A transfer from Northwest Mississippi Community College, he will have two years of eligibility remaining.
“Joemal comes from a winning program and has played for one of the best junior college coaches in the country in Bubba Skelton,” Horn said. “We are excited about how his athleticism, toughness and desire to win will mesh with what we already have returning.”
Campbell, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound guard from Holly Springs, Miss., averaged nine points, 5.7 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.9 rebounds per contest for the Rangers in 2004-05, leading NMCC to a 30-4 finish and a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament. That included a 12-0 mark and the regular-season MACJC (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges) championship as well as claiming the Region XXIII tournament title with three straight double-digit victories. He was a first-team all-state selection, was voted to the region all-tournament team and was selected to play in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Game.
He ranked 21st in the country in steals per contest last year, and was 24th in assists per game.
As a freshman, Campbell averaged 6.3 points, 2.1 steals and 1.8 assists per contest in helping the Rangers to a 30-4 record, including going 11-1 in the MACJC, the region tournament championship and a seventh-place finish in the NJCAA Tournament.
NMCC finished in the top 10 in the final national regular season poll in both of his seasons.
Campbell was an all-district selection at Holly Springs High School after averaging 18 points, nine assists, five rebounds and four steals per game as a senior, and he also led the Hawks to the state tournament his junior year.
Campbell is the third player to sign a Letter-of-Intent with WKU this season, as Daniel Emerson (Norcross [Ga.] High School) and Sylvania Watkins (Okaloosa-Walton [Fla.] Community College) committed in the early signing period. And, Benson Callier will be eligible after sitting out last season following his transfer from Florida State.
The Hilltoppers were 22-9 in 2004-05, advancing to the NIT where they picked up the program’s first postseason victory in 10 years with an 88-80 overtime victory over Kent State in the opening round.
