The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Blazers Ink Top JUCO Prospect Reggie Huffman
4/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
April 11, 2007
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - UAB head coach Mike Davis announced the first signee of the 2007 spring signing period Wednesday afternoon, inking Birmingham native Reggie Huffman out of Western Oklahoma Community College (Huffman High School). Davis expects the 6-7, 220-pound forward to contribute immediately and bring the Blazers another strong inside presence.
"Reggie is going to be a great player," Davis said. "He is strong, athletic, quick and mature. He is going to step in and immediately help us next season. He is someone who has been in the Air Force and then played at a Community College. So he comes to us as a mature leader and that is something we need. We are excited to have him on this team."
Huffman returns to Birmingham after spending two years at Western Oklahoma Community College. While there, the Huffman High School graduate averaged a double-double of 18.5 points and 11.3 boards a game, which led his team in both categories, while also ranking among the team leaders in field goal percentage (52.7 percent). Huffman was tabbed all-conference and all-region a year ago, while also ranking 40th in the country in Junior College prospects according to CSTV.com.
Huffman joins early signees Keenan Ellis (Indianapolis, Ind./American Christian Academy) and Aaron Johnson (Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) as part of this year's class. When mixing in transfers Robert Vaden (Indiana), Walter Sharpe (Mississippi State) and Channing Toney (Georgia), Davis can't help but to be excited about the state of UAB basketball and where it is headed.
"We want to develop and produce a championship program and I think with the new additions, and the players we have coming back, the future of UAB basketball is very bright," Davis said. "Reggie is just another piece to the puzzle and he is going to be an exciting player to watch. Our coaching staff did a terrific job in bringing this type of talent to UAB, so I am very happy with our team at this point."
