May 1, 2013

Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham University men's basketball head coach Tom Pecora announced the signing of Antwoine Anderson (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) and Chris Whitehead (New Albany, Ind./New Albany/Danville Area CC) to National Letters of Intent for the 2013-2014 season. They will join Jon Severe (Brooklyn, N.Y./Christ the King), who signed a letter of intent last week, along with Manny Suarez (Cliffside Park, N.J./Marist High School) and Jake Fay (Lynn, Mass./Brimmer and May), who signed letters of intent in November, on the Fordham roster in 2013-2014.

Anderson, a 6'1", 170-pound guard, just completed a successful senior season at Bishop Kearney High School in Rochester, N.Y., earning Second Team Class AA All-State and Democrat and Chronicle All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year honors. He averaged 16 points, four assists and four rebounds per game and led the Kings to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association title. Bishop Kearney also advanced to the semifinals of the Federation Tournament of Champions where the Kings fell to a Christ the King squad led by Severe. Anderson scored a team-high 32 points in the Federation semifinals.

Anderson also helped Bishop Kearney win the Section V Class AA1 title, where he was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, netting a game-high 20 points in a 58-55 win over Webster Schroeder in the championship game.

A day after the Federation Tournament loss, Anderson played in the Ronald McDonald House High School All-Star Game in Rochester, recording a game-high 28 points, including the game-winning basket with 28 seconds left, as he led the Red team to a 123-121 win and took home MVP honors.

Whitehead, a 5'9", 190-pound guard, was named NJCAA Division II First Team All-American in 2012-2013 at Danville Area Community College (DACC) where averaged 12.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg and a team-high 4.8 assists/game (155 in 32 games). He shot 49.8% (147-295) from the field on the year and had a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio. Anderson was named the Region 24 Player of the Year, averaging 15.2 points per game in Region 24 play.

This past winter, Whitehead led the Jaguars to a 28-4 overall record, a perfect 10-0 in the Mid-West Athletic Conference. DACC won the Mid-West Athletic Conference Championship, and became the first team in conference history to go undefeated in conference play. The Jaguars broke the school record for wins in a season, and had a school record 17-game win streak.

As a freshman at Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas, in 2010-2011, Whitehead averaged 9.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg and a team-best 6.0 apg in 2011-2012 while also recording 46 steals.

A graduate of New Albany High School in New Albany, Ind., Whitehead was a 2011 Indiana All-Star and the 2011 News and Tribune Area Player of the Year. Whitehead averaged 17.3 points, 6.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game as a senior in 2009-2010 after missing the first six games of the season with a broken collarbone. He led the Bulldogs to the Class 4-A sectional championship, scoring 27 points in the title game. Whitehead finished his New Albany career with 922 points (ninth on

"We're extremely excited that Antwoine Anderson and Chris Whitehead are joining the Fordham program," said Pecora. "Chris' maturity and experience at point guard will help him be able to run the ball club as we progress forward. Antwoine is another excellent scorer and on-ball defender who plays hard every possession. We expect both players to be a big part of the program going forward."