PonyFans.com VIDEO: NATIONAL SIGNING DAY interviews

[PonyPride]

Wednesday was Signing Day for basketball recruits across the country, and PonyFans.com caught up with SMU coaches Larry Brown and Rhonda Rompola to discuss the players who signed national letters of intent to play for the Mustangs starting next year:

Sterling Brown
Guard
6-4, 190
Third-team All-State (junior year): averaged 13 points, 9 rebounds per game, leading team to state final.
Scout: No. 17 small forward in country
ESPN: No. 36 shooting guard in country
Rivals: No. 37 shooting guard in country
Scout: ****
ESPN: ***
Rivals: ***
Younger brother of Phoenix Suns guard Shannon Brown
Chose SMU over Colorado, DePaul (offer), Georgia Tech, Illinois (offer), Louisville, Memphis (offer), Miami (Fla.) (offer), Michigan State, Minnesota (offer), Missouri (offer), Northwestern, Nebraska (offer), Northwestern (offer), Oregon State, USC (offer)

Ben Moore
Power forward
6-8, 185
Rivals: ***
Chose SMU over Bradley (offer), Colorado State (offer), DePaul (offer), Detroit (offer), Illinois (offer), Hawaii, Illinois State (offer), IPFW (offer), Loyola Chicago (offer), Wisconsin-Milwaukee (offer), Minnesota (offer), Missouri (offer), Northern Illinois (offer), SIU-Edwardsville (offer), UC-Irvine (offer), Western Michigan (offer), Western Illinois, William & Mary, Wisconsin

Yanick Moreira
Power forward / center
6-11 / 220
Rivals: ****
MVP of NJCAA National Tournament after helping lead his team to NJCAA Championship with an 81-68 victory over Northwest Florida State College
Chose SMU over Oregon (offer), Pittsburgh (offer), Baylor (offer), Texas


Head coach Larry Brown


Kiara Perry
Forward
Duncanville, Texas
5-10
TABC (Texas Association of Basketball Coaches) 5A All-State team (junior year): averaged 11.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.3 steals, 2.4 assists
Led Duncanville to UIL 5A state championship (junior year)
Two-time all-district
Two-time academic all-district


Head coach Rhonda Rompola

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Thanks! Great interviews.

I really love the way Coach Brown consistently says great things about SMU. 2013-4 is going to be special.

[EP Pony Fan]

Welcome to SMU, Sterling, Ben, Yanick and Kiara!