Mississippi State Announces Trio Of Men's Basketball Signees
| Jamont Gordon |
| Jeremy Wise |
| Bernard Rimmer |
Most recently, Gordon was named team MVP after scoring 17 points and handing out a game-high six assists in helping pace the United States All-Stars to a 123-97 victory over the Capital All-Stars during last month's 32nd Annual Capital Classic played on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Gordon was previously tabbed Tennessee's Class 3A Mr. Basketball for 2003-04 after averaging 26 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three steals per contest as a junior for coach Steven Wright at Nashville's Glencliff High School. As a first-team all-state selection two years ago, Gordon helped lead the 26-7 Colts to a berth in the state tournament.
A first-team all-state selection by The Clarion-Ledger newspaper, Wise averaged 26.2 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals this past season as a senior in helping lead the Mustangs to a 31-7 record and the Class 5A state tournament title. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound playmaker also shot 93 percent from the free throw line on the year, while recording a career-high, 51-point performance against South Pike.
As a prep junior, Wise averaged 22.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.4 steals per outing to earn honorable mention all-state honors after leading Murrah to a 26-8 record and a semifinal-round appearance in the state tournament.
A native of Grenada, Rimmer averaged around 12 points, eight rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals per game this past season at Bridgton Academy in Maine as a fifth-year player. The 6-foot-7, 200-pound forward helped lead coach Whit Lesure's BA Wolverines to a 30-6 overall record and a school-first New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class A crown this past year. Bridgton Academy completed the 2004-05 campaign ranked fourth nationally in the season-ending Top 10 prep school poll.
Prior to attending prep school in Maine, Rimmer earned second-team all-state honors from The Clarion-Ledger as a senior at Grenada High School after averaging 17.9 points, nine rebounds and five blocks per contest for coach Charlie Howard's 22-9 Chargers in 2003-04. As a junior, Rimmer averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four blocks an outing in helping lead the 2002-03 GHS ballclub to a 21-9 overall record.
Gordon, Wise and Rimmer join previously announced Mississippi State men's basketball signees Monta Elllis of Jackson's Lanier High School, Brooklyn native Vernon Goodridge of Philadelphia's Lutheran Christian Academy, and twins Reginald and Richard Delk of North Side High School in Jackson, Tenn.