Sports Release
June 28, 1999

EASTERN NEW MEXICO ANNOUNCES EIGHT NEW MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS
PORTALES, NM — Eastern New Mexico University head men’s basketball coach Terry Tyler signed seven student-athletes to National Letters of Intent this spring.

Five of the student-athletes will be freshmen in 1999-2000 and two are junior college transfers. A four-year college transfer student has also decided to join the Greyhounds, giving ENMU a total of eight new players. The Greyhounds may still get commitments from one or two more players.

Tyler recently concluded his first season as head coach of the Greyhounds, who compete in the Lone Star Conference South Division. Tyler, formerly a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 11 seasons, as well as three seasons in Italy, has signed the following players in his first full recruiting class:

EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY SIGNEES

Keenan Browder
Forward/Guard, 6’4”, 210 lbs., Bishop Noll Institute (Gary, Indiana)

Zachary Bullock
Forward/Center, 6’6”, 205 lbs., North Pole High School (North Pole, Alaska)

Nathan Johnson
Center/Forward, 6’7”, 200 lbs., Belen High School (Belen, New Mexico)

Torry Peoples
Guard/Forward, 6’3”, 205 lbs., Hobbs High School (Hobbs, New Mexico)

Robert Whalen, Jr.
Point Guard, 6’2”, 195 lbs., Los Lunas H.S. (Los Lunas, New Mexico)

TRANSFERS

Rob McCaskill
Center/Forward, 6’8”, 205 lbs., Transfer from North Lake C.C. (Irving, Texas); Originally from Dallas, Texas; Will be a junior in 1999-2000.

Kevin Stengem
Forward, 6’9”, 215 lbs., Transfer from North Lake C.C. (Irving, Texas); Orginally from South Lake, Texas; Will be a junior in 1999-2000.

Cornelius Thompson
Guard, 6’2”, 195 lbs., Transfer from New Mexico Highlands (Las Vegas, N.M.), Originally from Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. Will sit out transfer year in 1999-2000.