NJCAA COACH OF THE YEAR MOORE ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF JAQUAN WOOTEN & DEVIN SMITH

PETERSBURG, Va. – Richard Bland College Head Men's Basketball Coach Chuck Moore has announced the signing of Jaquan Wooten and Devin Smith to his 2015 recruiting class on Wednesday afternoon.

"It's exciting to get the talent level of Jaquan and Devin here with the fact that they are out of state," said Coach Moore. "It shows that we are looking for the best talent and with also great character having both of them come from good families, I believe they will show that they can be true Statesmen on this campus."

Wooten, a 6-foot-10 center averaged 16.8 points, 16.6 rebounds and 7.6 blocks per game his senior year at South Lenoir High School. He led the conference in rebounds and blocks for three consecutive years while managing to collect six triple doubles with four of them being back-to-back this season.

The Kinston, NC, native was named Pepsi Player of the Week, Kinston Free Press Player of the Week, First-Team All-Conference both junior and senior year and 2A Conference Defensive Player of the Year this past season. He was also selected to play in the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic on March 27.

Wooten helped lead the Blue Devils to a 17-6 overall record and an appearance in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) playoffs.

Smith, a 6-foot-4 guard/forward hails from Hagerstown Community College where he averaged 13.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per outing as a freshman. He scored a season-high 27 points against Allegany College of Maryland on Feb. 9.

Prior to Hagerstown, Smith averaged 15.5 points per game at Randallstown High School and was named to First-Team All-Division and selected to play in the Baltimore County All-Star game.

Both Wooten and Smith will join the Statesmen in the fall.

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(From left to right: Head Coach Chuck Moore, Devin Smith, Assistant Coach Allen Harris and Assistant Coach Dominic Parker)