The third recruiting class of men’s basketball Head Coach Ed Cooley is starting to take shape. With forward Ryan Olander and guard Jamal Turner already signed, Cooley is close to adding a third player to the mix.
Brandon Davis, a 6-foot 9-inch tall, 230 pound center from Mauldin, S.C. verbally committed to Fairfield last week.
Davis is ranked as the 44th best center in the country, according to ESPN.com, and could be the top player in this year’s class.
He has played for the past two seasons at Fork Union Academy in Virginia, as a senior in high school and then for a post-grad year this season.
Davis averaged over 15 points and eight rebounds in both seasons.
The Stags are also getting close to signing guard Sean Crawford from Notre Dame Prep.
Crawford, who is 5-foot-11-inches, averaged 12 points and seven assists at Notre Dame Prep last season. Crawford and Davis would be major additions to a class that is already looking strong.
Olander averaged 19.7 points and 9.6 rebounds as a senior at E.O. Smith High School in Storrs, Conn. His performance earned him a spot on the Hartford Courant’s All-State team.
Turner meanwhile played at Tilton Academy in New Hampshire last year. He was a McDonald’s All American nominee.
Cooley has had mixed results with his first two recruiting classes, but this year’s could be his best.’
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