2018 Signing Day
Jaylen Forbes
Guard | 6-4 | 180 | Florence, Miss. (Florence HS)
Forbes is a 6-4 shooting guard who played at Florence high school and tabbed an All-State performer by the Clarion Ledger, is a four-star recruit who is ranked as the No. 2 player in the state and the No. 66 player in the country, according to ESPN.com ... averaged 25.9 points and 5.6 rebounds as a junior... played for the MEBO team Hood in the Nike EYBL circuit Forbes averaged 19.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game... named a breakout player by Prep Recruit... participated in the USA Men's Junior National Team minicamp in 2016 and 2017... chose Alabama after receiving offers from Kansas State, Murray State, Southern Miss and UAB, among others.
Juwan Gary
Forward | 6-6 | 190 | Columbia, S.C. (West Charlotte HS)
Gary, is a 6-6, -pound forward, is a consensus four start recruit who is ranked as the No. 55 overall player in the class of 2019, the No. 10-ranked forward and the third overall player in the state of South Carolina according to ESPN.com ... after playing his previous three years at Gray Collegiate Academy in Columbia, S.C., Gary transferred to West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, N.C., where he will play his senior season ... was named the 2018 2A Player of the Year by the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association ... played under head coach Dion Bethea at Gray Collegiate where he led the team to its first ever Class 2A state championship in 2017 ... finished his junior year averaging 20.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game ... as a sophomore, he averaged 18.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game ... Earned Florence Player of the Year for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Gary signed with Alabama after receiving offers from the likes of Clemson, North Carolina State, South Carolina, South Carolina and UNLV, among others.
Jaden Shackelford
Guard | 6-2 | 185 | Hesperia, Ca. (Hesperia HS)
Jaden Shackelford is a 6-2 185-pound four-star prospect according to ESPN.com and the No. 14 guard and the No. 7 player in the state of California...led his squad to the final four in the Division 3A state championship averaging 25.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 steals... made four or more 3-point jumpers in seven separate contests n 20 games on the Nike EYBL circuit and led the entire circuit with 57 3-pointers in all... awarded Best Performance of the session by the D1 circuit staff against E1T1 United where he scored 40 points hit 7 three-pointers and had 6 rebounds... signed with Alabama after receiving offers from Kansas State, Long Beach State, Montana and Pepperdine, among others.
