Current Recruiting

Track who UMass is recruiting, anyone who we're in the mix for. Follow a player from the first reports of interest all the way through a signed Letter Of Intent.

Recruiting a prospective student-athlete involves many rules from the NCAA. If you ever have the opportunity to interact with a recruit, know what you can and cannot do before you act.

Compliance resources

“We appreciate the support of our alumni and fans. We ask, however, that you also help maintain the University of Massachusetts' tradition of athletic integrity by following NCAA regulations. Your assistance in this matter will ensure that the eligibility of both prospective student-athletes and currently enrolled student-athletes is protected.” - UMass Athletics

Helpful information:
UMass Intercollegiate Athletics Guide To NCAA Rules
UMass Athletic Compliance Services
NCAA - Recruiting

The List

Preface

There are many sources of recruiting information about basketball players. Some of the most common sources of recruiting rumors and player evaluations are Scout, Rivals, and ESPN. However, there are many more sources of recruiting information, from regional websites such as the New England Recruiting Report to Twitter. The reliability of each source varies and not all websites or sources are kept up to date.

All recruiting targets listed below have been derived from the various “KAEO” threads on the UMassHoops.com Message Board. “KAEO” is an acronym for “Keeping an Eye On”. This acronym has traditionally been used to identify message board threads that keep track of players that have been identified to have received an offer from UMass or have “received interest” from UMass. Many message board posters keep track of recruiting through various sources and provide updates to the fanbase through the KAEO threads.

For more background on the recruit and the history of his recruitment, click on the KAEO link for each player. This will take you to the Message Board thread for that player. If you are aware of a change in status for a specific recruit (verbal commitment, de-commitment, or signed NLI), please indicate the change in the KAEO thread. If you're an Editor on this Wiki, please update the status in the table below.

Class of 2012

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Recruits committed to UMass are shaded in green.

Pos	Player	ESPN Rating¹⁾	ESPN Pos Rank²⁾	Committment	School	Links	Comments
SF	Anderson, Kyle	97	2	Signed NLI	UCLA	KAEO
PF	Auguste, Zach	90	25	Signed NLI	Notre Dame	KAEO
SG	Bell, Anthlon	88	56	Signed NLI	Arkansas	KAEO	Official visit 9/30/2011
C	Bergantino, Tyler	85	56	Signed NLI	UMass	KAEO	NLI signed on 11/10/2011³⁾
PF	Blair, Staphon	89	29	Signed NLI	Central Florida	KAEO
PG	Canty, Kareem	88	28	Signed NLI	Marshall	KAEO
PF	Cummins, Evan	86	71	Verbal	Harvard	KAEO
SF	Davis, Jarrod	88		Verbal	MD-Eastern Shore	KAEO	rescinded verbal to Seton Hall
PG	Davis, Trey	82		Verbal	UMass	KAEO	Verbal to UMass
SF	Dingle, Daniel	91	35	Signed NLI	Temple	KAEO	Brother of former player Dana Dingle
PG	Dunn, Kris	96	2	Signed NLI	Providence	KAEO
C	Freeman, Isaac	86	46	Signed NLI	UMass	KAEO	NLI signed in May 2012⁴⁾⁵⁾⁶⁾
SG	Graham, Dillon	91	30	Signed NLI	Florida	KAEO
SG	Graham, Torian	92	16	Uncommitted		KAEO	rescinded verbal to NC State
SG	Greene, Lionel			Uncommitted		KAEO
PF	Hall, Jimmy	84	109	Signed NLI	Hofstra	KAEO	Committed 9/16/2011
SF	Hunt, Marcus	93	19	Signed NLI	Georgia Tech	KAEO
C	James, Joell	94	15	Signed NLI	North Carolina	KAEO
PF	Jenkins, Jalen	82	116	Uncommitted		KAEO
SG	Jones, Chris	82	127	Signed NLI	Pittsburgh	KAEO
SF	Layman, Jake	93	17	Signed NLI	Maryland	KAEO
SG	Ledo, Ricardo	96	6	Signed NLI	Providence	KAEO
C	Maragkos, Kypianos			Signed NLI	George Washington	KAEO	From Greece
PF	Medlock, DeAndre			Uncommitted		KAEO	JUCO player
SF	Miles, Isaiah			Signed NLI	St. Joseph's	KAEO
SF	Moto, Arnaud	92	30	Signed NLI	Wake Forest	KAEO
PF	Niang, Georges	94	14	Signed NLI	Iowa State	KAEO
PF	O'Day, Ethan			Signed NLI	Vermont
SG	Papale, John			Signed NLI	BU	KAEO
PF	Sanchez, Orlando			Signed NLI	St. John's	KAEO	JUCO player
PF	Thomas, Devin	89	36	Signed NLI	Wake Forest	KAEO
PG	Whately, Timmone			Uncommitted
SG	Zierden, Isaiah	88	50	Signed NLI	Creighton	KAEO
PF	Agbeko, Reggie	82	116	Uncommitted		KAEO
PG	Golden, Cameron	79	112	Signed NLI	Arkansas State	KAEO
SG	Gordon, Derrick	91	33	Transfer	UMass	KAEO	Transfer from Western Kentucky⁷⁾
SF	Santee, Clyde	88	57	Verbal	UMass	KAEO	Academically ineligible until 2013-2014 season⁸⁾⁹⁾
PG	Collins, Corban	62	93	Signed NLI	LSU	KAEO

