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Evansville adds 2013 commitment in Duane Gibson

Marty Simmons

Evansville head coach Marty Simmons yells at his players in the first half of a Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinal NCAA college basketball game against Missouri State, Friday, March 2, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

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Evansville is expected to have one of its best seasons in school history in 2012-13, and coach Marty Simmons has starting building towards the future with the commitment of point guard Duane Gibson.

The 6-3, 190-pound Cleveland native currently plays at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School and is a member of the 2013 class and only the second commitment for next season for the Purple Aces. He committed following an official visit. Jonathan Lintner of the Evansville Courier-Press was the first to break the story.

“I told him I’d think about it on my way home,” Gibson said in the story. “Once I got back, after talking about it with my parents and coaches and everything, I decided it was the right place for me. That’s where I want to be.”

This is a need for Simmons. His only other commitment for 2013 to this point had been his son, Blake. Colt Ryan graduates after this season, and Evansville has a guard like D.J. Balentine four the next four years to play the point, but a team can never have too much depth at one spot, especially at point guard.

Gibson said he plans to sign with Evansville during the Nov. 14 early signing period.

David Harten is the editor of The Backboard Chronicles. You can follow him on Twitter at @David_Harten.