Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber has announced the signings of high school standouts Barry Brown ( St. Petersburg, Fla. / Gibbs ), Dean Wade ( Saint John, Kan./Saint John ), and dante Williams ( Arlington, Texas / Bowie ) on the first day of the Fall National Signing Period on Wednesday.
Brown is a combo guard, Wade a power forward, and Williams a center.
Brown averaged 20.5 points on 51.3% shooting including 37.6% from 3-point range, to go with 4.9 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.9 assists per game as a high school junior in 2013-14.
Wade is a 6’8 215 pound forward for Saint John. He enters his senior season of high school with 1,103 points and 202 blocks. Wade helped Saint John to a 26-0 record enroute to the 2014 Class 2A state title at Bramlage Coliseum. He tallied 20 or more points in 14 contests, despite averaging just 18 and a half minutes per game because Saint John’s won its games by an average of 30 points.
Williams is a 6’11, 220 center. He has been rated the No. 16 player in Texas for the Class of 2015 by TexasHoops.com. He helped Bowie High School to a 28-6 record in 2013-14. He was named the Class 3-A Defensive player of the Year.