Class of 2013

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Recruits committed to UMass are shaded in green.

Pos	Player	ESPN Top 100¹⁰⁾	ESPN Rating¹¹⁾	ESPN Pos Rank¹²⁾	Committment	School	Links	Hometown	Comments
SF	Berger, Seth		76	37	Signed NLI	UMass	KAEO	Seattle, WA	NLI signed Nov 2012¹³⁾
SF	Coleman, Zach		73	56	Signed NLI	UMass	KAEO	Dallas, TX	NLI signed Nov 2012¹⁴⁾
SG	Brown, Josh		77	35	Signed NLI	Temple	KAEO	Jersey City, NJ
PF	Chrabascz, Andrew		72	51	Signed NLI	Butler	KAEO	Portsmouth, RI
PF	Davis, John		61	132	Signed NLI	Towson	KAEO	Philadelphia, PA
PF	Price-Martin, Malik		79	22	Uncommitted		KAEO	Miami Gardens, FL	Reclassified to 2014
SG	Robinson, Stanford	98	82	20	Signed NLI	Indiana	KAEO	Fairfax, VA
C	Walker, Andre		76	18	Uncommitted		KAEO	Clarksburg, MD	Reclassified to 2014
SG	Fay, Jake		65	97	Verbal	Fordham	KAEO	Lynn, MA
PG	Stewart, Kavon		67	76	Verbal	Robert Morris	KAEO	Paterson, NJ
PG	Ferguson, Will		69	65	Uncommitted		KAEO	Herndon, VA
PF	Cameron, Reggie	63	86	17	Signed NLI	Georgetown	KAEO	Paterson, NJ
PG	Jones, Josh				Uncommitted		KAEO	Hope, RI
PG	McNeil, Daquein		65	92	Signed NLI	FIU	KAEO	Baltimore, MD
C	Meeks, Kennedy	41	88	4	Signed NLI	North Carolina	KAEO	Raleigh, NC
PG	Telfair, Ethan				Uncommitted		KAEO	New York, NY
SF	Iverson, Kuran	31	89	7	Signed NLI	Memphis	KAEO	Windsor, CT
PF	Long, Lavon		60	140	Verbal	Loyola MD	KAEO	Baltimore, MD
PG	Jordan, Rysheed	17	92	3	Signed NLI	St. Johns	KAEO	Philadelphia,PA
PG	Hall, Jared		63	113	Uncommitted		KAEO	Newark, NJ
PG	Rector, Shane		72	51	Signed NLI	Missouri	KAEO	New York, NY	Decommitted from Rutgers
SG	James, Josh		69	68	Signed NLI	Monmouth	KAEO	New York, NY
PG	Peters, Roddy	52	87	12	Signed NLI	Maryland	KAEO	District Heights, MD
PG	Brantley, Jaylen		70	45	Uncommitted		KAEO	Springfield, MA
SG	Dyson, Demetrius		67	84	Signed NLI	UMass	KAEO	Brighton, TN	NLI signed May 2013¹⁵⁾
SG	Williams, Kameron	53	87	13	Signed NLI	Ohio State	KAEO	Baltimore, MD
SF	Hart, Josh	91	82	18	Signed NLI	Villanova	KAEO	Washington, D.C.
SG	Morman, Deshaun		72		Signed NLI	Cincinnati	KAEO	Washington, D.C.
PF	Young, Mike	57	87	15	Signed NLI	Pittsburgh	KAEO	Pittsburgh, PA
SF	Bullock, Rodney		77	34	Signed NLI	Providence	KAEO	Hampton, VA
PG	Smith, Dayshon		80	26	Signed NLI	Dayton	KAEO	New York, NY
SG	Croaker, DeMarcus		79	23	Signed NLI	Texas	KAEO	Orlando, FL
SF	Robinson, Jamall		65	100	Signed NLI	Niagara	KAEO	Fairfax, VA
SF	Saddler, Tevon		67	75	Signed NLI	UNC Greensboro	KAEO	Baltimore, MD
PG	Williams, Isaiah				Verbal	Samford	KAEO	Buford, GA
PF	Nichols, Austin	15	92	7	Signed NLI	Memphis	KAEO	Eads, TN
SG	Quarterman, Tim	81	84	16	Signed NLI	LSU	KAEO	Savannah, GA
PG	Filmore, Josh				Signed NLI	SE Louisiana	KAEO	Apopka, FL
PG	Canady, Major		65	97	Signed NLI	Drexel	KAEO	Saltsburg, PA
PF	Rimmer, Schuyler		78	35	Signed NLI	Stanford	KAEO	Orlando, FL	Rescinded verbal to Florida
SF	Johnson, B.J.		80	21	Signed NLI	Syracuse	KAEO	Ardmore, PA
PF	Facey, Kentan	96	82	26	Signed NLI	UConn	KAEO	Baldwin, NY
SG	Nickens, Jared		66	73	Uncommitted		KAEO	Monmouth Junction, NJ
PG	Powell, Rashawn	94	82	21	Signed NLI	Memphis	KAEO	Orlando, FL
PF	Davis, Denzel				Signed NLI	Rice	KAEO	Winter Park, FL
SG	Castro, Rene		77	34	Signed NLI	Butler	KAEO	Milton, MA
PF	Martin, Hassan		76	40	Signed NLI	URI	KAEO	Staten Island, NY
PG	Matthews, E.C.	99	82	18	Signed NLI	URI	KAEO	Romulus, MI
PG	Clark, Wes	80	84	15	Signed NLI	Missouri	KAEO	Romulus, MI
PF	Freeman, Lennard		72	55	Signed NLI	NC State	KAEO	Washington, DC
PG	Goodwin, Kenny				Signed NLI	So. Illinois	KAEO	Memphis, TN
PF	Davenport, Chris		65	109	Uncommitted		KAEO	Atlanta, GA

