Memphis coach Josh Pastner continues to press on with recruiting despite the program’s recent troubles. Memphis signed Martin Ngaloro, a 6-foot-8 small forward from France, prior to the May 20 late signing deadline. “I think Martin will be a solid player,” Pastner said Wednesday by phone. “He’s a good athlete, a good prospect. “He has a good skill set. He can shoot the basketball. He needs to get physically stronger and tougher in some areas, but he’s a good prospect.” Said Ngaloro: “I need to really get better and I think it’s the right place. Keep working on my skills and everything. I think it’s the right place.” Ngaloro said Virginia Tech had also been in contact with him, but he never visited. “I’d like to come here [to Memphis],” Ngaloro, 20, said Monday. “I already signed the papers, so it should be OK. I think that it’s the right place to be.” Ngaloro joins a Memphis recruiting class that includes Will Coleman and Latavious Williams. Pastner said the team is still looking for additional players. Lance Stephenson, who has yet to commit to a college, could still be in play for the Tigers.
“If we have an opportunity to sign a few more we will, but they’ve got to be good enough,” Pastner said.
