Manhattan Men Get Four in Early Period

Here's another in the series looking at next year's incoming freshmen, players who committed during the fall's early signing period.

Up now, Manhattan men.

- Edson Avila, a 6-10 forward from from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn.

Avila averaged 5.0 points and 5.0 rebounds as a junior last season.

- Davontay Grace, a 6-2 guard from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn.

Grace averaged 11.5 points, 7.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds as a junior last season. Avila and Grace are high school teammates. Grace originally gave a verbal commitment to attend St. John's, but changed his mind after the Johnnies fired Norm Roberts after the 2009-10 season.

- Zach Lamb, a 6-4 guard from Miami Dade Junior College.

Lamb averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a freshman at Miami Dade last season. He is the brother of Jeremy Lamb who attends UConn. He is averaging 13.4 points per game through 24 games this season.

- Ryan McCoy, a 6-7 forward from Montgomery H.S. (Skillman, N.J.).

McCoy averaged 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a junior last season.