KYERON LINDSAY SIGNS WITH RUNNIN’ REBELS
6-foot-8-inch four-star, top-100 prospect from Denton, Texas will join the UNLV men’s basketball program starting with the 2022-23 season
The UNLV men’s basketball program has received a signed commitment from KyeRon Lindsay, head coach Kevin Kruger announced Wednesday.
“We are very excited about Kye joining the UNLV family,” Kruger said. “He is extremely talented, versatile and skilled at his size, which gives him the ability to play and guard multiple positions on the court.”
Lindsay, a 6-foot-8-inch, 205-pound forward from Denton, Texas, is a consensus four-star recruit and top-100 player in his class and attends John H. Guyer High School.
He averaged 17 points and nine rebounds per game in Nike’s most prestigious summer event, Peach Jam in July, earning First Team All-EYBL honors. He was also named the Breakout Performer of the Year in EYBL, as he shot 53.3 percent from the field and recorded 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals per contest at the event.
As a junior at Guyer HS, he averaged a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds per game. He was named the Denton Record-Chronicle’s 2020 Impact Player of the Year, shooting 49.3% from the field, while also averaging two steals and two blocks per game.
Lindsay, who chose the Runnin’ Rebels over Georgia, Oklahoma State and Tennessee on his final list of schools, also plays with the Pro Skills AAU program and will be a freshman in the program starting with the 2022-23 season.