LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs men's basketball program is pleased to announce the commitment of recruit Quinn Henderson of Dundas, Ont.
Henderson, a six-foot-four forward and guard, played for Parkside High School and is a three-time participant in the Double-A OFSAA championships, and won a provincial gold medal in 2010.
He is also a two-time city all-star with Hamilton public schools and was the MVP of two high school tournaments this season (the 2010 Chancellor High School Tournament hosted by St. Thomas More in Hamilton and the Queen's University High School Tournament)
Players who commit to Mustangs teams will be eligible to play at Western provided they are academically admissible to The University of Western Ontario and have applied through the normal process with the Ontario Application Centre in Guelph, Ont.
Western Mustangs men's basketball head coach Bradley Campbell said Henderson is known as "an outstanding three-point shooter with a great basketball IQ."
"Quinn is a big guard who has good instincts," Campbell said.
Henderson said he is "really looking forward" to playing at Western beginning in the 2010-11 season.
"During the recruiting process, coaches and players were very welcoming and I knew it was the place for me," Henderson said. "I feel as though the team will be very strong and I look forward to contributing to its success."
Henderson joins a list of other top recruits including guards Nathan Di Loreto (London, Ont.) and Andrew Vincent (Timmins, Ont.), and forwards Luke Braund (Vancouver, B.C.) and Peter Scholtes (London, Ont.).
Hawaii transfer and London, Ont., native Adam Jespersen will also be eligible to play at Western in 2010-11, while returning starters Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.), Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.), Ryan Barbeau (Belleville, Ont.) and Marcus Barnett (Hampton, Va.) are also among those players coming back.
Campbell said this year's recruiting class will make Western a strong contender in the OUA West for many years to come.
"It's an outstanding recruiting class," Campbell said. "And it is one of the top recruiting classes in Canada this year."
