April 26, 2011
Herb Sendek and the Sun Devil men's basketball staff have announced that three newcomers will join the program this summer. Jonathan Gilling, Chris Colvin and Evan Gordon all have inked with ASU in the spring signing period. Gilling will be a freshman in 2011-12, Colvin a junior while Gordon will sit in 2011-12 per NCAA transfer rules after playing at Liberty his first two seasons.
"We are thrilled to have added these three players to our roster in the spring signing period," says Coach Sendek, the 2009-2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year who has averaged nearly 19 wins per season in his 18 years as a head coach (340-233/.594). "Together with Jahii (Carson, a fall of 2010 signee), we are really looking forward to these newcomers helping our program. We feel we met improvement needs and strengthened our unit."
Gilling, a 6-7 forward from Denmark, is a solid shooter who averaged 15.2 points for the Horsholm 79ers in Denmark. He shot 36 percent from the three-point stripe and averaged 34.2 minutes per game in his 20 contests. He had 10 20-point games including a career-high 28 on Feb. 5 against Amager BK. Arizona State has consistently been one of the Pac-10 leaders in three-pointers made in Coach Sendek's five seasons at ASU.
For a breakdown of Gilling's career, click on this link...
Colvin, of Palm Beach (Fla.) Junior College was coached by Butch Estes and is a native of Chicago. A 6-3 combo guard, averaged 13 points and six assists at Palm Beach this past season after playing one season at Iowa State. He saw action in 29 games for the Cyclones. This past year he helped lead Palm Beach to a 25-6 mark. He played at Whitney Young High School in Chicago and was a top-100 player by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. He led the Dolphins to the Class 4A (large class) Illinois state championship with a 69-66 win over Waukegan in the state final. Colvin, who averaged 12.3 points and 6.2 assists, was named Second-Team Class 4A all-state by the Associated Press. He posted a career-high 11 points vs. Oklahoma.
Gordon, averaged 14.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Liberty Flames this past season after notching 12 points and 4.2 boards in his freshman season. He posted seven 20-point games in his two seasons, including two 26-point career-high games as he was 7-of-15 from the floor and 11-of-12 from the free throw line on Feb. 3 at Coastal Carolina and had five three-pointers in a Dec. 4 win over Winthrop. He made 112 three-pointers in his 63 games at Liberty, including 70 last season. He averaged 2.2 three-pointers made per game and 1.6 steals per contest.
For a complete breakdown of his Liberty career, click here...
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