COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The heralded Texas A&M men's basketball 2015 recruiting class received a late boost Wednesday as shooting guard Kobie Eubanks signed on to join the program.
Â
A 6-foot-5 prospect, Eubanks is considered a big, talented guard with scoring ability and will join the Aggies at the semester break this December.
Â
"Kobie is a late addition to our freshman class," Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy said. "He's a guy that can come in this December and will be eligible to play. He brings a physical presence and maturity as a freshman because he basically had to sit out a year. He'll add some scoring ability, being a big power guard with us losing [Danuel] House and [Alex] Caruso next year. Kobie is a guy who can really impact our team and as we like to say 'get buckets'."
Â
Eubanks is regarded as a four-start prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals.com and Scout.com. A consensus top-100 recruit, Eubanks was listed as the fifth-ranked player in New York and No. 21 in the East Region coming out of high school.
Â
"What we've seen is a big and strong wing who can score the ball from various spots on the floor and at all three ranges," ESPN's Adam Finkelstein said of Eubanks. "He can absorb contact going to the rim, has definite three-point range, but has also become very proficient utilizing his pull-up game to score over top of smaller defenders and even bringing them to the block where he can post them up."
Â
Most recently, Eubanks spent the 2014-15 season at Elev8 Sports Institute in Delray Beach, Fla., where he played for head coach Chad Myers.
Â
Eubanks finished his high school career playing at Our Savior New American School in Centereach, N.Y., for Rev. Ron Stelzer and Eric Jaklitsch. While there, Eubanks averaged 18.5 points while leading Our Savior New American to a 24-3 record as a senior in 2013-14. He scored in double figures in 25-of-27 games, including 13 games with at least 20 points and a pair of 30-point games. He also hit at least one 3-pointer in all 27 games and knocked down multiple 3-pointers in 24-of-27 contests.
Â
Outside of school, Eubanks played AAU basketball for the Each1 Teach1 program based out of Orlando, Fla., under coach Edward "Boobie" Francis. The E1 T1 squad is a part of the elite Nike EYBL Youth Series.
Â
A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Eubanks played his first three years of high school basketball at American Heritage School in Plantation, Fla., before heading to New York for his senior year. While at AHS, Eubanks was named MVP of the 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Stop the Violence" Basketball Classic after posting 18 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in a 61-56 win.
Â
A 6-foot-5 prospect, Eubanks is considered a big, talented guard with scoring ability and will join the Aggies at the semester break this December.
Â
"Kobie is a late addition to our freshman class," Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy said. "He's a guy that can come in this December and will be eligible to play. He brings a physical presence and maturity as a freshman because he basically had to sit out a year. He'll add some scoring ability, being a big power guard with us losing [Danuel] House and [Alex] Caruso next year. Kobie is a guy who can really impact our team and as we like to say 'get buckets'."
Â
Eubanks is regarded as a four-start prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals.com and Scout.com. A consensus top-100 recruit, Eubanks was listed as the fifth-ranked player in New York and No. 21 in the East Region coming out of high school.
Â
"What we've seen is a big and strong wing who can score the ball from various spots on the floor and at all three ranges," ESPN's Adam Finkelstein said of Eubanks. "He can absorb contact going to the rim, has definite three-point range, but has also become very proficient utilizing his pull-up game to score over top of smaller defenders and even bringing them to the block where he can post them up."
Â
Most recently, Eubanks spent the 2014-15 season at Elev8 Sports Institute in Delray Beach, Fla., where he played for head coach Chad Myers.
Â
Eubanks finished his high school career playing at Our Savior New American School in Centereach, N.Y., for Rev. Ron Stelzer and Eric Jaklitsch. While there, Eubanks averaged 18.5 points while leading Our Savior New American to a 24-3 record as a senior in 2013-14. He scored in double figures in 25-of-27 games, including 13 games with at least 20 points and a pair of 30-point games. He also hit at least one 3-pointer in all 27 games and knocked down multiple 3-pointers in 24-of-27 contests.
Â
Outside of school, Eubanks played AAU basketball for the Each1 Teach1 program based out of Orlando, Fla., under coach Edward "Boobie" Francis. The E1 T1 squad is a part of the elite Nike EYBL Youth Series.
Â
A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Eubanks played his first three years of high school basketball at American Heritage School in Plantation, Fla., before heading to New York for his senior year. While at AHS, Eubanks was named MVP of the 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Stop the Violence" Basketball Classic after posting 18 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in a 61-56 win.