Men's Basketball Announces Signing Class
11/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 14, 2007
Baylor received signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball from Anthony Jones of
Jones, a senior at Yates, is rated 46th nationally by Rivals.com and is a consensus top-70 recruit. He is rated No. 51 by Hoopmasters.com and No. 62 by Scout.com. Jones averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds last season as a junior for a Yates squad that finished 25-8 in 2006-07.
"Anytime a top four rated player in the state of
A 6-10 forward, Jones is rated No. 8 among the nation's forwards by Rivals.com and ranked as the fourth-best recruit in the state by TexasHoops.com. Jones is ranked the top player in
Valov is a junior college sophomore who was recently named a preseason NJCAA first-team All-American. He is rated the No. 12 junior college recruit nationally by Rivals.com's JucoJunction.com.
"Artem has a physical style which will fit in well with the Big 12 Conference," Drew said. "He also has a good feel for playing in the post."
The 6-10 forward helped lead Three Rivers to a 26-11 record and into the second round of the NJCAA tournament. Valov was named to the 2007 NJCAA All-Tournament team. Valov finished his freshman season with averages of 14.0 points and 7.2 rebounds.
BAYLOR 2008 SIGNEES:
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (School)
Anthony Jones F 6-10 190 Fr.
Artem Valov F 6-9 240 Jr.
