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Three-star power forward commits to BYU

Dave Rose

Dave Rose

AP

6-foot-7 power forward Yoeli Childs improved his stock throughout the summer playing with the Utah Prospects program, with some high-major programs getting involved in his recruitment as a result. When Childs revealed his list of five in early August the stated goal was to wrap things up by the early signing period in mid-November, and he’s done just that.

Childs will remain in his home state of Utah for college, as Utah Prospects head coach Tim Davis announced Saturday evening that the Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah) senior has verbally committed to BYU. Childs is officially visiting BYU this weekend, with this trip coming one week after he visited another program that really wanted him in Boise State.

Also considered by Childs were Auburn (which was supposed to host him September 25), Princeton and Vanderbilt.

In 2016-17 Childs will join a front court that will add some key options who are due back from LDS missions. Eric Mika, who played his freshman season before going on his mission, returns and Payton Dastrup will join the program as well. Forwards Jakob Hartsock and Braiden Shaw, who completed their respective missions this spring, will both be freshmen in 2015-16.

Childs, a first team all-state selection as a junior, averaged 9.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game at the adidas Uprising Summer Championships in Las Vegas in late July. He gives BYU an active front court player who rebounds the ball well on both ends of the floor, and in Las Vegas he also displayed a good face-up game offensively.

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