Drake Signs Pair Of Recruits

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake has signed a pair of frontcourt players to round out its latest recruiting class.

Bulldogs coach Mark Phelps says Daddy Ugbede (oo-BED-ay) and Robert Puleikis (poo-LAY-kiss) have signed letters of intent and will join the team next season.

Ugbeda is a 6-foot-7, 220-pound power forward from Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, Calif. He averaged 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds a game for a team that finished 31-3.

Puleikis is a 6-foot-10 center from Detroit (Mich.) Country Day school, where he scored 12.7 points and grabbed 10.5 rebounds a game.

The pair round out a list of eight newcomers for the Bulldogs, who lost star Rayvonte Rice to transfer.

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