Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 11 No. 2 | October 2018

Season Preview MEN’S BASKETBALL 2 18 INTRODUCING THE NEWCOMERS JONATHAN KABONGO 6-4, Guard Toronto, Canada • Chose Tech over Indiana, Missouri and Washington State • Rated the No. 35 high school point guard in the nation by ESPN • Missed much of his junior season with a back injury LANDERS NOLLEY II 6-7, Guard/Forward Fairburn, Georgia • Chose Tech over Illinois, Georgia Tech, Florida State and NC State • Rated the No. 93 overall prospect in the nation by ESPN • Named the Georgia Class 6A Player of the Year as a senior • Averaged 31 points and 8 rebounds as a senior • Led Langston Hughes High to back-to-back Class 6A titles TYRECE RADFORD 6-2, Guard Baton Rouge, Louisiana • Chose Tech over Memphis, Louisiana, Murray State and Nicholls State • Averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a senior at McKinley High • Averaged 17.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a junior • Named to the 2017-18 All- Metro team by The Advocate • A two-time All-Class 5A selection in Louisiana BRENDAN PALMER 6-3, Guard Lewisville, North Carolina • Chose Tech over South Carolina • Ranked among the top 150 prospects in North Carolina by Phenom Hoops ISAIAH WILKINS 6-3, Guard Winston-Salem, North Carolina • Chose Tech over Wichita State • Averaged 22.2 points per game as a senior at Mount Tabor High inside.hokiesports.com 17

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