Update: Eric announced via Twitter on August 4, 2015 that he had committed to Yale University.

After a lot of thought and prayer, I have decided to commit to Yale University! #GoBulldogs 🏀 pic.twitter.com/dnoENvf4kh — Eric Monroe (@emonroe32) August 4, 2015

Eric Monroe has recently come onto BYU’s radar as a 2016 point guard prospect for the men’s basketball team.

BYU has expressed interest in 2016 St. Augustine/ Gamepoint PG Eric Monroe following his performance at the Pangos Spring Spectacular. — Full-Time Hoops (@FullTimeHoops1) April 13, 2015

While he might not currently pass the eye test, he started for the #3 High School team in the country as a freshman and has shown consistent improvement each season since. As a sophomore he was named to the Full-Times Hoops sophomore second team and the All-CIF second team. His junior year he led the Saintsmen in assists (9.2 apg) and steals and was second in points (12.8 ppg) and was named to the All-Western League first-team and the CIF first team. He currently holds scholarship offers from Brown, Colgate, and Yale and has seen interest from UC-Davis, Grand Canyon, San Diego, Loyola (MD), Penn, Cornell, Bucknell, Lehigh, Davidson, American, and Eastern Washington. ESPN gives him 3 stars and grades him at 70 with a position rank of 55, regional rank of 63, and state rank of 42. Scout also gives him 3 stars.

Recruitment Profile (Class of 2016)

Hometown: Del Mar, CA High School St. Augustine HS Last Team: St. Augustine AAU Team: Gamepoint Position: Point Guard HT/WT: 6’2”, 160 lbs. Profiles: MaxPreps, UTPreps Social Media Twitter (@emonroe32) Rivals: (2.0 / 5) Scout: (3.0 / 5) ESPN: (3.0 / 5) Average: (2.7 / 5) Offers: Brown, Colgate, Yale

High School Game Stats

Year GP APG PPG 2014-15 14 9.2 12.8 2015-16 Total

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