The NJCAA Division II Player of the Year has signed to play for the CSU men's basketball team.

Deion James, a 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward from Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, announced his decision on Twitter on Tuesday night.

James averaged 20.6 points and 9.6 rebounds last season, recording 20 double-doubles, and shot 38-percent from 3-point territory last season while starting all 33 games. The Tuscon, Ariz. native played at North Carolina A&T as a freshman before transferring to Pima for his sophomore season. James can play immediately and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

He visited CSU a couple weeks ago and met several of his future teammates. He liked the campus and the people he met led him to choose CSU over the other three schools — Washington State, Fresno State and Southern Utah — he visited on recruiting trips.

"People were nice and overall I felt like the coaching staff would take good care of me and it was a place I could develop and grow as a man," James said Wednesday.

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He is the second recent front court addition for the Rams after 6-9 forward Logan Ryan signed a National Letter of Intent with Colorado State University on Tuesday after committing to the Rams last week.

CSU has now signed five new players for next season. In addition to James, the Rams have signed junior-college transfers Raquan Mitchell and Alonzo Tyson and Oral Roberts transfer Kris Martin and Ryan. The Rams have three known scholarships to offer to stay within the NCAA limit of 13.

The addition of James would put CSU at 15 players.

A CSU men's basketball spokesperson said the school has no comment at this about the team being over the scholarship limit. The Rams have until next school year starts in August to reach the limit.

“We are extremely excited to add Deion to our program,” CSU coach Larry Eustachy said. “He brings a versatile skill set along with his size that isn't something you see often. He is a winner and a team player that we are beyond excited to add to the family.”

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