The latest addition to the Hawaii basketball team has arrived.
Tyler McDaniels, a 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward, said he will enroll in classes at UH next month and plans to join the Warriors for the 2011-12 season.
McDaniels has been touring the campus and shooting baskets with current Warriors Zane Johnson and Pi’i Minns this week. However, his roster spot cannot be made official until he enrolls at UH.
“I’m here now trying to make the Warrior basketball team,” he said.
McDaniels is the son of Hawaii assistant coach Benjy Taylor.
McDaniels averaged 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore last season at Georgia Perimeter College. He will have two seasons of eligibility at UH.
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Several other programs were recruiting McDaniels, including Wichita State, Georgia State and Duquesne, but he said he opted for Hawaii for family reasons.
“To be with my family, really,” he said. “After (Taylor) told me it was a great environment, I talked to Coach Gib (Arnold) on the phone and he seemed to be a real cool dude … I think this is a good spot for me.”