New UALR men's basketball coach signs first players

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL --3/29/18-- University of Arkansas at Little Rock men's basketball  coach Darrell Walker speaks Friday shortly after being introduced as the new coach.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL --3/29/18-- University of Arkansas at Little Rock men's basketball coach Darrell Walker speaks Friday shortly after being introduced as the new coach.

First-year head coach Darrell Walker has signed his first players to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock men's basketball team, the university confirmed.

Walker, who was hired March 27, signed freshman guard/forward Horace Wyatt (6-5, 160 pounds), freshman forward Kamani Johnson (6-8, 210 pounds) and junior transfer forward Ethan Stienbronn (6-11, 270 pounds).

Stienbronn finalized his signing Tuesday, the university said, and Wyatt and Johnson signed last week.

Wyatt went to Mays High in Atlanta, Ga., and was named Second Team All-Metro by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Johnson went to Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta, and his other offers included Memphis, Central Florida and Florida Gulf Coast, according to Rivals.com.

Stienbronn averaged 16.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game at Little Priest Tribal College (Neb.), which went 14-17 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference last season.

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