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Nevada receives a trio of players

The Nevada Wolfpack picked up two commitments from the class of 2020 recently as well as a player for 2019-20. The Wolfpack received commitments from 2020 prospects Justin Johnson (Sept. 2) and DeAndre Henry (Sept. 3). They also brought in forward Zach Williams as a non-scholarship player (Sept. 4).

Johnson is an athletic 6-7 wing who has shown the ability to put the ball in the bucket at a high level. He averaged 18.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and1.3 assists last year at South Georgia Tech junior college. The Fort Lauderdale (FL) native will have two years of eligibility left starting in 2020-21.

Johnson chose Nevada over UIC, IUPUI, Kent State, Austin Peay, and Missouri State, along with several others.

Henry, who is a former top football prospect, averaged 12.2 points and 10.2 rebounds along with 1.5 blocks last year for Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, AZ) high school. He held offers had offers from Grand Canyon, South Dakota, North Carolina A&T, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, and Houston Baptist.

“It was a great recruiting process and it worked out better than I thought, but Nevada had my best interest and they can offer me everything I need to make it to where I want to go, which is the league,” Henry told the Arizona Republic. “I need to continue to work harder and never stop.”

The 6-8 power forward is a wide-body who is strong and likes to play physical. He is a handful for opponents down low, a good rebounder, and possesses a high-motor as well as outstanding footwork.

Williams recorded 9.9 points and 4.0 points while shooting 45.6% from the field along with 40.2% from beyond the arc at South Mountain (Arizona) CC. The 6-8 power forward scored in double-figures on 16 occasions and topped the 20-point mark three times. Williams will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Nevada is projected to have at least one more scholarship in 2020 as Johnson and Henry join 6-4 combo guard Alem Huseinovic ( Bosnia And Herzegovina).

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