Thumbnail Sketches by Al Myatt
Number of known signees or commitments to date: 3
Most recent update (07.14.20): Added thumbnail sketch on Charlotte (NC) Ardrey Kell HS/U.S. Naval Academy G DAVE KASANGANAY
NOAH FARRAKHAN (6-1, 160) G, The Patrick School, Hillside, NJ … Pirates coach Joe Dooley was the primary recruiter for Farrakhan, who committed Monday, April 21. … The three-star combo guard had offers from Florida, Iona, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi State, New Mexico, Ohio State, Penn State, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. … Farrakhan played earlier in his career for IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, before returning to his home state. … The Patrick School Celtics are coached by Chris Chavannes, whose team was 18-8 in 2019-20. … Farrakhan is rated the No. 21 combo guard nationally in the 2020 class and the No. 15 prospect among seniors in New Jersey. (Image source: 247sports.com)
DAVE KASANGANAY (6-2, 178) G, Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte, U.S. Naval Academy … Kasanganay saw action in 15 games as a redshirt freshman at Navy during the 2019-20 season. He averaged 10.3 minutes, 3.1 points and 1.4 rebounds for a Midshipmen team that was 14-16 overall and 8-10 in the Patriot League. … Kasanganay made 41.3 percent of his field goal attempts, including 38.5 percent from behind the arc. … He will enter the Pirate program as a walk-on and likely will sit out one season. … Emmanuel College, Miami (Ohio), Tulane and USC Aiken expressed interest in Kasangany after he entered the transfer portal in June. … Kasanganay is third on the career scoring list at Ardrey Kell. (Image source: NavySports.com)
DERRICK QUANSAH (7-0) C, Massanutten Military Academy, Woodstock, VA … Quansah had offers from Old Dominion, South Carolina Upstate and Western Carolina before committing to East Carolina on May 3, 2019. … He is the first commitment to ECU’s recruiting class of 2020-21 as Pirate head coach Joe Dooley starts adding bricks to the significant recruiting foundation he established with the recruiting class of 2019-20. … ECU assistant Steve Roccaforte was the primary recruiter for Quansah with Rapahel Chillious serving in a secondary role. … Quansah, originally from Ghana, played at Village Christian Academy in Fayetteville, NC, in 2018-2019, helping the Knights to the NCISAA 3-A championship game where Carmel Christian took a 65-64 win at Ravenscroft. … ECU has added needed length with the commitment from Quansah. (Image source: 247sports.com)
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