George Washington University Athletics
GW Basketball Signs Damian Hollis For 2006-07
5/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
May 11, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC -- George Washington basketball coach Karl Hobbs has announced that Damian Hollis has signed a national letter-of-intent to attend GW next Fall. He becomes GW's first signee for 2006-07.
Hollis, a 6-foot-8, 192-pound swingman from J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, FL near Ft. Lauderdale, averaged 22.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 4.0 blocks per game as a senior under coach Clarence Flemming. The Trojans posted an 18-9 record during Hollis' senior season. Taravella was the district runner-up his junior season.
"We are pleased to get a player of his stature and talent level from such a heavily-recruited area," Hobbs said. "He has terrific size, shooting ability and ball-handling skills. We expect him to make an immediate contribution to the program because he has the ability to play three different positions. I think the thing that separates him is his ability to make the three-point shot. For GW fans, he is like a combination of Mike Hall and Omar Williams. He is very disciplined and has a great work ethic both on and off the court."
Hollis was named to the Class 6A First Team All-State for boys basketball by the Miami Herald on April 12. A versatile player, Hollis has played all five positions in high school.
Hollis has already played one game at GW's Charles E. Smith Athletic Center as a member of the U.S. All-Stars in the Capital Classic on April 13. In that game, he came off the bench to score four points on 2-5 shooting and grab six rebounds. He also had three blocks and a steal in 18 minutes against a team of local high school all-stars.
GW (27-3, 16-0 A-10) is coming off the best year in the program's 92-season history. GW became just the fourth team in the 30-year history of the A-10 to go undefeated in the league and won its first-round game in the Atlanta Region over UNC Wilmington for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 12 years.
