Utah State men's basketball head coach Stew Morrill announced Thursday that junior college transfer Trace Cureton (Cure-uh-ton) and high school standout Stefan Rosic (Steff-in Row-sitch) have signed with USU for the 2014-15 season.
Cureton is a 6-4 wing from Indianapolis, Ind., who comes to USU from Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. He earned the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Most Improved Player Award and was a second-team all-OCCAC selection, helping the Tartan Pride post a 21-9 record last season. As a sophomore, Cureton averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting 51.1 percent from the field, 48.6 percent from three-point range and 75.0 percent at the free throw line. As a freshman, Cureton posted 8.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, netting 32 percent of his three-pointers. Cureton played high school basketball at Cathedral High School.
"Trace is versatile in that he has the skills to play all three perimeter positions. He is a good shooter, solid ball-handler and a willing defender," Morrill said. "He is a high-character young man from a great family, and we are delighted to have him as an Aggie."
Rosic is a 6-7 forward from Kragujevac, Serbia, who played at the North Central Texas Academy in Granbury, Texas. He earned Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) all-State 1A honors, as well as being named the district Most Valuable Player for Class 2-A and first-team all-district after leading the Panthers to the state championship. Rosic averaged 29 points and nine rebounds per game, while shooting 69 percent from the field and 45 percent from three-point range.
"Stefan has a very positive upside as he matures physically and adapts to Division I basketball in America. As a big, he will give us an excellent shooter and ball-handler, who is developing his low post game," Morrill said. "Stefan is a very good student who understands the value of getting an education. We are confident he will have a very solid career at Utah State."
Utah State Men's Basketball 2014 Signing Class
Name, Year, Pos., Hometown (Previous School)
Henry Bolton, FR, G, Portsmouth, R.I. (St. Andrews School)
David Collette, FR, F, Murray, Utah, Murray High School
Trace Cureton, JR, W, Indianapolis, Ind., Cathedral High School/Sinclair Community College
Elston Jones, FR, C, Goodyear, Ariz., Millenium High School
Sam Merrill, FR, G, Bountiful, Utah, Bountiful High School
Julion Pearre, FR, G, McKinney, Texas, McKinney North High School
Darius Perkins, JR, G, Fort Myers, Fla., Chaminade-Madonna Prep School/Miami Dade College
Stefan Rosic, FR, F, Kragujevac, Serbia, North Central Texas Academy
Chris Smith, JR, G, Sacramento, Calif., Center High School/Yuba Community College
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