University of Massachusets Athletics
Talented Guard John Buggs III Signs NLI With Men’s Hoops
November 20, 2018 | Men's Basketball
High scoring guard joins Jalen Thomas and Preston Santos who signed last week.
AMHERST, Mass. – High scoring guard John Buggs III has officially signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team becoming the third newcomer to join Matt McCall's squad starting with the 2018-19 season.
Buggs made the official announcement on Tuesday night from his hometown of Homer, La. After having a sensational prep career at Summerfield High School, the 6-foot-2 guard is currently attending Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) for a postgrad year.
As a senior with Summerfield, Buggs averaged 23.2 points last season guiding the Rebels to the Class C state title while earning a spot on the All-Louisiana First Team.
The 2018 title was one of three state championships that he was a part of with Summerfield.
Buggs joins Jalen Thomas (Detroit, Mich.) and Preston Santos (Warwick, R.I.) who signed early NLIs on Nov. 15.
For complete information on the UMass basketball program, follow the Minutemen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
Buggs made the official announcement on Tuesday night from his hometown of Homer, La. After having a sensational prep career at Summerfield High School, the 6-foot-2 guard is currently attending Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) for a postgrad year.
As a senior with Summerfield, Buggs averaged 23.2 points last season guiding the Rebels to the Class C state title while earning a spot on the All-Louisiana First Team.
The 2018 title was one of three state championships that he was a part of with Summerfield.
Buggs joins Jalen Thomas (Detroit, Mich.) and Preston Santos (Warwick, R.I.) who signed early NLIs on Nov. 15.
For complete information on the UMass basketball program, follow the Minutemen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassBasketball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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