Notre Dame de Namur with four newbies

"The Notre Dame de Namur men's basketball program and head coach George Puou have announced the signing of four student-athletes for the upcoming season.  The Argonauts welcome three transfers and a freshman to a squad returning three starters and five of their top six scorers from last season. 

Junior College transfers Johnny Howard, Tre'Shawn King-Dunbar and Brian Ying as well as freshman Kevin Dent II will look to make an immediate impact for NDNU this season. 

Howard, a 6-4 guard from Grand Terrace, California comes to Argos from Barstow College where he earned Honorable Mention All-State and First Team All-Foothill Conference.  He averaged 16.9 points per game for the season, including 20.1 points in conference play while adding 5.8 rebounds.  Prior to Barstow, Howard played a year at College of the Desert where he earned All-Conference honors as a freshman. 

"Johnny is going to be a big addition in the scoring department for us." Puou said.  "He has a maturity to his game that we need on our team and we are looking for him to be an impact player for us!

"Johnny is going to be a big addition in the scoring department for us." Puou said.  "He has a maturity to his game that we need on our team and we are looking for him to be an impact player for us!

King-Dunbar, a 6-2 point guard from Anchorage, Alaska spent last season at West Hills College.  He averaged 6.3 points per game while leading the team with 4.6 assists.  King-Dunbar also grabbed 3.6 rebounds and averaged 1.3 steals. 

"Tre will be a big help quarterbacking the team from the point guard spot."  Puou said.  "He will be a good leader for us, a great defender."

Ying, a 6-8 forward from Fresno comes to NDNU after spending two years at Reedley College.  He averaged 6.6 points per game with 5.0 rebounds while shooting 50% from the field.

"We are looking for Brian to be that perimeter forward that can help stretch the defense."  Puou said. "He has guard skills and good size."

Dent II, a 6-4 guard from West Campus High School in Sacramento earned All-League honors as a senior after averaging 17.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.  He was named to three All-Tournament teams during his career and was Honorable Mention All-Metro. 

"We are really excited about Kevin.  He's young wing with a lot ability and size and has a huge upside." Puou said.  "He will need some time to develop and learn the college game but we are really excited to watch him grow as a player."