November 26, 2001
Luis Clemente of Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine, has signed a national letter-of-intent to play college basketball at Texas A&M, Aggies head coach Melvin Watkins said Monday.
Ranked as the 17th best fifth-year prep school player in the country by Hoop Scoop and Basketball Times, the 6-foot-8, 225-pound Clemente is a native of Puerto Rico.
"Luis is a little bit unknown since he's from Puerto Rico, but he's a very skilled forward," Watkins said. "His coach at Maine Central says he's improving every day in practice. We were very excited to get his paperwork back."
Clemente completes the Aggies early signing class for next season, joining Antoine Wright of Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass., who signed last week. Wright is ranked as the fourth-best high school player overall, and the No. 1 shooting guard, in the class of 2002 by ESPN.com and is a consensus top 30-rated prospect. The Sporting News ranks Wright as the No. 6 small forward in the country.
"We feel very good about our recruiting class," Watkins said. "We've met our needs and are excited about having both of these young men for four years."
2001 TEXAS A&M RECRUITING CLASS
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Prep School)
Luis Clemente F 6-8 225 Pittsfield, Maine (Maine Central
Institute)
PRONUNCIATION: loo-EES clem-ENT-ae
Antoine Wright G/F 6-7 195 San Bernardino, Calif. (Lawrence
Academy [Groton, Mass.])
PRONUNCIATION: ANT-wan right