Coming off the worst season in school history, UNLV basketball fans finally had reason to smile on Tuesday night.
Help is on the way.
The Runnin’ Rebels beat out Oregon, Arizona, Michigan State and San Diego State for McDonald’s All-American Brandon McCoy. The 6-foot-11, 244-pound center from Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego announced his decision on Twitter.
McCoy is ranked the 15th best prospect for the Class of 2017 by ESPN.com and is the school’s biggest commitment since former Bishop Gorman star Stephen Zimmerman, now a member of the NBA’s Orlando Magic.
Blessd and truly thankful to say I've committed to UNLV !!! pic.twitter.com/w4aw8gFidU
— Brandon McCoy (@flyguyfreddyy) April 26, 2017
McCoy is already projected to be the 18th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft by the website NBAdraft.net. Check out his video highlights below:
Top-15 prospect Brandon McCoy has committed to UNLV, per his Twitter page. Enormous get for Marvin Menzies. #unlvmbb
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 26, 2017
Huge pick up for UNLV. He brings the Rebels a physically imposing big man who rebounds at a high rate and owns underrated skill. " I am
— Paul Biancardi (@PaulBiancardi) April 26, 2017
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Steve GUIREMAND
Steve Guiremand was born in southern California and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1978. He has covered college and professional sports as well as recruiting for over 30 years for several publications including the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, The National Sports Daily, the Long Beach Press-Telegram and the Las Vegas Sun. He moved to Las Vegas in 1998 and has covered UNLV football and basketball as well as the old Las Vegas Stars triple-A baseball team. He’ll blog about UNLV sports and recruiting.
