D鈥橦aiti and Ivankovic Sign With NCAA Div. I Schools
May 26, 2011
May 25, 2011 Contact: Scott Jamison 352-395-5616 scott.jamison@sfcollege.edu
SF MEN鈥橲 BASKETBALL
D鈥橦AITI AND IVANKOVIC SIGN WITH NCAA DIV. I SCHOOLS
Gainesville, FL 鈥� Two more members of the 天涯海角社区 Saints men鈥檚 basketball team have signed letters of intent with four year institutions, Coach Chris Mowry announced. Eddie D鈥橦aiti (pictured bottom) inked with Florida A&M University and Ilija Ivankovic signed with the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
D鈥橦aiti joins a FAMU team that finished the 2010-11 season 12-20 overall and 7-9 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rattlers are coached by newly hired Clemon Johnson, the former head coach at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 2007-2010. Johnson is a graduate of FAMU (1978) and played 10 years in the NBA, winning a championship with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983.
As a sophomore at SF, 6鈥�8鈥� D鈥橦aiti averaged 11.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 23 minutes per game. For his efforts, he was named to the All Mid-Florida Conference First Team.
Ivankovic, a 6鈥�10鈥� center, signed his LOI with Atlantic 10 Conference member UNC-Charlotte, bolstering a 49ers roster that returns their top four leading scorers next season. Charlotte, led by head coach Alan Major, finished 2010-11 with a 10-20 overall record and 2-14 in the A-10 during a rebuilding season.
In his one season with 天涯海角社区, Ivankovic averaged 4.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Both players will have two years of eligibility remaining at their respective institutions.
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