Saint Augustine's Falcons Sign Two Men’s Basketball Recruits

RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Head Men's Basketball Coach MarQus Johnson announced on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, that Devin Derry and Antonio Watson have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Saint Augustine's University. The two scholar-athletes will play for the Falcons' men's basketball team in the 2015-16 season.

"I'm excited to have these two young men join the Falcon family," said Johnson, who will enter his second season as Falcons' Head Coach this fall. "These two scholar-athletes are not only great players but also extraordinary young men."

Derry is an athletic 6-foot-5 wing player who earned all-state and all-region honors at Furtah Prep in Acworth, Ga. The high-flying Derry, who averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as a high school senior, played in the Georgia-South Carolina independent all-star game.

Watson, a 6-foot point guard, was the conference defensive player of the year and the runner-up for conference player of the year at Knightdale High School in Knightdale, N.C. He averaged seven points, eight assists and four steals his senior season at Knightdale.

"Devin is a great athlete who can really shoot," Johnson said. "His size on the wing is something that we stressed in our recruiting this year. He comes from a good program and his team played a competitive schedule in Georgia. Antonio is a true point guard with a pass-first mentality. He was the floor general for a great Knightdale team, and he led Knightdale to the third round of the state playoffs this year. We are very lucky to have signed both young men."


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Johnson is looking to add more scholar-athletes to the 2015-16 men's basketball roster.

"We are still recruiting a couple of more players to finish out our recruiting class," Johnson said.

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