Bobcat men add another Brit

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Here's the press release from Montana State:

More good news for the Montana State men's basketball program arrived Monday, when the Brad Huse announced the addition of a second British big man.

Kavell Bigby-Williams, a 6-10, 215 lb forward-center from the Hackney area of London signed a National Letter-of-Intent to join the Bobcat program next fall. He began his basketball career with Newham All-Stars Sports Academy in London as a 15-year old and currently averages 17 points and 12 boards for the Lewisham Thunder Junior Club team in the U18 National Premier League. He played for the U18 National Team in the European Championships A Division last summer, helping England to its highest finish ever, ninth place. He averaged 5.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 17.6 minutes a game.

Bigby-Williams joins fellow UK product Bradley Fisher and Gus Nehme from Colorado Springs as MSU's recruiting class in Montana State's early signing period.

"Kavell is a long and athletic, hardworking player who is the perfect complement to Bradley's talents," Huse said. "He plays above the rim and his overall skills are solid and will continue to improve as he makes the move to Division I basketball. Ultimately, he is a special athlete and with continued strength training and skill development should be a high level player in the Big Sky Conference. There aren't many players out there who have his athletic attributes and we're really excited to work with Kavell."

Huse is excited to add a pair of international players to the Bobcat program. "With Coach (Chris) Haslam joining our staff, I was hoping we'd be able to expand our recruiting efforts to England and to Europe in general and it's paid off quickly. Size is a commodity and we need length and size and Bradley and Kavell bring that to the program. And to get them as freshman is that much more special for our program."

The signing of Bigby-Williams concludes MSU's activity during the fall signing period, which Huse said builds on MSU's strong foundation. "All three signees are tremendous, high character people and will fit in very well at Montana State University," Huse said. "They have their priorities in order and chose MSU for the right reasons and I'm really excited to have them in our program. Our assistant coaches did an outstanding job in recruiting these student-athletes and in particular the work Coach Dirden did with Gus and his family and Coach Haslam's relationship with Bradley and Kavell were integral to their comfort level with MSU and our basketball program. I'm excited to add these talented young players to the program."

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Sweet! Two BIG big men!

Yes, I'm one of those weirdos who would rather watch post play than fast breaks. And yes, I guess I did just get excited about Bobcat basketball for a second.

Probably not a good idea.

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Hopefully we can get both guys here this year, as it seems international player paperwork completion can sometimes be a major obstacle.

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Just in case anyone is interested, Bobcat recruit Kavell Bigby-Williams was recently selected by England's "Elite Academy Basketball League" as Player of the Week. Here's an excerpt from the full article at
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Harris Academy Beckenham’s Kavell Bigby-Williams has been named the EABL Player of the Week for games played through the week beginning 25th November 2013.

The 6’9″ England Under-18 international exploded for a season-high 30 points, along with 16 rebounds to lead Harris to a 77-42 win over County Upper. Kavell is now averaging 18.2 points, 15.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game so far this season, as he completes his last season in the UK before heading off to the US on a full scholarship with NCAA Division 1 school Montana State University.