Highlander Men’s Hoops Ink Two in Late Signing Period

RADFORD, Va. - The Radford University men’s basketball program announced today that they have signed Dan Ross and Chris Oliver to National Letter’s of Intent.

Ross, a 6-6, 210 sharp-shooter, spent this season at West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Md., averaging 15.3 points, six rebounds and three steals per game in his lone season as a postgraduate. Ross played his high school basketball at Dulaney High School in Baltimore, where as a senior, he averaged 28 points per contest, including draining 11 three-pointers in a single game that season.

“Dan Ross is an excellent shooting big guard who has the ability to play a number of positions. He is the ultimate basketball junkie who will make everyone around him better. He is a good athlete, and at 6'6" will present match up problems for other guards," stated Samuels. Adding "Dan brings immediate leadership to our team, having spent a year at prep school, he will be counted on early by our staff and team. Dan's an excellent sign for our program.”

Oliver, who entered his senior season as one of the Top 30 high school basketball prospects in North Carolina, is a 6-7, 190 forward from Kernersville, N.C. (just outside Winston-Salem). He averaged 21.3 points and 11 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a senior at Glenn High School recording double-figure points in 22 of 27 contests.

Oliver was selected as one of 10 players to represent North Carolina in the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic this spring and was most recently named for the second straight year to the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game in Chapel Hill.

“Chris Oliver is a very athletic forward who has the potential to make an immediate impact as a student and basketball player. He is an excellent athlete, has great hands and an uncanny ability to make plays. He has the versatility to play inside and outside, with three-point range on his jump shot, yet scores around the rim," said Samuels. "His poise and maturity set him apart from the norm. Chris makes it the second consecutive year we've sign a player from North Carolina who has played in the NC East-West All-star game in Chapel Hill. We are excited to have him join our program.”