FAYETTEVILLE -- Spencer Brown, Josh Breathitt and Demaunte Youngblood all signed letters of intent to continue their basketball careers Wednesday at Bulldog Arena.
The three Purple'Dogs were in the starting lineup for Fayetteville's 7A-West Conference championship team. Brown, who signed with Lyon College, was a two-year starter at point guard who averaged 7.4 points and 2.4 assists and was named all-conference this past season.
"It's a beautiful campus (at Lyon), they've got great coaches and it's just three hours from home," Brown said. "And it's great that I've got some friends that are going to be there with me."
Along with Brown, Bentonville's Tyler Robinson, Rogers' Milacio Freeland and Kyle Snavely from Siloam Springs are also headed to Lyon College.
Breathitt was named all-state in 2016, averaging 13.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. He signed Wednesday with North Arkansas in Harrison.
"To be honest, I didn't have high expectations for Josh entering his junior year," Fayetteville coach Kyle Adams said. "But he kept maturing and growing, and he's had a great support system from his family, just like all of these guys have had."
Youngblood averaged 5.9 points and 3.9 rebounds for Fayetteville this season. He signed Wednesday with St. Mary's (Kansas) University.
"Maunte's basketball ceiling is very, very high," Adams said. "I can tell the basketball coaches there (at St. Mary's) are very excited to have him."
Sports on 05/05/2016