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May 14—There have been plenty of Southern California additions to the new-look Lobo roster this offseason.
Wednesday, some NorCal flavor was added in.
Sir Marius Jones, a 6-foot-4 combo guard from Sacramento (California) High School, announced he has committed to play for the UNM Lobos this coming season, becoming the 12th Lobo player committed, or already signed to scholarship, for the coming season and third from the high school ranks.
"Let's rock Lobos. #Committed" was the message Jones posted on his Instagram page beneath a photo of himself in a Lobos jersey.
Jones, who averaged 21.0 points his junior season at Sac High and then averaged 20.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game this past season for the Dragons, had initially been signed and committed to UC Irvine, where assistant coach Michael Wilder was a key piece of that recruitment.
Wilder, who played at UC Irvine and had been an assistant there the past 11 seasons, was hired by new Lobos coach Eric Olen last month as one of the five new UNM assistants.
"It played a huge role in choosing to go to UNM," Jones told the Journal on Wednesday of Wilder now being at UNM. "He was the one (who) recruited me and has shown the most belief in my ability, along with coach Sam (Stapleton, who is also a UNM assistant and had recruited Jones when Stapleton was a UC San Diego assistant under Olen)."
UC Irvine and head coach Russell Turner agreed to release Jones from his commitment after he had already signed with the school in November.
Lester Diaz, coach of the Sacramento Renegades program and close advisor and mentor for Jones, said the Lobos are getting a player with a chip on his shoulder who is willing to do whatever it takes to win.
"He's competitive and he especially has a high basketball IQ," Diaz told the Journal. "He's athletic and reads the the game well on the floor. He's an asset to any team he's on. His ceiling is so high. ... He's not afraid of the lights."
Diaz, who said has had nearly 200 players in his program move on to Division I, said he knows there's work to do, but genuinely believes Jones' ceiling could be the NBA.
Jones joins 6-4 Carlsbad, California, guard Jake Hall and 5-10 Prescott, Arizona, point guard Uriah Tenette as the three prep recruits Olen has brought in. In the case of Tenette, he lived in Sacramento until 8th grade and knows Jones.
"We always played against each other growing up," Tenette told the Journal. "... Now that we're going to be teammates, I'm excited to be able to play with someone from my native home."
Where the roster stands
UNM now has 12 players on its roster for next season with there still being some question about what next season's roster limit will be for Division I basketball.
It was 13 this past season and schools and conferences across the country have been operating as though the limit will be 15 scholarships this year, but that was under the assumption the House vs. the NCAA settlement would have been resolved by now, which it has not.
It is likely that 15 will still ultimately be the new scholarship limit, meaning UNM still has three to give, if it chooses to do so, but as of Wednesday, technically the roster limit is still 13.
Nevertheless, here is a look at the 12 players the Lobos have received commitments from for scholarships (alphabetical):
—Deyton Albury, 6-2, guard, transfer from Utah State (two years of eligibility)
—Antonio Chol, 6-9 forward, junior college transfer from Garden City Community College in Kansas (two years of eligibility)
—Jake Hall, 6-4 guard, Carlsbad (California) High School (four years of eligibility)
—Luke Haupt, 6-6 guard, transfer from Division II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego (one year of eligibility)
—Chris Howell, 6-6 guard, transfer from UC San Diego (one year of eligibility)
—Sir Marius Jones, 6-4, guard, Sacrament (California) High School (four years of eligibility)
—Tajavis Miller, 6-4 guard, transfer from North Dakota State (one year of eligibility)
—Kallai Patton, 6-4 guard, transfer from USC (four years of eligibility)
—Kevin Patton, 6-8 forward, transfer from USC (two years of eligibility)
—J.T. Rock, 7-1 center, transfer from Iowa State (three years of eligibility)
—Uriah Tenette, 5-10, Prescott (Arizona) High School (four years of eligibility)
—Milos Vicentic, 6-7 forward, graduate transfer from UC San Diego (one year of eligibility)
Let's go camping
The Eric Olen kids camp will be June 23-26 and second one July 28-31, Monday through Thursday each week and is open to boys and girls in grades 1 through 8.
More information is available at ericolenbasketballcamps.totalcamps.com or by emailing Wilder at [email protected].
