Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys' Recruiting Class Ranked No. 11 by Rivals.com
May 29, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
May 29, 2009
Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford brought in quite a haul in his first full off-season recruiting for the Cowboy Basketball squad, receiving a No. 11 ranking according to Rivals.com, it was announced this week.
Ford and his staff have signed seven high school seniors to National Letters of Intent for the upcoming 2009-10 season. Ray Penn, a guard out of Travis High School in Houston, Texas, is ranked as the No. 44 overall player nationally. Power forward Karron Johnson is ranked 57th nationally according to Jerry Meyer at Rivals.com. Roger Franklin, a small forward from Duncanville, Texas, is ranked as the No. 98 player in the country. Jarred Shaw, who signed with the Pokes during the spring signing period, is ranked as the 111th-best player in the nation.
Also signing with the Cowboys were guard Reger Dowell, a teammate of Franklin's at Duncanville; Fred Gulley, a guard out of Fayetteville, Ark., and the state's Gatorade Player of the Year after leading his team to the Class 6A state title with a perfect 30-0 record; and Torin Walker, a post player out of Columbus, Ga.
Rivals.com has also announced its preseason All-America teams by class. Included among the top players nationally was OSU's James Anderson, named one of five players on the top juniors for 2009-10 list. Anderson averaged 18.2 points per game last season in leading the Cowboys to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. He was joined on the best in class team for next season's juniors by Michigan State's Kalin Lucas, Evan Turner of Ohio State, Iowa State's Craig Brackins, and Cole Aldrich of Kansas.
