Tougaloo Billups adds six to Bulldogs' 2015-16 recruiting class

TOUGALOO, Mississippi -- The Tougaloo College men's basketball team has announced the signings of six student-athletes for the 2015-16 season.

Head Coach Thomas J. Billups led the Bulldogs to a 13-13 record last season (9-5 GCAC) last season, his first at Tougaloo.  The team advanced to the semifinals of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament but lost six seniors including 2015 GCAC Newcomer of the Year Kelsey Howard, the team's leading scorer at 21 points per game.  Howard set the Tougaloo and GCAC scoring record with 49 points in an overtime defeat of Philander Smith College.  Coach Billups will be counting on this group of recruits to make up for the lost scoring punch and to continue to push the Bulldogs into the upper echelon of the GCAC.

Joining the Bulldogs for the 2015-2016 season are:

• Gregory Lee, a 6'0 junior guard from Jackson, Miss.  Lee is no stranger to the Bulldogs coaching staff, as he played for Coach Billups at Lanier High School. Lee will join the Bulldogs from Hinds Community College.  
• Denevian Tremaine Cunningham, a 6'5 junior forward from Southaven, Miss. Cunningham also joins the Bulldogs from Hinds Community College.
• Christopher Wallace, a 6'3 junior guard/forward from Jackson, Miss.  Wallace, who was a Wingfield High School standout during his high school career, will join the Bulldogs as a transfer from Henderson State University.  
• Ronald Ulmer-Kelly, a 6'6 junior forward from Maplewood, Minn.  Ulmer-Kelly will join the Bulldogs as a transfer from Century College.
• DeAndre Scott, a 6'3 senior guard from Yazoo City, Miss.  Scott will join the Bulldogs as a transfer from Southern Arkansas University.
• Mark Smith, a 6'7 junior forward from Memphis, Tenn.  Smith will join the Bulldogs as a transfer from Midsouth Community College.

These signees will join returning players Quintarius Porter, Andravious Smith, and Jarmell Anderson.  The Bulldogs will start their 2015-2016 season on the road November 3rd at William Carey University.

TOUGALOO BULLDOGS 2015-16 MEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNEES

Name	Yr.	Pos.	Ht.	Hometown	Previous School
Gregory Lee	Jr.	G	6-0	Jackson, Miss.	Hinds Community College
Denevian Tremaine Cunningham	Jr.	F	6-5	Southaven, Miss.	Hinds Community College
Christopher Wallace	Jr.	G	6-3	Jackson, Miss.	Henderson State University
Ronald Ulmer-Kelly	Jr.	G/F	6-6	Maplewood, Minn.	Century College
DeAndre Scott	Sr.	G	6-3	Yazoo City, Miss.	Southern Arkansas University
Mark Smith	Jr.	F	6-7	Memphis, Tenn.	Midsouth Community College

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