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Just read that Freshmen guard Jay Dee Luster has been given his release from the NMSU basketball team. Did he really have a chance to start next year with Terrance Joyner ( Former Arkansas commit ) deciding to come to NMSU as a point guard next season? Does anybody think this is a big loss for the program? I believe JayDee was a good player but too small and never was totally committed to NMSU after Theus left to coach the Sacramento Kings in the NBA. Lets hope some of the super recruits we have for next season stay healthy, in class, and out of trouble before the start of next season.
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<td> 2008 </td>
<td align="right"> Data provided by Scouts, Inc. </td>
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<td class="stathead" style="BACKGROUND: #730000" colspan="9"> 2007 Player Commitments - New Mexico State</td>
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<td width="23%"> NAME</td>
<td width="5%"> POS</td>
<td width="5%"> HT</td>
<td width="5%"> WT</td>
<td width="20%"> HOMETOWN</td>
<td width="7%"> RANK</td>
<td align="right" width="5%"> GRADE</td>
<td width="10%"> STATUS</td>
<td width="20%"> NCAA SCHOOL</td>
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<td> Herb Pope</td>
<td> PF</td>
<td> 6-9</td>
<td> 215</td>
<td> Aliquippa, PA</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> PF #8</td>
<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 91</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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<td> Wendell McKines</td>
<td> SF</td>
<td> 6-5</td>
<td> 223</td>
<td> Richmond, CA</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> SF #22</td>
<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 85</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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<td> Hamidu Rahman</td>
<td> C</td>
<td> 6-9</td>
<td> 265</td>
<td> Somerset, NJ</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> C #37</td>
<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 80</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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<td> Jawaan Alston</td>
<td> PF</td>
<td> 6-8</td>
<td> 190</td>
<td> Uniontown, PA</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> PF #55</td>
<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 79</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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<td> Jahmar Young</td>
<td> SG</td>
<td> 6-4</td>
<td> 165</td>
<td> Baltimore, MD</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> POST</td>
<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 78</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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<td> Troy Gillenwater</td>
<td> PF</td>
<td> 6-7</td>
<td> 235</td>
<td> Fitchburg, MA</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> PF #86</td>
<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 76</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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<td> Deangelo Jones</td>
<td> SG</td>
<td> 6-4</td>
<td> 180</td>
<td> Seattle, WA</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> SG #78</td>
<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 76</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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<td> JayDee Luster</td>
<td> PG</td>
<td> 5-8</td>
<td> 148</td>
<td> San Diego, CA</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"> PG #122</td>
<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 73</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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<td> Gordo Castillo</td>
<td> SG</td>
<td> 6-4</td>
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<td> Las Cruces, NM</td>
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<td class="sortcell" align="right"> 40</td>
<td> Signed</td>
<td> New Mexico State</td>
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Here are the young super players we have returning next season along with 3 star 6'10 freshmen center Chris Gabriel, 3 star 6'4 freshmen point guard Terrence Joyner and Faisal Aden a 6'5 small forward who is currently in prep school. Just wanted to share the future of the program with everyone who is not up to date on the recruiting.
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