Two ESPN 4-star recruits headline VCU's crop of newcomers next season

Have you wondered who VCU will be adding this fall to replace Darius Theus, Troy Daniels, and David Hinton? Well wonder no more!
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Here's an exhaustive look at the 6 newcomers who are joining the VCU basketball program next year. The present for VCU basketball is bright, and the future looks blinding!

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PG JeQuan Lewis (6'1, 175): Committed February 8th, 2012

Dickson County H.S./Tennessee Tigers AAU

<img alt="" src="http://www.sftofc.org/assets/teams/players/jequan_lewis_(dd).jpg" />

http://youtu.be/DArxF5dygTI

<span style="color: #0000ff;"> <a href="http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/YCGI6cuUdkqIn1MHB9ZLpQ/basketball-winter-12-13/profile-jequan-lewis.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Senior season averages:</span></a></span> 24.9 ppg, 5.5 apg, 3.4 spg

[B]Offers:[/B] Georgia, Wichita State, Northern Iowa, Austin Peay

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/143280/jequan-lewis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">ESPN:</span></a> </span>4-stars (80 grade, #7 overall in Tennessee (top 6 are ESPN100 recruits))

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.foxsportsnext.com/players/a10-conference/jequan-lewis/rp/6108813/details.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Scout/FoxSportsNext:</span></a></span> 3-stars, #29 PG

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Jequan-Lewis-118621" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rivals:</span></a></span> 3-stars

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[B]PG/SG Jairus Lyles (6'0, 170): Committed July 1st, 2012[/B]

[B]DeMatha H.S./Team Takeover AAU[/B]

<img alt="[IMG]" src="http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/101/1017698.jpg" />

http://youtu.be/xJD-E3cNYik

(Lyles' highlights at 1:48)

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://wiki.allmetsports.com/all-met/players/prince-georges/dematha/boys-basketball/35153/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Senior season averages:</span></a></span> 12.7 ppg

[B]Offers:[/B] Oklahoma State

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/104948/jairus-lyles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">ESPN:</span></a></span> 3-stars (74 grade, #6 overall in Maryland (top 4 are ESPN100 recruits))

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.foxsportsnext.com/players/a10-conference/jairus-lyles/rp/5536761/details.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Scout/FoxSportsNext:</span></a></span> 3-stars, #28 SG

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Jairus-Lyles-120868" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rivals:</span></a></span> 3-stars

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[B]PF/C Antravious Simmons (6'9, 240): Committed September 1st, 2012[/B]

[B]South Miami H.S./Team Breakdown AAU[/B]

<img alt="[IMG]" src="http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/ANTRAVIOUSSIMMONS150_0215.JPG" />

http://youtu.be/xzs_B4tiPJI

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/IoRstktDMkq4NWDf3HSqwg/basketball-winter-12-13/stats-antravious-simmons.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Senior season averages:</span></a> </span>13.2 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.8 bpg

[B]Offers: [/B]Alabama, Georgia, Kansas State, Memphis, Miami, Mississippi State, South Florida, Temple, Central Florida, Murray State

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/142874/antravious-simmons" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">ESPN:</span></a> </span>2 stars (66 grade)

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.foxsportsnext.com/players/a10-conference/antravious-simmons/rp/5696858/details.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Scout/FoxSportsNext:</span></a> </span>3-stars, #27 C

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Antravious-Simmons-131223" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rivals:</span></a></span> 3-stars

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[B]SG Douglas Brooks (6'3, 178): Committed April 2nd, 2013[/B]

[B]Lake Wales H.S./ Each 1 Teach 1 Elite AAU[/B]

<img alt="[IMG]" src="http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/recruiting/ncb/players/190/165586.jpg&amp;w=190&amp;h=254" />

http://youtu.be/Y9l0MaPoxEE

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://vcuramnation.blogs.timesdispatch.com/2013/04/02/vcu-gets-commitment-from-guard-for-next-season/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Senior season averages:</span></a> </span>16 ppg, 3.5 apg, 5 spg

[B]Offers:[/B] South Carolina, South Florida, Illinois State, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, Florida Atlantic, Boston University

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/165586/douglas-brooks" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">ESPN:</span></a> </span>3-stars (76 grade, #11 in Florida)

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&amp;p=8&amp;c=1&amp;nid=6707579" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Scout/FoxSportsNext:</span></a></span> 3-stars

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Douglas-Brooks-142959" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rivals:</span></a> </span>3-stars

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That's a pretty good-looking class in my opinion. It gets downright scary to think that we're adding an ESPN100 player in Jordan Burgess and a 6'6, 240 high-flyer with a 7'1 wingspan in Mo Ali-Cox from the 2012 class to the above.

[B]2012 recruiting class members that become eligible this season (ruled ineligible for '12-'13)[/B]

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[B]SF Jordan Burgess (6'4, 215): Committed June 9th, 2011[/B]

[B]Benedictine Prep/East Coast Fusion and Boo Williams AAU[/B]

<img alt="[IMG]" src="http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/JORDAN-BURGESS_200_5_16.JPG" />

http://youtu.be/m115nVlO6L8

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/bios/burgess_jordan_o9e2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Senior Season Averages:</span></a></span> 17.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, +40% from 3

[B]Offers:[/B] George Mason, heavy interest from ODU, UR, Penn State, St. Joseph's

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/72599/jordan-burgess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">ESPN:</span></a></span> 4-stars (92 grade, #96 in ESPN 100, #3 in Virginia)

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&amp;p=8&amp;c=1&amp;nid=4453312" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Scout/FoxSportsNext:</span></a></span> 4-stars, #22 SF

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Jordan-Burgess-86892" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rivals:</span></a></span> 4-stars (#101 in Rivals150, #21 SF)

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[B]PF Mo Alie-Cox (6'6, 260): Committed May 26th, 2011[/B]

[B]Middleburg Academy/ Fairfax Stars AAU[/B]

<img alt="[IMG]" src="http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/MO-ALIE-COX_150_5_16.JPG" />

http://youtu.be/gXFJ65iV--g

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/I56OzvTK8EOe8C5y2ysFNg/basketball-winter-11-12/profile-mo-alie.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Senior season averages:</span></a></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"> </span></span>14.6 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 4.7 bpg

[B]Offers:[/B] Nevada, Delaware, Mt. St. Mary's, George Mason (Larranaga's staff)

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/141174/mo-alie-cox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">ESPN:</span></a></span> 2-stars (86 grade, #16 in Virginia)

<a href="http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&amp;p=8&amp;c=1&amp;nid=5623372" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Scout/FoxSportsNext:</span> </a>NR

<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Mo-Alie-Cox-126841" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rivals:</span></a></span> 2 stars

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