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Missouri S&T Men's Basketball National Letter of Intent Signings
(As of June 16, 2008)

ADAM KNOLLMEYER, a 6-9, 235-pound forward from Linn, Mo.: Knollmeyer is transferring to Missouri S&T from Saint Louis University where he has spent the last two seasons. He played in 22 games last seaason for the Billikens and shot 46 percent from the floor and 75 percent at the free throw line after appearing in 21 games as a freshman.

"I really believe that Adam is going to be a fine Division II player," said Miner head coach Dale Martin. "He will be asked to do a great deal more at our level in terms of scoring and rebounding, but I really believe he'll be able to make a difference for us.

"Adam, along with Aaron, will really help upgrade our front line next season in terms of production," Martin added. "He is a very good student as well and will be a good match for us both academically and athletically."

At Linn, Knollmeyer was a Street and Smith's honorable mention All-America player and averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and four assists per game to lead his team to a 26-4 record. He was a first-team Missouri Class 3 all-state player as named by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and second-team selection by the Missouri Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association.

Knollmeyer played his first three prep seasons at Helias High School in Jefferson City.

A.J. MANDANI, a 5-11, 185-pound guard from Brampton, Ontario: Mandani played at South Suburban College in the Chicago area over the last two seasons, where he helped lead his team to two national tournament appearances. In the 2007-08 season, Mandani averaged 11.6 points a game as he connected on 42 percent of his three-point attempts with 38 successful tries and shot 49 percent from the field overall. In addition, he averaged 2.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game last season while shooting 85 percent at the free throw line.

He averaged 8.3 points and two rebounds a game as a freshman at South Suburban and hit 39 percent of his three-point tries. During his high school career, Mandani earned first-team all-region honors at Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School.

AARON REDEKER, a 6-11, 220-pound forward-center from Jackson, Mo.: Redeker has spent the last two seasons at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., where he played for legendary coach Gene Bess, and averaged 7.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game a year ago to help the Raiders finish with a record of 29-8. He also shot 50.5 percent from the field and 73.2 percent at the line while finishing as his team's third-leading rebounder.

Redeker was also a force on the defensive end, averaging over two blocked shots per game a year ago and accumulating 128 blocked shots in 74 games at Three Rivers.

"Aaron is a player who will add a lot to our team, particularly on the defensive end and in terms of competitiveness," Martin said. "He really likes to compete and I believe that can help us raise the level of our play on the floor.

"On the floor, he's a strong rebounder who really makes good decisions with the ball and will also be able to do some things for us offensively as he has been a good shooter on an outstanding junior college team at Three Rivers."

Redeker played his high school basketball at Jackson High School, where he was the team's top rebounder in his senior year. He plans to major in civil engineering at Missouri S&T.

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