BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU head men's basketball coach Ray Harper announced Friday the Hilltoppers have signed high school senior Payton Hulsey, who will join the Hilltoppers for the 2013-14 season and have four years of eligibility at WKU.
A 6-4, 200-pound guard from Memphis, Tenn., Hulsey played high school basketball at Southwind High School, where he helped the Jaguars to a Tennessee Class AAA State Championship in March. Hulsey finished the title game with 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and the Jaguars ended the 2012-13 season with a 34-6 record.
"Payton has a very high basketball IQ, and he is a proven winner," Harper said. "He played on a state championship team last season, and he was one rebound away from a triple-double in the championship game. He is the consummate team player, and he helps every team he is on win games."
During his time at Southwind, Hulsey also helped the Jaguars to national high school rankings of 9th and 15th at various points. He was named to the "Best of Preps" Class AAA boys team by the Commercial Appeal after his junior season of 2011-12.
Hulsey joins Aaron Adeoye (6-7, forward, Marion, Ill.), Chris Harrison-Docks (6-0, guard, Okemos, Mich.), Trency Jackson (6-2, guard, Jackson, Miss.), Alassane Kah (6-9, forward, Senegal) and Daouda Soumaoro (6-10, center, Mali) as newcomers to the Hilltopper roster in 2013-14.
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