MSSU announces men’s basketball additions to complete roster for upcoming season

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Aug. 11—Missouri Southern men’s basketball head coach Sam McMahon has announced the final additions to the upcoming 2023-24 season, with four transfers and two freshmen added to the roster.

“I am extremely happy about this recruiting class,” McMahon said in a statement. “All of the guys are very good players but even better people, they will help us continue to build upon our culture and improve our program one day at a time and I can’t wait to coach them.”

—Cam Williams: 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, guard from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (St. Louis).

“Cam is a seasoned veteran. He has played in almost a hundred Division I college basketball games in his career so he has seen it all. He is a big tough guard who can score in multiple ways and guard multiple positions,” McMahon said. “I had the opportunity to coach against him in the (Ohio Valley Conference) when I was at SEMO, so I have seen his talent firsthand. He will be tremendous for us.”

Williams was a member of the SIU-Edwardsville basketball program from 2018-23 where he appeared in 93 games with 48 starts as a Cougar. During his time at SIUE he averaged 9.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 made threes in 22.4 minutes per game. In his first two seasons as a Cougar, Williams finished as one of the top-four scorers on the team and was second on the team for assists as a sophomore after being second on the team as a freshman in made threes and three-point percentage. The 2020-21 season was off to a good start averaging 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game through 10 games before he suffered a season-ending injury. In 2021-22, Williams appeared in 22 games off the bench finishing with 4.5 points and 1.8 rebounds a game in 12.8 minutes.

He plans to work on a master’s in business at Southern.

—Darius Dawson: 6-foot-6, 215, forward from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Sumter, South Carolina).

“Darius is a versatile forward who can score in a variety of ways, and with his strength,…

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Author : The Joplin Globe, Mo.

Publish date : 2023-08-12 03:59:00

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