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Number of known commitments to date: 6
Most recent update (06.20.18): Corrected thumbnail sketch on Baltimore (MD) Mount Zion Prep G TYLER FOSTER.

TYLER FOSTER (6-5, 178) G, Mount Zion Prep, Baltimore … Foster played on the B’More’s Finest AAU team. … He initially committed to Georgetown but then decommitted from the Hoyas. … He took official visits to James Madison and Drexel after his recruiting re-opened. … Foster committed to the Pirates on June 3. … He is a consensus three-star recruit. … Has the potential to provide scoring as a shooting guard. (Image source: 247sports.com)———-

JAYDEN GARDNER (6-8, 225) F, Heritage High School, Wake Forest … Gardner announced his commitment to East Carolina on Sunday night, Sept. 24, via Twitter. … He averaged 22.8 points, 15.2 rebounds and shot 59 percent from the field for a Heritage team that went 28-2 in 2016-17 and reached the third round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4-A playoffs. … The Huskies, coached by Tilden Brill III, won the Cap Eight Conference regular season championship and were runner-up in the league tournament. … Gardner scored 685 points in his junior season. … He made an unofficial visit to ECU on June 22 after receiving an offer from the Pirates on June 8. … He made an official visit to the campus on Sept. 15. … Programs making offers to Gardner included Campbell, Canisius, College of Charleston, Grambling, High Point, James Madison, Murray State, Old Dominion, Penn Sate, Richmond, Southern Miss, Toledo, UAB, UNC-Greensboro, UTEP, Virginia Commonwealth and Winthrop. (Image source: highschoolot.com)

NAQUANTE ‘TAE’ HARDY (6-3,195) G, Believe Sports Academy, Athens, TN … Hardy also had offers from Alabama A&M and Alabama-Birmingham. … He received an offer from the Pirates on April 14 and made an official visit to ECU on May 14. … The Pirates received his commitment on May 17. … Played on the high school level at Miller Grove (GA), helping the Wolverines, coached by Rasul Chester, to a 21-9 record as a senior in 2016-17. … Hardy averaged 19.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.8 steals that season. (Image source: sandyspiel.com)

RICO QUINTON (6-10, 200) C, Dyer County High School, Newbern, TN … East Carolina coach Jeff Lebo likes the upside of the 17-year-old Quinton, who signed with the Pirates on Nov. 21, becoming the fourth player in the incoming class for 2018-19. … Quinton has helped Dyer County to a 63-24 record over the last three seasons. … Dyer County, located north of Memphis, is coached by Derek McCord. … Quinton averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3.6 blocked shots and made 65 percent of his field goal attempts as a junior for the Choctaws. … He was 3-A District 13 MVP last season. … He earned all-district and all-district tournament honors while leading Dyer County to the district championship as a sophomore. … Coach McCord said Quinton can pass, dribble and shoot with range. (Image source: Dyersburg State Gazette)

MILAN STAKIC (7-2, 238) C, Believe Sports Academy, Athens, TN … Hard-working big man from Bosnia trained to drop weight and his shooting has improved under the tutelage of former Central Florida marksman Brad Traina. … ECU assistant Ken Potosnak was the primary recruiter for Stakic. … Committed to the Pirates on June 3. … His addition to the program should give ECU much-needed size inside and the potential for improved low post scoring. … Teammate of Hardy’s on the prep level. (Image source: Piratas Del Basket Con La CBA)

DeSHAUN WADE (6-2, 190) PG, The Miller School, Charlottesville, VA … Wade was offered by ECU on June 16 and committed to the Pirates on June 19. … In doing so, the transfer from Green Run High School in Virginia Beach became ECU’s first commitment for the incoming class of 2018-19. … Wade averaged 11.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals for a 23-2 team at Green Run in 2015-16. … Wade’s numbers at The Miller School included 12.4 points, 4.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 55 percent field goal shooting. … The Mavericks were 19-8 in 2016-17, losing 73-36 to Blue Ridge of St. George for the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association championship. … Wade had nine points in the title game. … The Miller School is coached by Danny Manuel, nephew of former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. … Manuel played at Davis & Elkins. … Wade also had offers from New Jersey Tech and Maryland-Eastern Shore. (Image source: 247sports.com)

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MIKE WYNN (6-6, 185) G, Liberty Heights Athletic Institute, Charlotte … Wynn committed to ECU on Tuesday, Oct. 10, after receiving offers from Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Drexel, Florida Atlantic, James Madison, Massachusetts, Pacific, Siena, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Miss and Southern Utah … George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth showed interest. … Pirates assistant Michael Perry is credited as the primary recruiter. … Coach Jeff Lebo visited Wynn on Sept. 18 … Wynn made an unofficial campus visit on Oct. 5. … The Liberty Heights Athletic Institute Cardinals are coached by Michael Wright. … Wynn is originally from Albany, NY. … His travel team is Team Loaded, based in Virginia. (Image source: Team Loaded VA via 247sports.com) (Wynn retracted his commitment.)

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