Dan Schmotzer decided to not look to far away from home for the core of his recruiting class. Coker's 2008-2009 men's basketball recruits were announced today and four of the seven are from the Palmetto State.
Liam Kyle and Richardo Smith both come to Coker after previous stints in college. Kyle is a 6-7 post player, who is transferring from West Liberty State University, in West Liberty, West Virginia, where he averaged 6.7 points per game in 11 games with the Hilltoppers. Before his time at West Liberty, Kyle played at the IMG Academy in Florida.
Smith is a 5-8 point guard joining the Cobras after two seasons at Spartanburg Methodist Junior College. Richard is native of Darlington, S.C., and was a standout basketball player at Lamar High School.
David Short, David Thomas, Rocky Ullah, Delonte Doles and Brenden Marcell are the five true freshmen looking to make big impacts on the Timberlake-Lawton Court over the next four years at Coker.
Short is another Darlington, S.C. native, where as a 6-7 post player, David was a standout for the Darlington High School Falcons.
Thomas is a 6-8 post player from Andrews, S.C., where he was a four year figure on the Andrews High School Team.
Ullah joins the Cobras from Brooke Point High School in Virginia. Rocky is a 5-10 guard who averaged 15 points per game with 6.1 assists per game.
Doles is a 5-10 native of Roswell, Ga., where he was a standout point guard for the Centennial High School Knights.
Marcell is a 6-2 forward from Greenville, S.C., where he played for Greenville Tech Charter High School.
Coach Dan and along with the rest of the Cobras will begin their 2008-2009 season in November, as they look to improve on last season's 9-19 overall record.
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