolific three-point shooter and was a "Basketball without Borders" all-star in 2007.

* Gerald Hill, wing, University Place, Wash.

Hill, a 6-4 wing, led Charles Wright Academy to the 1A title in Washington and averaged 19 points and nine rebounds a game. He was the Seattle Times 1A Player of the Year in 2008.

* Dominique Hatcher, forward, Monroe, La.

Hatcher, a 6-6 prospect, sat out his senior year at Wossman High due to transfer rules. He averaged 11 points and seven rebounds a game as a junior.


* Justin Vorwallers, center, Parker, Colo.

Vorwallers, 6-9, returned from an LDS mission to Houston in August of 2008. He averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds a game in 2006 for Ponderosa High.

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