LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University men's basketball program will have a lot of new faces on the court in 2019-20 as it announced the addition of seven newcomers.
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The Braves signed guards, Isaiah Attles, Dominic Brewton, Arne Morris and Corey Tillery, and forwards Mark Carter and Anthon Fairley, and guard/forward Edrick Alworth.
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"I'm really excited about this group of guys and I can't wait to get them all here. All of our practices will be highly competitive, and we're hoping that it translates to tough play during games," said Alcorn head coach
Montez Robinson. "When putting this recruiting class together, we wanted to become more athletic and bring in more shooters to go along with
Maurice Howard. We wanted to add depth to the guard position so we can get out and play up-tempo and a lot faster. All of these players are versatile, can play more than one position and can guard multiple positions defensively so we can make changes during the course of the game."
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Alworth, a 6-3 guard/forward from Brookhaven, Mississippi, is a grad transfer coming from William Carey. In high school, he averaged 19.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game at Brookhaven HS his senior year. He has one year of eligibility remaining at Alcorn.
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Attles is a 6-2 guard out of Richmond, California. He transfers from Contra Costa College where he averaged 17.3 points per game last season. He finished the year inside the top-50 of the NJCAA in points per game, total points (466) and field goals (161), top-25 in free throw percentage (83.0) and top-15 in three-point percentage (45.9). Attles had nine games of 20 or more points with a career-high 29 versus Folsom Lake, going 8-0f-10 from downtown.
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Brewton spent the last year at prep school at Dohn Community Prep where he averaged 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. He comes to Alcorn as a freshman from Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to Dohn Prep, the guard/wing scored 15.5 points per game at Mt. Healthy HS and shot .460 from the field. He was named to the All-Southwest Ohio Conference First-Team.
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Carter transfers from West Los Angeles College where he was the WSC League Player of the Year. He averaged 14.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in conference to go along with 28 blocks. The 6-6 forward notched 10 double-doubles and helped the team to a 21-9 record.
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Fairley is a JUCO transfer that played at Coastal Alabama – Monroeville. The 6-8 forward averaged 9.9 points per contest while hitting 53.6 percent of his shot attempts. He notched double-digit point outings in 15 of the 30 games played last year.
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Morris spent the last two seasons at Chattanooga State. He was the team's floor general last year and ranked top-50 in the country with a 3.0 assist:turnover ratio, dishing out 6.4 assists per game. He averaged 12.6 points and netted 30 points twice. Morris is a 6-3 guard from Raleigh, N.C. and has two years of eligibility left at Alcorn.
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Tillery is a graduate transfer from Tennessee Tech. Last season, he averaged 8.1 points per game and shot .842 from the free throw line. The 6-3 guard transferred two TTU after spending two years at Armstrong State where he led the team with 18.4 points per game. He has one year of eligibility remaining at Alcorn.
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| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown/Previous School |
| Edrick Alworth |
G/F |
6-3 |
215 |
Sr. |
Brookhaven, Miss. / William Carey |
| Isaiah Attles |
G |
6-2 |
170 |
Jr. |
Richmond, Calif. / Contra Costa CC |
| Dominic Brewton |
G |
6-3 |
185 |
Fr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio / Dohn Prep |
| Mark Carter |
F |
6-6 |
195 |
Jr. |
Los Angeles, Calif. / W. Los Angeles |
| Anthony Fairley |
F |
6-8 |
205 |
Jr. |
Mobile, Ala. / Coastal Alabama |
| Arne "AJ" Morris |
G |
6-3 |
190 |
Jr. |
Raleigh, N.C. / Chattanooga State |
| Corey Tillery |
G |
6-3 |
180 |
Sr. |
Atlanta, Ga. / Tennessee Tech |
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