Eustachy Inks Five Men's Basketball Players

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy announced Friday that five student-athletes have signed national letters of intent for the 2000-2001 men's basketball season during the early fall signing period. The recruiting class of junior college transfers Ernest Brown and Tyray Pearson and prep standouts Shane Power, Andrew Skoglund and Jake Sullivan has been lauded by recruiting services as one of the nation's top classes.

“I am extremely excited about the five student-athletes who have committed to the Iowa State men's basketball program,” Eustachy said. “This recruiting class has been ranked third in the nation by Hoop Scoop magazine behind Seton Hall and Connecticut. These individuals have high academic and athletic achievements and are indicative of the type of student-athletes we want representing Iowa State University.”

Ernest Brown
Center
7-0, 245, Junior
Bronx, N.Y. (St. Raymond's Academy/Mesa [Ariz.] Community College/Indian Hills [Iowa] Community College)

At Indian Hills [Iowa] Community College (1999-00): Tabbed as Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook's preseason junior college player of the year and earned first-team All-America accolades...named the top preseason junior college center by The Sporting News and Lindy's magazines...is first seven-foot player in Indian Hills school history...transferred to Indian Hills from Mesa Community College over the summer...coached by Mike Marquis.

At Mesa [Ariz.] Community College (1998-99): A first-team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-American, who helped MCC to a 27-5 record and a NJCAA Tournament berth last season...ranked among NJCAA top 10 in scoring, averaging 22.7 points...led the NJCAA with 15.3 rebounds per game and a 78.4 field goal percentage...blocked 5.8 shots per game...the Thunderbirds finished sixth on the final 1999 NJCAA Division I poll after winning the conference title...coached by Joedy Gardner and current ISU administrative assistant Tres Chapman.

High School: Was McDonald's All-American...one of top four New York Metro players in 1998...high school coach was Gary Deceaser.

Personal: Son of Edith Valema Stubbs...arts and sciences major at Indian Hills.

Tyray Pearson
Forward
6-7, 210, Junior
Hammond, Ind. (Hammond/Kankakee [Ill.] Community College)

At Kankakee [Ill.] Community College (1998-00): A preseason honorable mention All-American by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook...named one of the top five junior college forwards in preseason rankings by Lindy's magazine...a 1999 third-team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-American...power forward who is a strong rebounder and shot blocker...led Kankakee to a 25-7 mark and a No. 21 ranking last season...averaged 16.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots in 24 minutes per game...shot a school-record 63 percent from the field and 74 percent from the free throw line...Kankakee has placed 43 players in Division I basketball over the last 10 years...coached by David Holstein...chose Iowa State over Bradley, Ball State and Illinois State.

High School: Grandson of Amos and Mattie Woods...played senior year at Hammond High School, his only season of organized prep basketball...moved to Hammond from Dubuque, Iowa.

Shane Power
Forward
6-5, 210, Freshman
Crown Point, Ind. (Merrillville Andrean)

High School: A 1999-2000 Street & Smith's preseason high honorable mention All-American...a preseason honorable mention All-American by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook...named one of the nation's top seniors by Athlon...was an all-star at the adidas All-America camp in Teaneck, N.J., last summer...rated as Indiana's top small forward by Hoop Scoop magazine...an Indiana Mr. Basketball candidate...three-year starter who has led Andrean to two state tournaments...enters senior season as Andrean's all-time leading scorer with 1,451 points...an Associated Press high honorable mention all-state selection...averaged 24.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game last season, helping the 59ers to an Indiana Class 3A semistate title game where they lost to Muncie South...averaged 21.7 points and 7.6 rebounds as a sophomore...tallied 16.7 points and 9.2 rebounds his freshman year...high school coach is Clint Swan...chose Iowa State over Purdue, Miami (Fla.), Southern California and Alabama.

Personal: Son of Sharon Power...AAU coach is his uncle Wayne Brumm...cousin Kyle is a freshman on the Iowa State men's basketball team.

Andrew Skoglund
Center
7-1, 245, Freshman
Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins)

High School: A preseason honorable mention All-American by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook...tabbed as one of the nation's top seniors by Athlon magazine...helped Hopkins to a third-place finish in the 1999 Class 4A state tournament...averaged 9.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocks per game...recorded three triple-doubles (points, rebounds and blocked shots) last season...broke left, non-shooting wrist last February and played with a cast the remainder of the season....has played three seasons with future Cyclone Jake Sullivan on Minneapolis' Howard Pulley AAU team...the Panthers were 41-8 last summer...made visits to Iowa and Northwestern...high school coach is Ken Novak Jr.

Personal: Son of Tim and Ardis Skoglund...wants to pursue career in engineering...scored 35 on his ACT test...plays trombone in school band...is one of the lead actors in this fall's school play.

Jake Sullivan
Guard
6-1, 180, Freshman
Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)

High School: A preseason honorable mention All-America selection by Street & Smith's and Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook ...recognized as one of the nation's top seniors by Athlon and The Sporting News...was named one of the top 10 players at 1999 Nike Camp after averaging 20.0 points per game...his Twin Cities all-star team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Five Star Hoop Classic in New York last week, including an eight-point victory over the tournament champion New York Gauchos...led Titans to back-to-back Class 4A state tournament berths the past two seasons...has paced the St. Paul Suburban Conference in scoring the last four seasons, including his eighth-grade year...has 2,234 career points...averaged 29.3 points and 4.5 assists as a junior, shooting 57 percent from the field and 45 percent from behind the arc...scored 678 points his sophomore season, averaging 28.2 ppg...high school coach is Mark Klingsporn...also recruited by North Carolina, Utah, UNLV and Minnesota...teammate of future Cyclone Andrew Skogland on Minneapolis' Howard Pulley AAU team, which was 41-8 last summer.

Personal: Son of Bill and Jane Sullivan...interested in majoring in English and journalism...was born in Iowa before moving to Oakdale when he was six years old.

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