Three prep athletes and one junior college transfer highlight the latest incoming class of Washington men's basketball student-athletes.

Nov. 14, 2008

SEATTLE - University of Washington men's basketball coach Lorenzo Romar announced the newest class of incoming student-athletes, which consists of three prep standouts and one junior college transfer, have signed letters of intent and are expected to enroll in time for the 2009 fall academic quarter.

The year's class is comprised of Abdul Gaddy, a 6-3 point guard from Tacoma, Wash., Charles Garcia, a 6-9 junior college forward from Los Angeles, Clarence Trent, a 6-7 forward from Gig Harbor, Wash. and C.J. Wilcox, a 6-5 guard from Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Gaddy, currently a senior at Bellarmine Prep, is listed by most scouting services as the second-best point guard and one of the top overall prep prospects in the country. He received the most votes in the recent "Best of the West" prep rankings by the Long Beach Press-Telegram and was the Gatorade Washington Boys Basketball Player of the Year as a junior. He averaged 23 points, five assists and two steals per game and was a first-team all-state selection last season.

Garcia, the only junior college player in the class, is a 2006 graduate of Dorsey High School in Los Angeles. He spent one season but did not play basketball at Sacramento State before transferring to Riverside Community College, where he was an all-conference and all-state selection as a freshman. He averaged 14.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game last season and shot 57 percent from the field.

Trent attended Gig Harbor (Wash.) High School through his junior season before transferring to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. for his senior season. He current attends The Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C. Last season at Findlay, he averaged 11.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game and helped lead his squad to a 32-1 overall record.

Wilcox led the state of Utah in scoring as a junior with a 23.7 per game average and was a unanimous first-team all-state selection. He also averaged six rebounds, 2.2 steals and two blocks per game. His father, Craig, played basketball at Brigham Young University from 1993-95.

Washington's Men's Basketball Signing Class
Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School / Current School)
Abdul Gaddy 6-3 170 G Fr. HS Tacoma, Wash. (Bellarmine Prep)
Charles Garcia 6-9 220 F Jr. Tr Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey / Riverside CC)
Clarence Trent 6-7 230 F Fr. HS Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor / Patterson School [Lenoir, N.C.])
C.J. Wilcox 6-5 180 G Fr. HS Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove)

C.J. Wilcox Class: Freshman Hometown: Pleasant Grove, Utah High School: Pleasant Grove Height / Weight: 6-5 / 180 Position: Guard Experience: HS

Will be a 2009 graduate of Pleasant Grove High School ... led the state of Utah's Class 5A in scoring as a junior with a 23.7 per game average ... also averaged six rebounds, 2.2 steals and two blocks per contest ... a unanimous pick for first-team all-state honors ... played for coach Randy McAllister ... father, Craig, played guard at Brigham Young University from 1993-95.