Las Vegas NM, --- Following his hire in June. Scott Waterman hit the ground while running on the recruiting path. Ten transfers and one true freshman.
Coach Waterman when asked about going into his first season as the head of the Cowboys Men's Basketball team.
"Entering my first season at New Mexico Highlands, I am extremely excited about the addition of these student-athletes to our program. They are not only great players on the court but are going to help us build a strong culture on the court, in the classroom, and community. Each of these student-athletes will fit our style of play and make immediate contributions to the program. I cannot wait to get to work with fall workouts in August and look forward to a successful first season."
Xavier Perry 5-11|Guard| New Mexico JC | Charlotte, NC
Native of Charlotte he is coming onto Coach Waterman's team after spending two years at New Mexico Junior College was 76% free throw shooter in 32 games at NMJC.
Jaland Whitehead 6-9 |Forward| Coastal Carolina | Grand Rapids. MI
Most recently played at Costal Carolina and adds height at 6 foot 9 to Coach Waterman's squad in the RMAC.
Samuel Akot 6-7 |Forward| Cloud County | London, Ontario-Canada
Another heigh piece added in Akot who can help on defensive side of the ball for the Cowboys.
Prince Ojukwu 6-3 |Forward | Vincennes CC | Toronto, Ontario-Canada
Hailing from Canada a forward/guard piece Ojukwu will be a versatile piece on this year's Cowboys squad.
Nate Sasser 6-7 |Forward| Chaminade | West Palm Beach, FL
Sasser spent last season at Chaminade out of the Pac West where he was second on the team in blocked shot another defensive key for the Cowboys.
Justin White 6-5 |Forward | Cal State San Marcos | San Marcos, CA
Mission Hills graduate White comes to Historic Las Vegas after spending some time at Cal State San Marcos and will add a rebounding and defensive presence this season.
Ashton Price 6-4 |Guard | Arkansas Monticello | Dallas, TX
Price adds another ball handler for Coach Waterman who can also rebound the ball but once hot can rack up the points category as well had 419 total points last season.
Malick Ndiaye 6-8 |Forward | State Fair CC | Dallas, TX
303 points last season for the Dallas native Ndiaye will look to bring inside scoring at 6' 8" to the Historic Las Vegas Purple court.
Khalon (KJ) Johnson 6-5 |Guard | Southern Union CC | Phoenix, AZ
Another high percentage free throw shooter Johnson is not afraid of a little contact and shot 87.5% from the line.
Austin Ito 6-3 |Guard| Yuba CC| Roseville, CA
Averaging 12.6 points per game last season at Yuba College Ito brings a versatile scoring capability to NMHU.
Terrance Ramirez 6-2 |Guard| Midwestern State University| Grapevine, Texas
Averaging 12.6 points per game last season at Yuba College Ito brings a versatile scoring capability to NMHU.
Hunter Butler 6-4 |Forward | La Cueva HS | Albuquerque, NM
Hunter Butler is Coach Waterman's only high school recruit coming from La Cueva high school as a varsity athlete he averaged 11.2 points per game and will add some youth for this NMHU team.
