The Billiken basketball team picked up their second recruit last week when 6-foot-8 power forward Reggie Agbeko choose SLU to play his college ball. Agbeko, who was born in Ghana, played high school basketball at South Kent High School in Connecticut. The 225-pound forward is rated as a three-star recruit by Scout.com and a two-star recruit by ESPN.com. Agbeko choose SLU over a host of other schools, including LaSalle University and the University of Massachusetts. Toward the end of his recruitment, rumors that Duke was pursuing the late-blooming power-forward began to surface. Agbeko is known for his strong rebounding and defensive play, which should help him transition seamlessly into the defensive culture of SLU basketball.

During his senior season at South Kent, Agbeko averaged a double-double, scoring 13 points per game while grabbing 10 rebounds. He also averaged two blocks per game and one steal. The commitments of Agbeko, along with guard Mike Crawford, who was voted third in Indiana’s Mr. Basketball contest, should help to offset the loss of seniors Cody Ellis, Cory Remuken and Kwamain Mitchell.

With the commitments of Crawford and Agbeko, SLU has two more scholarships remaining for newly-minted head coach Jim Crews and staff to dole out to try and fill out the 2013-14 Billiken roster.