Nittany Lion Basketball Team Signs Florida-Native Maxwell Dubois to National Letter of Intent; Athletic Wing is Fifth Member of Incoming Class
State College, Pa. – April 26, 2005 – Penn State Nittany Lion basketball coach Ed DeChellis has received a national letter of intent from Maxwell Dubois (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.). The athletic wing becomes the fifth member of DeChellis’ second full recruiting class and will be a freshman at Penn State this coming year.
Dubois is a 6-3, 190-pound, wing who played high school ball at Dillard High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Dillard has been a steady source of talented Division I players over the years. “Maxwell is an athletic wing who brings speed and quickness to our program,” DeChellis said. “We’re very excited to add another talented wing to our arsenal. He is a very good slasher with an outstanding feel for the game and is dangerous in the open floor. Dubois is an outstanding defensive presence as well.”
Led by Dubois, Dillard posted a 27-2 record last year and earned a spot in the regional semifinals of the Florida High School 5A Championships. Maxwell averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior. He also earned All-State honors during his time at Dillard.
Dubois recently won the pre-game three-point shooting contest at the Florida North-South All-Star game. He was a Miami Herald All-County selection as well. Dubois played at Dillard for two years and started both campaigns. The team went 44-9 during that span. “Max is a very energetic player who is able to do a number of things,” said Darryl Burrows, Dubois’ coach at Dillard. “He can shoot and penetrate and I expect him to be a very fine player for Penn State.”
A member of Team Breakdown, a top-level Florida AAU squad, Dubois started for head coach Kenny Gillion. Team Breakdown is a consistent national power in the AAU circuit and one of the nation’s most respected programs. Under the guidance of Gillion, Breakdown has produced a number of Division I players and is one of the best AAU teams in the state of Florida.
Dubois joins an outstanding cast of incoming Nittany Lions who have also signed NLIs with Penn State. Post players Milos Bogetic (Podgorica, Montenegro) and Joonas Suotamo (Espoo, Finland) signed last week as did junior college guard David Jackson (Gaithersburg, Md./Gulf Coast CC). Ohio All-State pick Jamelle Cornley (Columbus, Ohio) committed in November’s early signing period.
Last year’s five player recruiting class yielded four individuals who started throughout the season (including one who earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors) and a fifth who gained valuable playing time over the course of the campaign.