Here are all four of Idaho's signees

Not unexpectedly, three out of four of Coach Don Verlin's new recruits are from the junior college ranks.

Thursday, 05/01/08
Four sign with Idaho

# Idaho has signed 6-10 center Marvin Jefferson of Modesto CC, Cal; 6-10 forward Kyle Barone of Garden Grove-Pacifica, Cal/Summit Prep; forward Brandon Wiley from CC of San Francisco, Cal; and guard Kashif Watson of Las Vegas-Bishop Gorman, Nev/Winchendon Prep, Mass/Indian Hills CC, Iowa/Irvine Valley CC, CA.

Here's the release from the Idaho athletic site:

Men's basketball adds two
Courtesy: Idaho Athletic Media Relations
5/02/2008

MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho men’s basketball coach Don Verlin continued to bolster his new roster with the signings of Kashif Watson and Brandon Wiley to National Letters of Intent.

Watson, a 6-4, 190-pound guard, averaged 13.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and shot 52.3-percent from the floor for Irvine Valley Community College last season. He played in all 32 games and helped the team to a program-record 27 wins and the Southern California Regional finals. He played his freshman season at Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College where he averaged 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game for a team which was one of the top-ranked junior colleges in the nation that season. He earned honorable mention all-conference honors.

Watson originally is from Las Vegas where he starred at Bishop Gorman High School. He was named all-league as a senior and averaged 23 points, six rebounds and four assists per game. He was a Street & Smith's magazine honorable mention All-American and was rated the No. 2 shooting guard on the West Coast by one recruiting service.

“Kashif is a multi-dimensional player who will impact our program immediately,” Verlin said. “He is a very good basketball player who has been very well coached and has played for great programs. He will help us the most with his ability to be a lockdown defender who can also score in the open court. He is a quality young man and we spent a lot of time recruiting him. I am glad we hung in there because it paid off.”

Wiley is a 6-6, 225-pound forward who averaged 12.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last season at City College of San Francisco. He shot 60-percent from the floor and tallied 2.3 blocked shots per game to help the Rams to a 29-4 overall record and a share of the state coaches' poll top ranking. He led the state of California in blocked shots and was among the leaders in rebounding. He originally is from Pinole Valley High School at Pinole, Calif.

“Brandon is a very versatile player who has the ability to play multiple positions,” Verlins said. “He is a winner and has proven that by doing whatever it takes to win over the last two seasons in one of the best Junior College basketball programs in California. He is a great young man and will make an immediate impact on our program.”