Oral Roberts Announces Signing Class

Originally Published: Apr 16, 2010 3:1 PM CDT

Andrew Topps
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

TULSA, Oklahoma -- Steven Roundtree and Chris Angsomwine have signed a National Letter-of-Intent to play basketball at Oral Roberts, ORU head coach Scott Sutton announced Friday.

A 6-7, 190-pound forward, Roundtree is currently completing his post-graduate year at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine.

“We’re pretty excited to able to sign a player of Steven’s caliber,” Sutton said in a statement released by the university. “We’ve been recruiting him for almost two years. He has a ton of potential. He’s a great athlete, a versatile player and in time he’ll be a great defender.”

Roundtree averaged 17.6 points and 6.9 rebounds in 29 games. He shot 56 percent from the field and 68 percent from the free-throw line. He led the Huskies in points, rebounds, steals and field-goal percentage.

“We’ve had a lot of success over the years with players like Steven, and we’ve looked hard to find a guy like him,” said Sutton. “He’s similar in many ways to players like Larry Owens and Yemi Ogunoye: he can play different positions and guard different positions. There’s no question he can come in and help us right away.”

A New England Preparatory School Athletic Council honorable mention selection, Roundtree’s best game of the season was a 30-point, 22-rebound effort against Bridgton Academy in January.

Oral Roberts 2010-11 Men’s Basketball Signees

Chris Angsomwine, 6-9, 215, F, Accra, Ghanna (Kilgore College)

Steven Roundtree, 6-7, 190, F, Jacksonville, Fla. (Maine Central Institute)