From Jamestown Athletics
University of Jamestown Men’s Basketball Head Coach Danny Neville announced the 2022 recruiting class on Tuesday afternoon. This years recruiting class for the Jimmies includes two four-year transfers, two junior college transfers, and ten high school players. The class is comprised of four players from Minnesota, four from North Dakota, and one each from California, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Oregon, and Utah.
“We’re extremely excited about this years recruiting class.” said Coach Neville. “The thing that sticks out to me when looking at this group is that these fourteen guys really wanted to be at the University of Jamestown from the beginning of the recruiting process, which is extremely important to us. These fourteen young men all fit our culture and what we are trying to do as a program. We filled a lot of our needs for the upcoming year, and these guys are a perfect addition to the hungry group that we have returning. This group will have a tremendous impact on our program, campus, and community.”
Incoming recruits are listed alphabetically by last name:
Jacob Axmaker (6′ Guard – Sublimity, OR)
Jacob comes to Jamestown after a standout career at Stayton High School. Jacob was named 4A Player of the Year in Oregon, First-Team All-State, and was named Oregon West Conference Player of the Year. Axmaker had senior season averages of 24.5 ppg, 5rpg, and 4 apg.
Taven Coon (6’1 Guard – Glendive, MT)
Taven joins the Jimmies after his high school career at Dawson County, where he set the career three-point field goal record with 172 triples, among other three-point shooting records. This past season, he helped bring the Red Devils to state for the first time in fourteen years.
Reid Gastner (6’4 Guard/Forward – Lake City, MN)
Reid comes to Jamestown after spending two years at NCAA Division II University of Minnesota Moorhead. Gastner originally hails from Lake City, Minnesota where he attended basketball powerhouse, Lincoln (Lake City) High School. Gastner was ranked 40th overall in Minnesota by prephoops.com in his senior year, during which he helped lead Lake City to a 23-3 record.
Jayden Hall (6′ Guard – Center, ND)
Jayden arrives in Jamestown after a prep career at Center-Stanton High School. As a Senior, he averaged 14.5 ppg. Hall was a five-year letter winner for the Wildcats Boys’ Basketball team and received all-district honors in 2021.
Bauer Klimek (6’1 Guard – Osakis, MN)
Bauer joins the Jimmies from Osakis High School, where he enjoyed a standout senior season, helping Osakis to a 25-4 record while averaging 18.8 ppg and shooting 35.4% from three on 291 attempts. He also led the team in steals with 80 overall.
Jimmy Llinas (6’7 Forward – Port St. Lucie, FL)
Jimmy Llinas comes to Jamestown after two years at St. Xavier University in Chicago, IL, competing in the Chicagoland conference. In his freshman season, Llinas made an impact in not only the CCAC, but statistically he was one of the top shot blockers in the NAIA as he ranked third in the country in blocks per game with 3.6 and fourth in the country in total blocks with 65. He set an SXU record for blocks in a game with 13 against Lincoln College and had at least one block in all 18 games that he played.
Lance Pitner (6’2 Guard – Minot, ND)
Lance arrives in Jamestown after a Senior season at South Prairie that landed him on the All-Region 6 Team in addition to his Class B Lion’s All-Star Game Selection.
Lane Pitner (6′ Guard – Minot, ND)
Lane comes to Jamestown after a high school career at South Prairie High School that ended in 2021. Lane enjoyed a successful senior season which ended with him being an All-District 12 Team selection.
Tabor Robison (6′ Guard – Northglenn, CO)
Tabor joins the Jimmies after having a standout Senior season at Horizon High School. Tabor was a first team all-conference selection after shooting 40% from three, while leading his team to an 18-4 record and a ranking of 8th in Colorado class 5A.
Marcus Sherwood (6’7 Forward – Herriman, UT)
Marcus is joining the Jimmies after a successful two-year stint at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. In two years, Marcus played in 35 games and made 33 starts, averaging 10.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg while shooting 53.9% from the field. Umpqua was 38-6 in the last two seasons, making them one of the most successful teams in the NWAC in that span.
Quinten Snell (6’1 Guard – Shakopee, MN)
Quinten comes to Jamestown after a very successful high school career at Shakopee High School. During his time on the Sabers varsity, they compiled a record of 65-16 with a State Tournament Berth in the 20-21 season. As a Senior, Snell averaged 7.4 ppg as the Sabers finished the season with a 25-4 record.
Logan Topp (6′ Guard – Grace City, ND)
Logan after enjoying a five-year varsity career for the Griggs-Midkota Titans. As a Senior, Logan was a team captain and averaged 13.1 ppg 3.2 apg, and 2 spg while also eclipsing the 1000-point scoring mark.
Colby Vazquez (6’1 Guard – Millbrae, CA)
Colby arrives in Jamestown after a successful two-year career at Skyline College in San Bruno, CA. In two years at Skyline, Colby started in all available games (55), scored 731 points, secured 241 rebounds, and dished out 157 assists. He led the team in scoring both years, while also having the second highest assist total each of those years.
Carson Woodford (6’7 Forward – Redwood Falls, MN)
Carson comes to Jamestown following in the footsteps of older brother, Cole Woodford (SO/Redwood Falls, MN), after a successful career at Redwood Valley High School. Carson was a 1000-point scorer, in addition to setting multiple school records including single season blocks (53) and rebounds (340). He was also a three-time all-conference selection.