Class of 2014

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Recruits committed to UMass are shaded in green.
Ratings and commitments are current through 3/11/2013

Pos	Player	ESPN Top 100¹⁶⁾	ESPN Rating¹⁷⁾	ESPN Pos Rank¹⁸⁾	Committment	School	Links	Hometown	Comments
PF	Abu, Abdul-Malik	53	83	10	Uncommitted		KAEO	Boston, MA
PF	Brennan, Alec		65	81	Uncommitted		KAEO	Weston, MA
SG	Terrell, Jared		81	17	Uncommitted		KAEO	Weymouth, MA
SG	Davis, John		68	67	Uncommitted		KAEO	Ft. Washington, MD
PG	Beaufort, Kahari		75	35	Uncommitted		KAEO	Pomfret, CT
PG	Trimble, Romelo		81	13	Verbal	Maryland	KAEO	Arlington, VA
PG	Chambers, Conrad		69	58	Uncommitted		KAEO	Chester, PA
PF	Enechionyia, Obi	57	83	12	Uncommitted		KAEO	St. James, MD
PF	Sharma, Josh				Uncommitted		KAEO	Lexington, MA
PF	Kanter, Kerem		60	140	Uncommitted		KAEO	Wilbraham, MA
PG	Baldwin, Wade		73	41	Uncommitted		KAEO	Metuchen, NJ
PF	Cimino, Matt		81	14	Uncommitted		KAEO	Falmouth, ME
PF	Taylor, Jacquil		69	54	Uncommitted		KAEO	Cambridge, MA
SG	Taqqee, Idris				Uncommitted		KAEO	MA
PG	Chiozza, Chris		73	40	Verbal	Florida	KAEO	Memphis, TN
SF	Larrier, Terry		78	27	Uncommitted		KAEO	Bronx, NY
PG	Newkirk, Shavar		75	33	Uncommitted		KAEO	Bronx, NY
PG	Anderson, Cedric				Uncommitted		KAEO	Arlington, TN
PG	Sumner, Edmond		79	14	Verbal	Xavier	KAEO	Beverly Hills, MI
SG	Wiley, Dion	22	91	3	Uncommitted		KAEO	Oxon Hill, MD
SG	Davis, Darrell				Uncommitted		KAEO	Detroit, MI
SG	Floras, Dimitri				Uncommitted		KAEO	Merrimack, NH
PG	Beard, Anton		77	31	Verbal	Arkansas	KAEO	N. Little Rock, AR	He is Coach Williamson's cousin
C	Walker, Andre		76	15	Uncommitted		KAEO	Clarksburg, MD
PG	Campbell, Tre		73	53	Verbal	Georgetown	KAEO	Washington, D.C
SG	Hughes, Mike				Uncommitted		KAEO	Winston Salem, NC
C	Thompson, James		80	10	Uncommitted		KAEO	Baton Rouge, LA
SG	Palmer, James		65	76	Uncommitted		KAEO	Washington DC
PF	Cunningham, Josh		78	36	Uncommitted		KAEO	Chicago, IL
PG	Smith, Tarin				Uncommitted		KAEO	NJ
PG	Brooks, Derrick				Uncommitted		KAEO	Hinesville, GA
C	Wilkins, Jonathon		74	28	Uncommitted		KAEO	La Porte, IN
PF	Lewis, Fatodd		68	75	Uncommitted		KAEO	Memphis, TN
SG	Turner, AJ		75	42	Uncommitted		KAEO	Warren, MI
