WILKES-BARRE – Wilkes University head men's basketball coach Jerry Rickrode has announced his recruiting class for the 2010-11 season.
Six student-athletes will be joining the Colonels, including Matthew Mullins, a transfer of Division I Binghamton University by way of Broome Community College in New York. Out of the six, two hail from Pennsylvania and New Jersey and one each from New York and Virginia.
"A great deal of work went into attaining a recruiting class of this caliber,” said Rickrode. “We feel this class is a combination of very good basketball players and quality people. They will represent our institution in a very positive fashion both on and off the court."
The Colonels tip off the season on November 15 when they travel to face Penn State-Hazleton.
2010-11 Wilkes University Men's Basketball Recruiting Class
Patrick Furst – Forward – 6-4, 205 – Jamison, PA / Central Bucks West
Extremely strong forward earned first team All-Suburban One Continental Conference honors…15.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg…Outstanding scorer both facing the basket and posting up.
Allen Heggs (Woolwich, NJ/Episcopal Academy) – Forward – 6-5, 210 – Woolwich, NJ / Episcopal Academy
Averaged 10.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.0 bpg…Will look to play on the wing for the Colonels.
Matthew Mullins – Guard – 6-2, 180 – Binghamton, NY / Chenango Valley / Binghamton / Broome C.C.
Two-time All-Metro Press & Sun Bulletin Team…Team reached Class B New York State Final Four…Career 1,000-point scorer…As a senior, averaged 18.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 5.0 apg…Led STAC in scoring as a junior with 21.0 ppg.
Brendan Sheldon (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley) – Forward – 6-5, 200 – Milford, PA / Delaware Valley
Athletic lefty low-post scorer averaged 14.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg as a senior.
Craig Thomas (Avenel, NJ/Cardinal McCarrick) – Guard – 5-9, 155 – Avenel, NJ / Cardinal McCarrick
An outstanding athlete and floor general, led Cardinal McGarrick to two Class B South Parochial finals…As a senior, averaged 7.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 5.9 apg and 4.1 spg…Relentless defender.
Aaron Wass (Gloucester, VA/Gloucester) – Forward / Center – 6-7, 195 – Gloucester, VA / Gloucester
Missed entire senior season due to patellar tendon injury…Starred on the 17-and under Virginia AAU Division II state championship team…averaged 8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 3.0 bpg.
