Courtesy of Morgan State Athletic Communications
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Morgan State men's basketball has added to its 2020 recruiting class with the signing of Naseem Khaalid to a National Letter of Intent. Khaalid will join the Bears as a freshman next season.
Morgan State head coach Kevin Broadus announced the addition of the West Oaks Academy (Orlando, Fla.) 6-foot-2, 180-pound point guard.
"We're excited to welcome Naseem to our Bears family," Broadus said. "Naseem is a true point guard that has a high basketball IQ, shoots the ball well from distance and makes his teammates better. He is going to be a great fit on campus and is a player that fans will embrace."
247Sports ranks Khaalid as a Top 200 overall prospect in the country, coming in as the No. 197 overall prospect nationally, No. 35 overall point guard in America and No. 17 overall prospect in Florida. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite ranks him as the No. 215 overall prospect in the nation, No. 39 point guard nationally and No. 18 overall prospect in Florida. He was also listed as a 2020 four-star recruit by ESPN.
The Sumter, S.C. native spent his junior season playing for Legacy Early College in South Carolina where he ranked #3 in the 2020 Palmetto State Class. He averaged 12.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.1 steals.
For his high school career, Khaalid has averaged 17.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.5 steals on 47% shooting from the field, 38% from deep, and 64% from the line in 42 games.
Khaalid, who de-committed from Florida State, is the first member of Morgan State's 2020 recruiting class.
"Ja Morant could have played in the SEC and chose the situation and the coaching staff that best fit him and put him in position to do what he wanted to do, win and be an impact player," he wrote. "I've done my homework and seen that I can accomplish what I want to do ultimately in reaching the highest level of basketball from anywhere I choose to."
In addition to Florida State, Khalid was also recruited by North Florida, Georgetown, Rutgers, UNLV, Stetson and others.
Morgan State completed the 2019-20 season with a 15-16 overall record in its first season under Broadus. The Bears finished fifth place in the conference standings with a 9-7 mark in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
247Sports contributed to this release.