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Wednesday, some NorCal flavor was added in.
Sir Marius Jones, a 6-foot-4 combo guard from Sacramento (California) High School, announced he has committed to play for the UNM Lobos this coming season, becoming the 12th Lobo player committed, or already signed to scholarship, for the coming season and third from the high school ranks.
"Let's rock Lobos. #Committed" was the message Jones posted on his Instagram page beneath a photo of himself in a Lobos jersey.
Jones, who averaged 21.0 points his junior season at Sac High and then averaged 20.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game this past season for the Dragons, had initially been signed and committed to UC Irvine, where assistant coach Michael Wilder was a key piece of that recruitment.
Wilder, who played at UC Irvine and had been an assistant there the past 11 seasons, was hired by new Lobos coach Eric Olen last month as one of the five new UNM assistants.
"It played a huge role in choosing to go to UNM," Jones told the Journal on Wednesday of Wilder now being at UNM. "He was the one (who) recruited me and has shown the most belief in my ability, along with coach Sam (Stapleton, who is also a UNM assistant and had recruited Jones when Stapleton was a UC San Diego assistant under Olen)."
UC Irvine and head coach Russell Turner agreed to release Jones from his commitment after he had already signed with the school in November.
Lester Diaz, coach of the Sacramento Renegades program and close advisor and mentor for Jones, said the Lobos are getting a player with a chip on his shoulder who is willing to do whatever it takes to win.
"He's competitive and he especially has a high basketball IQ," Diaz told the Journal. "He's athletic and reads the the game well on the floor. He's an asset to any team he's on. His ceiling is so high. ... He's not afraid of the lights."
Diaz, who said has had nearly 200 players in his program move on to Division I, said he knows there's work to do, but genuinely believes Jones' ceiling could be the NBA.
Jones joins 6-4 Carlsbad, California, guard Jake Hall and 5-10 Prescott, Arizona, point guard Uriah Tenette as the three prep recruits Olen has brought in. In the case of Tenette, he lived in Sacramento until 8th grade and knows Jones.
"We always played against each other growing up," Tenette told the Journal. "... Now that we're going to be teammates, I'm excited to be able to play with someone from my native home."
Where the roster stands
UNM now has 12 players on its roster for next season with there still being some question about what next season's roster limit will be for Division I basketball.
It was 13 this past season and schools and conferences across the country have been operating as though the limit will be 15 scholarships this year, but that was under the assumption the House vs. the NCAA settlement would have been resolved by now, which it has not.
It is likely that 15 will still ultimately be the new scholarship limit, meaning UNM still has three to give, if it chooses to do so, but as of Wednesday, technically the roster limit is still 13.
Nevertheless, here is a look at the 12 players the Lobos have received commitments from for scholarships (alphabetical):
—Deyton Albury, 6-2, guard, transfer from Utah State (two years of eligibility)
—Antonio Chol, 6-9 forward, junior college transfer from Garden City Community College in Kansas (two years of eligibility)
—Jake Hall, 6-4 guard, Carlsbad (California) High School (four years of eligibility)
—Luke Haupt, 6-6 guard, transfer from Division II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego (one year of eligibility)
—Chris Howell, 6-6 guard, transfer from UC San Diego (one year of eligibility)
—Sir Marius Jones, 6-4, guard, Sacrament (California) High School (four years of eligibility)
—Tajavis Miller, 6-4 guard, transfer from North Dakota State (one year of eligibility)
—Kallai Patton, 6-4 guard, transfer from USC (four years of eligibility)
—Kevin Patton, 6-8 forward, transfer from USC (two years of eligibility)
—J.T. Rock, 7-1 center, transfer from Iowa State (three years of eligibility)
—Uriah Tenette, 5-10, Prescott (Arizona) High School (four years of eligibility)
—Milos Vicentic, 6-7 forward, graduate transfer from UC San Diego (one year of eligibility)
Let's go camping
The Eric Olen kids camp will be June 23-26 and second one July 28-31, Monday through Thursday each week and is open to boys and girls in grades 1 through 8.
More information is available at ericolenbasketballcamps.totalcamps.com or by emailing Wilder at [email protected].
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