PG	Calixte, Aaron		63	92	Uncommitted		KAEO	Stoughton, MA
SF	Hymon, Marcanvis		77	42	Uncommitted		KAEO	Memphis, TN
SF	Wilkins, Isaiah				Uncommitted		KAEO	Norcross, GA
PG	Roby, Davell		69	61	Uncommitted		KAEO	Memphis, TN
SG	Hutton, Ayron				Uncommitted		KAEO	Virginia Beach, VA
SG	Holston, Troy				Uncommitted		KAEO	Oldsmar, FL
SF	Costley, Allen				Uncommitted		KAEO	Baltimore, MD
SG	George, Omari				Uncommitted		KAEO	Baltimore, MD

Class of 2015

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Pos	Player	ESPN Rating¹⁹⁾	ESPN Pos Rank²⁰⁾	Committment	Links	Hometown
PF	Falzon, Aaron			Uncommitted	KAEO	Newton, MA
PG	Gooding, Juwan			Uncommitted	KAEO	Milton, MA
PF	Thomas, Elijah	92	2	Uncommitted	KAEO	Rockwall, TX
PG	Grandstaff, Austin			Uncommitted	KAEO	Rockwall, TX
	Baldwin, Chris			Uncommitted		Springfield, MA

Class of 2016

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Recruits committed to UMass are shaded in green.

Pos	Player	ESPN Rating²¹⁾	ESPN Pos Rank²²⁾	Committment	School	Links	Hometown	Comments
	Malone, Tyonne			Uncommitted			Springfield, MA

Other information

National Letter of Intent

National Letter of Intent Website
National Letter of Intent

Recruiting History

For more information on prior year recruiting classes, visit the Recruiting History page.

¹⁾ , ¹⁰⁾ , ¹¹⁾ , ¹⁶⁾ , ¹⁷⁾ , ¹⁹⁾ , ²¹⁾ Ratings from ESPN are periodically updated and may vary from the ESPN Website.

²⁾ , ¹²⁾ , ¹⁸⁾ , ²⁰⁾ , ²²⁾ Position rankings from ESPN are periodically updated and may vary from the ESPN Website.

³⁾ UMass Athletics

⁴⁾ http://www.dailyhampshiregazette.com/2012/05/25/jordan-laguerre-leaves-umass-men039s-basketball-program

⁵⁾ http://www.gazettenet.com/2012/05/08/umass-men039s-hoop-program-lands-7-foot-big-man

⁶⁾ http://www.masslive.com/umassbasketball/index.ssf/2012/05/umass_mens_basketball_lands_is.html

⁷⁾ http://www.gazettenet.com/2012/06/07/umass-men039s-basketball-nets-trio-of-newcomers-more-on-way

⁸⁾ http://gazettenet.com/2012/06/08/umass-receives-verbal-commitment-from-houston-forward-clyde-santee

⁹⁾ http://www.gazettenet.com/2012/06/29/draft-has

¹³⁾ , ¹⁴⁾ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112012aaa.html

¹⁵⁾ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051713aaa.html