Mitchell Holmes, Chance Puryear sign with SMU

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

Holmes And Puryear Sign With The Mustangs
Nov 10

Mitchell Holmes and Chance Puryear have signed to play for the Mustangs beginning with the 2024-25 season, SMU Head Coach Rob Lanier announced.

"This is a big day for our program because these are the young men we wanted. High character people who can really play." – Head Coach Rob Lanier

Mitchell Holmes, F, 6-10, 215, Fort Worth, Texas (The Oakridge School / Link Year Prep [Mo.])
Chance Puryear, F, 6-7, 190, Dallas, Texas (Carter)

Mitchell Holmes (F, 6-10, 215) is a power forward at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri. He is a three-star signee who is ranked in the top 10 overall in Missouri and top 70 at his position nationally. Before attending Link Academy, the McDonald's All-American nominee scored more than 1,500 points at The Oakridge School in Arlington where he was a two-time team MVP, a team captain, SPC Co-State Champ, most outstanding statistics student and a member of the National Honor Society. He played AAU for ProSkills.

"Mitchell checks every box for us. Aside from his significant skill and talent as a player, he also represents the type of person and student who will flourish at SMU" – Head Coach Rob Lanier

Chance Puryear (F, 6-7, 190) is a shooting forward for Carter High School in Dallas. Last season, he averaged 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists last season as Carter went 31-4 and reached the UIL 4A Regional Finals. He was the district 12-4A Freshman of the Year and Sophomore of the Year as well as a member of the DISD Teen School Board. He is a three-star signee who is ranked as high as No. 12 overall in Texas and 34th nationally at his position. He is part of the Southern Assault AAU program.

"Chance represents perfectly what we want our program to be all about. He's old-school. He's tough, competitive, skilled and plays the game the right way. He comes from a great program where he received great coaching. Chance is a winner." – Head Coach Rob Lanier

[Charleston Pony]

I like these additions. Puryear seems like a good fit to come in behind Williamson and assuming both Tyreek Smith and Ambrose-Hylton return for another season, Holmes will hopefully have time to mature and develop into a much needed big man against ACC competition. It remains to be seen if SMU's 2024-25 roster will be competitive against anyone in the ACC