Bearcats Sign Three-Point Ace Bobbitt

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Tony Bobbitt, a 3-point shooting ace at the College of Southern Idaho, has signed a national letter-of-intent to continue his basketball career at the University of Cincinnati.

Bobbitt, averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.9 steals last season while earning first team All-Scenic West and Region 18 honors. The a 6-3, 185-pound guard shot .394 from 3-point range, converting on 110-of-279 attempts from behind the arc.

He was fourth in the conference in scoring and assists, third in free throw percentage (.818) and led the league and was second in the nation in steals.

"We look for Tony to come in and make an immediate contribution," stated Cincinnati head coach Bob Huggins. "Heis a great shooter and he brings good size and athletic ability to the guard spot."

Bobbitt scored 903 points during his two seasons in junior college and shot .404 (174-of-431) from 3-point range.

Bobbitt, who helped lead Southern Idaho to a 26-6 record last year and a 55-10 mark during his two seasons there, was rated as the No. 3 junior college shooting guard by FutureStars.

Bobbitt joins three high school seniors in Cincinnati's recruiting class. Signed during the early period were Eric Hicks, a 6-6 small forward who averaged 30.7 points at Greensboro, N.C. Dudley High while finishing runner-up in the state player of the year voting; Armein Kirkland, a 6-8 guard who averaged 20.6 points while earning all-Texas honors at Tyler, Texas Lee High; and Chadd Moore, a 6-2 guard who averaged 8.0 points and 5.5 assists at Oak Hill Academy.