Sun Devil men's basketball head coach Bobby Hurley, who has led ASU to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time since 1980-81, has added a local product and a southern California native to the roster in the spring signing period as Jalen Graham of Mountain Pointe High School and southern California's Caleb Christopher have signed with the program.Hey ?@TheSunDevils? nation time to welcome ?@JalenGraham9? !!! #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/LJUKIKp9it
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) April 18, 2019
Hey ??@Cayewooo? are you ready to get to work? A big welcome from all of ?@TheSunDevils? nation and ?@ASU? family to you!!! #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/3NnrSQvM7D
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) April 18, 2019
Christopher and Graham join fall signees Jaelen House, a four-star prospect out of Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, and Alonzo Verge, the nation's third-ranked junior college prospect from Missouri's Moberley Area Community College.
With all of ASU basketball's commits now signed the Sun Devils' 2019 recruiting class ranks 26th nationally and 5th in the Pac-12.
— DevilsDigest.com (@DevilsDigest) April 18, 2019
"Jalen is a a guy we can't wait to get to work with him. It is great to have another local guy on the roster who can really help us in the front court. He has great upside," says Coach Hurley, who has watched local standouts Kodi Justice and Zylan Cheatham thrive as Sun Devils. "Caleb is a terrific addition to program and a very hard worker and has a great future. Both of them can help as soon as they get on campus and we look forward to the energy they will bring."
Christopher, a combo guard at Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix listed at 6-0, 180 pounds, played at Mayfair High School in Lakewood, Calif., prior to coming to Arizona.
We see good things written about @JalenGraham9 and @Cayewooo https://t.co/noUXqoVZ1v @SunDevilTix
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) April 23, 2019
Graham, listed at 6-foot-10, 205-pound forward, averaged 15.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.6 blocks and 2.4 assists in 19 games. His scoring bests were 29 against Valley Vista and 25 points against Cesar Chavez while his high of 16 rebounds was in a win over Browne.
I HAVE OFFICIALLY COMMITTED TO ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ??https://t.co/n3zbW5wrox pic.twitter.com/7l0jlb6sUL
— Caleb E. Christopher (@Cayewooo) March 2, 2019
It is Official..???? ?? ?@CoachEason? ?@JalenGraham9? pic.twitter.com/fRdplsU3oA
— Suz_Graham (@SuzGraham2) April 18, 2019
Another ASU incoming freshman makes the #Rivals150 list and that is @JalenGraham9 coming in at no. 150 and no. 39 among power forwards https://t.co/BDY3NFM9fJ
— DevilsDigest.com (@DevilsDigest) January 28, 2019
2019 Phoenix Mountain Pointe post and recent #ASU commit Jalen Graham shows evolving game: https://t.co/k8nyxnvW0k pic.twitter.com/8Gx419MoHm
— Josh Gershon (@JoshGershon) December 31, 2018