Nyarsuk, a 7-foot-1, 230-pound center, is currently attending Mountain
State Academy in Beckley, W.Va., playing basketball for coach Rodney
Crawford.
A native of Juba, Sudan, Nyarsuk attended The Patterson School in North Carolina last year, where he averaged 10.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.9
blocks per game, playing for coach Chris Chaney.
Nyarsuk came to the United States as part of the African Hoop
Opportunities Providing an Education (A-HOPE) Foundation in 2008. A-HOPE
is a non-profit charity that helps student-athletes from Africa, who do
not have the means to advance their education in their home countries,
with educational opportunities in the United States.
“We’re excited about David’s ability to be a game changer at the
defensive end of the floor,” says Huggins. “His ability to change
shots around the basket, as well as run the floor, will fit well into
what we want to do at both ends of the floor. David is an extremely hard
worker which is what we have prided ourselves on.”
Nyarsuk joins Noah Cottrill, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from Logan,
W.Va., in this year’s recruiting class.