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Official: USF Men’s Basketball Adds Rideau, Yetna


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USF Men’s Basketball Adds Rideau, Yetna

Rideau, a transfer from Gardner-Webb, was named 2017 Big South All-Conference

Yetna guided Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) to a 34-win season

TAMPA, MAY 8, 2017 – University of South Florida head men's basketball coach Brian Gregory and his staff announced two new additions on Monday, signing 6-foot-1 guard Laquincy Rideau to a financial aid agreement and signing 6-foot-8 forward Alexis Yetna to a national letter of intent.

A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Rideau is a transfer from Gardner-Webb, where he was the first player in Big South Conference history to post at least 150 rebounds, 150 assists and 100 steals in a single season. Rideau led the Runnin’ Bulldogs with a team-best 14.2 points per game and 171 assists. He was recognized on the All-Big South Conference Second Team and the conference all-tournament team. Rideau will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules but will have two years of eligibility remaining.

“Laquincy signifies a very important recruit for our program,” said Gregory. “To recruit and sign players from the state of Florida is a top priority for us. Laquincy represents USF, as we provide a great opportunity for in-state players to reach their goals and objectives. He is a high level guard that can create scoring opportunities for himself and teammates, and also has a firm command of the game. Laquincy will use his redshirt year to continue his impressive development and will make a tremendous impact for us for two seasons.”

Born in France, Yetna is completing his postgraduate year at Putnam Science Academy (Conn.), where he guided the team to a 34-win season. Yetna played in the Adidas Gauntlet in April, posting double-double averages of 16 points and 11 rebounds per game. A native of Baltimore, Md., Yetna also represented Team USA in the Adidas Euro Camp in India during the summer of 2016. He will be a freshman with USF in 2017-18.

“We are very happy to welcome Alexis Yetna to the Bulls’ basketball family,” said Gregory. “He brings the entire package of what we are looking for from the forward position – athleticism, size, length, explosiveness, and toughness. As an international player, he has been educated at one of the best schools at Putnam Science Academy, and his maturity will allow for an important impact on the program.”

Rideau and Yetna join Justin BrownDavid Collins ,TJ Lang and  Nikola Scekic in Coach Gregory's first signing class at USF.

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Was getting a little worried about Yetna so awesome news ... Just the grad transfers to go now.

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I think Rideau is going to be a monster.  I'm excited to see him play, albeit in a couple of seasons. 

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