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HT. ★ Will walk^n /• Signed during early pertodM^ Cl-Exp. HOMETOWN (High School/On.., 1 Luis Clemente Leandro Garcia-Morales 6-8 6-1 225 185 Fr - HS Pin»fl»l<l. Maine (Maine Central In.tJtute) Jr - TR Miami, Fla. (Miami - Dade CC) Kevin Turner • Antoine Wright * Marcus Watkins G F/G F 6-2 6-7 6 4 175 195 195 Jr - TR Diamond Bar. Calif. (Diamond Bar/Fuller ton Cohp Fr - HS San Bernardino. Calif. (Lawrence AcaOwny^ Fr - HS College Station, TX (A&M Consolidated) CHAD MAI.LAM • the sr, Men’s basketball team ink two on spring signing da] Ags address guard play with signing of two gun Staff and Wire Reports Leandro Garcia-Morales of Miami-Dade Community College and Kevin Turner of Fullerton College have signed national let- ters-of-intent to play college bas ketball at Texas A&M, head coach Melvin Watkins said Wednesday. Garcia-Morales, a 6-foot-1- inch point guard, was the only player in the country to rank in the top 10 in the National Junior College Athletic Association in scoring (7th, 22.9), assists (5th, 9.0) and steals (10th, 3.6). He also ranked 13th in free throw percentage (.858) and was named to the All-Region VIII team by the NJCAA. Garcia-Morales led the Sharks to a 20-11 record and second place in the Southern Conference of Florida Community Colleges. Rated as the No. 6 junior col lege prospect in the country by recruiting analyst Rick Ball, he was also recruited by Miami, North Carolina State, Florida International, Utah, Southern California, Kansas State, Xavier, San Diego State and Auburn. A native of Uruguay, Garcia- Morales played his freshman sea son at Lynn University in Florida, where he earned NCAA Division II honorable mention All-America honors and All-Freshman Team honors after averaging 12.0 points, 4.3 assists and making 80.8 per cent from the free throw line. “Leandro helps fill our need at point guard, where we struggled last season,” Watkins said. “He is an excellent floor general who can run a team, but he also has the ability to shoot the basketball.” Turner, a 6-foot-2-inch shooting guard, ranked seventh in California in scoring (22.5) and led the Orange Empire Conference in scoring in league games (23.9). He also led the conference in three-point per centage in league play, connect ing on 53.9 percent (41-76). u Leandro helps fill our need at point guard, where we struggled last season. He is an excellent floor gen eral who can run a team — Melvin Watkins A&M basketball coach For the season, he made 41.8 percent (82-196) from three- point range. Turner also led the conference in free throw per centage (.881) in league play. Turner was named to the California Community College All-State team and finished his career ranked No. 6 on Fullerton College’s career scoring with 1,170 points in twoseaa Turner led the team in scot in 18 of its 31 games, chalt eight 30-point games, incluA a career-high 38-point eft against East Los Angeles. I connected on 9-of-10 tta pointers in a 34-point eft; against Golden West. Het | was recruited by New Met and Creighton, among othen Turner’s father. Bill Tun played six seasons in i I National Basketball Associi (1967-73) for the Golden Ss Warriors, Portland Trailblau and Los Angeles Lakers “Kevin adds depth too perimeter game,” Watkins “He’s a big-time shooter* we think will help fill ouno in perimeter scoring. We expo both Leandro and Kevin toed in and play right away.” Garcia-Morales and Tunt join Watkins’ Novembereari] signing class that was nation; ly ranked No. 22 ESPN.com. Watkins earlit signed freshman forwart Antoine Wright of Lawra Academy and Luis Clemente Maine Central Institute. Also part of the Aggie 2001-02 class is Watkins’so Marcus Watkins. Watkins, wft averaged 31.1 points per gaire and 8.3 rebounds per game A&M Consolidated High School this past season, will walk-onS the A&M squad next season Now Hiring If you are interested in writing stories, taking pictures or designing pages for Texas A&M's yearbook, simply fill out this form and drop it off in room 004 (basement) of the Reed McDonald Bldg. Name: Classification: Major: Phone Number(s): E-mail: Paid Positions Include: (Check all desired positions) □ Photo Editor □ Marketing Editor □ Section Editor □ Copy Editor □ Asst. Copy Editor □ Asst. Photo Editor □ Web Editor □ Designer □ Writer □ Photographer Please type your responses to the following questions on a separate sheet of paper that is to be turned in with this form. Also, attach any samples of work that you have along with a resume. 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