Below in this post, Cornell Athletics' announcement of the Big Red's freshman class and the 2013-2014 roster. Also see The Cornell Basketball Blog's bios of these "newcomers" which include:
- JoJo Fallas (Shalhevet HS) Los Angeles, CA, 5-11, G, Cornell
- Darryl Smith (Blue Ridge School) Chesapeake, VA, 6-2, G, Cornell
- Desmond Fleming (College Park Woodlands HS) Woodlands, TX, 6-0, G, Cornell
- Robert Hatter (Westside HS) Houston, TX, 6-1, G, Cornell
- David Onuorah (Marist HS) Atlanta, GA, 6-8, 230, F, Cornell
- Braxston Bunce (Kelowna SS) Kelowna, B.C., Canada, 6-11, C (red shirt)
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell head coach Bill Courtney has announced five incoming recruits will join the Big Red basketball program in the fall of 2013. Freshmen JoJo Fallas, Desmond Fleming, Robert Hatter, David Onuorah and Darryl Smith will bolster a lineup that returns seven letter winners and two starters from a squad that opened Ivy season with a 5-3 record before injuries sabotaged the final three weeks of the season.
G JoJo Fallas – 5-11/175 — Los Angeles, Calif. (Shalhevet HS)
Fallas was a four-time first-team all-league pick at Shalhevet HS. A three-time all-division selection and two-time captain, Fallas was a four-year starter in both basketball and baseball. He helped his team to a 24-2 record as a senior and helped the squad advanced to the Southern Section 5A basketball championship game, the furthest any team at the school had ever advanced in the playoffs. Fallas was named MVP of the Sarachek Tournament his senior year.
G Desmond Fleming – 5-11/180 — The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands College Park HS)
Fleming earned first-team all-district and all-county honors after averaging 12.0 points, 3.4 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a senior at The Woodlands College Park HS. A preseason top 100 player on the Guy V. Lewis Award Watch List as the top player in the city of Houston, he also earned academic all-district accolades. As a junior on a 30-8 squad, Fleming averaged 7.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 assists per contest and was named honorable mention all-district. He was a three-year letter winner on the varsity. Fleming also competed in track and field during his high school career.
G Robert Hatter – 6-2/165 — Houston, Texas (Westside HS)
Hatter was a second-team all-state selection as a senior at Westside HS and was a three-time first-team all-district and two-time all-region pick. He earned all-Greater Houston accolades by VPE Magazine and was ranked as the No. 3 point guard in the area. Hatter was named the district most valuable player as a junior after averaging 21.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. He was first-team all-league, all-district and all-region as a senior captain and earned team MVP accolades in each of his final three seasons. Hatter shot 50 percent from the floor, 88 percent from the free-throw line and 39 percent from beyond the 3-point arc in his final season.
F David Onuorah – 6-9/230 — Atlanta, Ga. (Marist HS)
An all-state selection by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association as a senior at Marist HS, Onuorah earned honorable mention all-county honors. He received preseason All-Metro honors by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Onuorah averaged 12.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior and 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds as a sophomore. He was named the team's defensive player of the year in his final year.
G Darryl Smith – 6-2/180 — Chesapeake, Va. (Blue Ridge School)
Smith averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game as a senior captain at the Blue Ridge School. A two-time first-team all-league pick and a two-time team MVP, Smith earned second-team all-league accolades during his junior year That season, Smith averaged 6.2 points, 5.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game for one of the top 20 teams in the state and was part of a team that advanced to the state championship game as a sophomore. Smith was a member of the 2012 state championship football team as a defensive back and was a sprinter on the track and field team.
G JoJo Fallas – 5-11/175 — Los Angeles, Calif. (Shalhevet HS)
Fallas was a four-time first-team all-league pick at Shalhevet HS. A three-time all-division selection and two-time captain, Fallas was a four-year starter in both basketball and baseball. He helped his team to a 24-2 record as a senior and helped the squad advanced to the Southern Section 5A basketball championship game, the furthest any team at the school had ever advanced in the playoffs. Fallas was named MVP of the Sarachek Tournament his senior year.
G Desmond Fleming – 5-11/180 — The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands College Park HS)
Fleming earned first-team all-district and all-county honors after averaging 12.0 points, 3.4 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a senior at The Woodlands College Park HS. A preseason top 100 player on the Guy V. Lewis Award Watch List as the top player in the city of Houston, he also earned academic all-district accolades. As a junior on a 30-8 squad, Fleming averaged 7.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 assists per contest and was named honorable mention all-district. He was a three-year letter winner on the varsity. Fleming also competed in track and field during his high school career.
G Robert Hatter – 6-2/165 — Houston, Texas (Westside HS)
Hatter was a second-team all-state selection as a senior at Westside HS and was a three-time first-team all-district and two-time all-region pick. He earned all-Greater Houston accolades by VPE Magazine and was ranked as the No. 3 point guard in the area. Hatter was named the district most valuable player as a junior after averaging 21.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. He was first-team all-league, all-district and all-region as a senior captain and earned team MVP accolades in each of his final three seasons. Hatter shot 50 percent from the floor, 88 percent from the free-throw line and 39 percent from beyond the 3-point arc in his final season.
F David Onuorah – 6-9/230 — Atlanta, Ga. (Marist HS)
An all-state selection by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association as a senior at Marist HS, Onuorah earned honorable mention all-county honors. He received preseason All-Metro honors by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Onuorah averaged 12.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior and 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds as a sophomore. He was named the team's defensive player of the year in his final year.
G Darryl Smith – 6-2/180 — Chesapeake, Va. (Blue Ridge School)
Smith averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game as a senior captain at the Blue Ridge School. A two-time first-team all-league pick and a two-time team MVP, Smith earned second-team all-league accolades during his junior year That season, Smith averaged 6.2 points, 5.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game for one of the top 20 teams in the state and was part of a team that advanced to the state championship game as a sophomore. Smith was a member of the 2012 state championship football team as a defensive back and was a sprinter on the track and field team.
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