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Hurricanes Ink Two Standouts in Early Signing Period
Nov. 13, 2008
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Head men’s basketball coach Frank Haith announced the signing of 6-5 guard Garrius Adams (Apex, N.C.) and 6-8 forward Donnavan Kirk (Detroit, Mich.) to National Letters of Intent to play men’s basketball for the University of Miami.
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Adams, ranked among the top 20 shooting guards by both ESPN and Scout.com, averaged 18.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game as a junior at Middle Creek High School en route to NCHSAA 4A All-State honors. The four-star recruit, ranked among the top 50 players in the 2009 class by the Bob Gibbons Reporting Poll, averaged 20.1 points per game with his AAU team – Garner Road – and was named to the all-tournament team at the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions in May.
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Adams will be the third North Carolina native on the Hurricanes roster in 2009-10, joining current freshmen Julian Gamble (Durham, N.C.) and Reggie Johnson (Winston-Salem, N.C.). He was also recruited by South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, NC State and East Carolina.
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“Garrius is a great shooter and scorer and will be a strong wing presence for us,” said Coach Haith, who is in his fifth year with the Hurricanes. “After this season we will be losing some of our perimeter players, and I expect Garrius to come in and make an immediate impact.”
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Kirk, ranked among the top 30 power forwards by ESPN and Scout.com, will help the Hurricanes in the post. Known for his hook shot, as a junior he averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game for Detroit Country Day, who is ranked No. 1 among Greater Detroit area schools by ESPN RISE heading into the 2008-09 season. A four-star recruit, Kirk is ranked No. 55 among all players in the 2009 class by Scout.com.
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The 6-8, 213-pound forward plays AAU basketball for The Family and was also recruited by Michigan State, Southern California and USF.
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“Donnavan will give us athleticism in the front line,” said Coach Haith. “He’s a hard worker with a good skill set. It was a tremendous accomplishment for us to be able to go into Michigan and recruit him to play basketball for the University of Miami.
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“Both Garrius and Donnavan are wonderful young men and will be a great fit for our program.”
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