Central Michigan University Athletics
CMU Announces Highly Regarded 2014 Recruiting Class
4/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan head coach Keno Davis announced the signing of two players to National Letters of Intent on Thursday. DaRohn Scott, a 6-8½ forward from Grand Rapids, and Filip Medjo, a 6-3 guard from Belgrade, Serbia, will join 6-10 forward Luke Meyer, who signed with the Chippewas in the fall, to comprise Davis’ highly regarded 2014 recruiting class.
“Not only have the immediate needs for next year’s team been addressed with this recruiting class but the talent and competitive drive of the players will help us become an elite team in the MAC for years to come,” said Davis.
Scott averaged a double-double as a senior at Grand Rapids Christian High School, posting 10.8 points and 11.4 rebounds in addition to 5.2 blocks per game. He was rated as the eighth best player in Michigan by ESPN, selecting the Chippewas over Wake Forest and Western Michigan.
“DaRohn is an extremely gifted young man who can give us a physical dimension to our game, as well as the ability to finish plays at the basket,” said Davis.
“The additions of DaRohn at 6-8½ and Luke Meyer at 6-10, along with 7-0 Milos Cabarkapa, will give our team an inside presence both defensively and on the boards next season.”
Medjo comes to from CMU via Impact Academy in Florida, the same school that produced fellow Serbian Cabarkapa. Medjo averaged 20 points, six rebounds and six assists per game as a senior, highlighted by a 39-point effort and a 29 point-17 rebound performance.
“Filip is a strong, athletic talent who will be an important addition to our backcourt, as he possesses the ability to score equally from the perimeter and off the dribble,” said Davis.
Meyer is a two-time Associated Press Class C First Team All-State honoree who averaged 17.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, three blocks and two steals while shooting 57 percent from the field as a senior at Addison (Mich.) High School.
“The culmination of hard work in recruiting put forth by the assistant coaches over the past two years is paying off and will continue to do so in the future,” said Davis. “I am looking forward to getting this group on campus and working together as a team toward our goals for the upcoming season.”
Scott, Medjo and Meyer will join a young but experienced Chippewas squad that returns all five starters and 96 percent of its scoring from the 2013-14 team. Included in that group is All-MAC guard Chris Fowler, who ranked near the top of the conference in scoring, assists, steals and assist/turnover ratio last season, forward Blake Hibbitts, who moved into the top 10 in program history in three-point shooting in 2014, and forward John Simons, the team’s leading rebounder the last two seasons.
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