Aug. 10, 2015 LOS ANGELES - The LMU Sports Network continues its Quick Look summer feature highlighting the seven newcomers for LMU men's basketball. The series continues with freshman Jeffery McClendon.
McClendon is a California high school product that averaged 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists as a senior at Eastside High School this past season. The performance earned him on the nomination list for the 2015 McDonald's All-American games this past March.
McClendon led Pasadena High School to a pair of conference championships as a freshman and sophomore. Family relocations had him play for Quartz Hill High School as a junior, helping the team to a share of the league title after averaging 11.8 points per game. He then moved to Lancaster and finished at Eastside High School, earn all-conference honors as a senior.
The 2015-16 recruiting class combined to post a record of 266-98 (73.1 winning percentage) in each of their final two seasons at the previous institution. Joining McClendon is National NJCAA Player of the Year and two-time NJCAA All-American Brandon Brown (Phoenix College; Phoenix, Ariz.), NJCAA All-Conference selection Buay Tuach (Northeast C.C.; Norfolk, Neb.), 2014 CCCAA All-State forward Adom Jacko (Chaffey College; Racho Cucamonga, Calif.), NJCAA All-Conference selection Shamar Johnson (Pensacola State College; Pensacola, Fla.), and Canadian National Team member Munis Tutu (La Lumiere School; LaPorte, Ind.). They will all join the Lions for the 2015-16 season.
2015-16 LMU Basketball Incoming Class:
| Name | Pos | Yr | Ht | Hometown | Last School | Highlights |
| Brandon Brown | G | Jr.-TR | 5-11 | Laveen, AZ | Phoenix College (AZ) | Two-Time NJCAA All-American; 2015 NJCAA D-II Player of the Year; Won NJCAA D-II national titile in 2014; Two-Year Record of 59-14 |
Miles Crawford | G | Fr.-HS | 6-2 | Denton, TX | John H. Guyer HS | Attended Elev8 Academy in Florida; Walk-on |
| Adom Jacko | F | Jr.-TR | 6-8 | Alta Loma, CA | Chaffey College (CA) | 2014 CCCAA All-State Forward; 2014 CCCAA Final Four; 2013 CCCAA Runner-up; Two-year record of55-13 |
| Shamar Johnson | F | Jr.-TR | 6-6 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola St. College (FL) | Two-Time Panhandle All-Conference; back-to-back State Junior College Tournaments; Two-year record of 39-23 |
| Jeffery McClendon | F | Fr.-HS | 6-2 | Lancaster, CA | Eastside HS (CA) | Nominee for McDonald All-American Games; All-CIF; Two-year record of 30-21 |
Buay Tuach | G | Jr.-TR | 6-5 | Omaha, NE | Northeast C.C. (NE) | 2nd-Team All-Conference; 2013 All-State; 16.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 60.5 FG%; Two-year record of 41-22 |
| Munis Tutu | G | Fr.-HS | 6-0 | Windsor, Canada | La Lumiere School (IN) | Starting PG of U18 Canadian National Team; HS in nation's top-20; Two-year record 42-5 |
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