Idaho basketball coach Don Verlin is already taking action to replace graduating seniors Deremy Geiger, Landon Tatum and Djim Bandoumel. He announced Wednesday the signing of junior college transfer Antwan Scott, a guard from Wylie, Texas.
Scott visited the university last weekend and is the first player to sign a National Letter of Intent for the Vandal men’s basketball team this spring.
“Antwan is a winner who has proven he can be productive at every level he has played,” Verlin said. “He can play multiple positions in the backcourt and he shoots the ball very well.”
Scott will play for the Vandals after finishing a successful career in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, where he played for Ranger College.
The 6-foot-1-inch, 170-pound guard helped Ranger reach the NJCAA Region 5 Quarterfinal game and contributed to the Rangers’ 9-3 conference record and first North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference in 40 years. Ranger concluded the year 20-10 and Scott was rewarded with First-Team All-NTJCAC and First-Team All-Region 5 honors.
As a sophomore, Scott’s 15.9 points-per-game average was second in the NTJCAC and he proved to be a perimeter threat with a conference-leading 69 three-point makes on 37.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
In 2010-2011, Scott’s Ranger team concluded the season with an 11-12 record but the then freshman led the team with more than 12 points-per-game.
An outstanding prep career preceded Scott’s junior college career and as a high school senior he helped Wyle High School to a Texas 5A State Tournament berth. Averaging nearly 22 points-per-game, Scott was the second-leading scorer in Texas Class 5A in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. After helping Wylie conclude the 2009-2010 season with a 19-11 overall mark, he was named the Offensive MVP for 5A District 8.
“He comes from a well-coached junior college program that produces many good players,” Verlin said. “We’re very excited to have Antwan join the Vandal family.”
Scott will be Idaho’s third junior college transfer from Texas in as many years. Geiger, a Las Vegas native, came to Idaho following a short stint at Grayson County College in Denison while Tatum, a San Antonio native spent two years at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, where he helped lead the Texans to a NJCAA National Title.
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