Dalton Pepper, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound shooting guard, is currently in his senior year at
Pennsbury High, playing for Coach Frank Sciolla.
He ranks as the 30th-best shooting guard in the 2009 class by Scout.com.
A native of Levittown, Pa., Pepper averaged 22 points, 9.6 rebounds per
game and shot 50 percent from the floor as a junior en route to being a
first-team Pennsylvania Class AAAA all-state selection. He broke his father's
school record for points in a season, scoring 746. His 317 rebounds ranked as
one of the five best rebounding seasons in school history.
A first team all-Suburban One League player since he was a freshman, he was the
National Conference Player of the Year in 2008.
Pepper is a three-time Bucks
County Courier Times Golden Team member and was the newspapers Player of the
Year in 2008. He led Pennsbury to the PIAA Class AAAA state semifinals and a school-record
30-3 mark in 2007-08. At the recent Eddie Griffin Challenge, Pepper was named
MVP, finishing with 19 points and nine rebounds, including the game-winning
basket.
"We fully expect Dalton to come in and contribute immediately," says Huggins.
"He has excellent size and strength for an off-guard. He is well-coached in high
school so his adjustment to college basketball should be minimal. He'll remind
Mountaineer fans of Alex Ruoff."
As a junior, Pepper scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the
semifinal lost to Chester. Going into his senior season, Pepper is 20 points
from breaking Pennsbury's career scoring mark. The three-year starter has a chance to finish his career with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
He played AAU basketball for the Jersey Shore Warriors.
The early-signing period continues through Wednesday, Nov. 19. West Virginia is also expected to sign Dan Jennings during the early signing period.