BUIES CREEK, N.C. ­– Jesús Carralero and Cedric Henderson, Jr., have signed athletics grants-in-aid with Campbell University, men's basketball head coach Kevin McGeehan announced Tuesday.
 
A 6-foot-8 forward from Málaga, Spain, Carralero joins the Fighting Camels after spending last season at Link Year Prep in Branson, Mo.  A 6-foot-6 native of Memphis, Tenn., Henderson, Jr., arrives in Buies Creek after playing as a freshman at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
 
During the 2018-19 season at Link Year, Carralero averaged 11.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists for a top-10 ranked post-graduate program.  He grew up playing with the Málaga CB juniors, before joining the second team in 2016-17 and the senior team one year later.
 
"Jesús is a versatile forward who can defend multiple positions," said McGeehan, the 2019 Big South Conference Coach of the Year.  "He has a very well-rounded skill set, that ability to pass and shoot and has had international playing experience which I think will serve him well.  Jesús will be a great addition to our program."
 
Coached by his father, a former NBA all-rookie team member, Henderson was named Freshman of the Year in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association. He led the Salukis in scoring (17.9), assists (3.67), blocks (1.0) and steals (1.9) while grabbing 4.6 rebounds per contest. Henderson shot 50.6 percent from the floor, including 37.3 percent (31-83) from 3-point range, and 74.4 percent (64-86) from the line.
 
As a senior at Briarcrest Christian School, Henderson led his squad to the Division 2 state semifinals as a senior when he averaged 15.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals. He was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers All-State team and to the USA Today All-Tennessee second team. A finalist for the 2018 Tennessee Division 2 Mr. Basketball award, Henderson was named to the Memphis Commercial Appeal All-Metro and the Tennessee Prep Hoops Division 2 all-region teams.
 
"Cedric is a wing with excellent vision and a desire to pass the basketball," said McGeehan.  "He has good length and will be a versatile defender having had to guard on both the perimeter and interior through high school and again in his on year at junior college.  He had an outstanding season playing for his father at Southwest Tennessee Community College."
 
Carralero and Henderson complete the six-man 2018-19 Fighting Camel recruiting class, joining forwards Joshua Lusane (Americus, Ga.) and Duane Moss (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), and guards Austin McCullough (Birmingham, Ala.) and Messiah Thompson (Atlanta, Ga.).
 
The Fighting Camels are coming off a Big South Conference regular season championship and three-straight post-season appearances, including a trip to the 2019 NIT.  CU finished the 2018-19 campaign with a 20-13 mark and 12-4 record in the league.
 
Campbell 2018-19 Men's Basketball Recruits
 
Jesús Carralero | 6-8, 210 | Freshman | Forward | Málaga, Spain | Link Year Prep (Mo.)
Averaged 11.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 2018-19 at Link Year Prep in Branson, Mo., a top-10 ranked post-graduate program… Played with Málaga CB juniors, before joining the second team in 2016-17 and the senior team one year later...
 
Cedric Henderson, Jr. | 6-6, 190 | Sophomore | Guard-Forward | Memphis, Tenn. | Briarcrest Christian | Southwest Tennessee CC
Named 2019 Freshman of the Year in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association… Led his team in scoring (17.9), assists (3.67), blocks (1.0) and steals (1.9) while grabbing 4.6 rebounds per contest… Shot 50.6 percent from the floor, including 37.3 percent (31-83) from 3-point range, and 74.4 percent (64-86) from the line… Coached by his father, Cedric Henderson, a former NBA all-rookie team member… Led Briarcrest Christian School to the 2018 Division 2 state semifinals as a senior when he averaged 15.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals... Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers All-State team and to the USA Today All-Tennessee second team… Finalist for the 2018 Tennessee Division 2 Mr. Basketball award… Named to the Memphis Commercial Appeal All-Metro and the Tennessee Prep Hoops Division 2 all-region teams…
 
Joshua Lusane | 6-7, 210 | Freshman | Forward | Americus, Ga. | Americus-Sumter
First-team all-state selection by GHSA and Atlanta Journal-Constitution… 2018-19 GHSA and Hoopseen Player of the Year… Averaged 17.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.3 assists while blocking 46 shots as a senior… Shot 53 percent from the floor, 34% (20-59) from 3-point range and 81% (116-143) from the line… GHSA Region 4-A co-player of the year… Tallied 1,057 career points for the Panthers and surpassed the 1,000-point barrier during his team's run to the Georgia 4A State Championship game… Named MVP of the Georgia/Florida All-Star game… Averaged 15.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.3 steals as a junior… Three-time team MVP for Georgia Kings AAU team...

Austin McCullough | 6-5, 210 | Junior | Guard | Birmingham, Ala. |Portage Central (Mich.) | California | City College of San Francisco
Led City College of San Francisco to a 31-2 record and California Community Colleges Athletic Association state runner-up finish with a team-high 14.7 scoring average… Shot 48.2 percent (54-112) from 3-point range, 54 percent (102-189) overall from the field and 80.2 percent (65-81) from the line... Named to state all-tournament team…  As a freshman at Cal in 2017-18, McCullough averaged 4.8 minutes over 19 games… Graduated from Portage High School, where he was named to the Kalamazoo Dream Team as both a junior and senior... Averaged 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists as a senior when he shot 52 percent from the floor and 45 percent from 3-point range… Also a 3-time all-conference wide receiver on the football team…
 
Duane Moss | 6-6, 200 | Sophomore-RS | Forward | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Carolina Forest HS | UT-Chattanooga
Transferred to Campbell after spending two season at Chattanooga, where injuries limited him to nine games… Shot 53 percent from 3-point range and averaged 3.8 points… As a freshman in 2017-18, played in the first seven games and averaged 4.9 points before suffering season-ending injury… received medical red-shirt… Saw action in two games in 2018-19… Scored career-high 11 points vs. Tennessee Wesleyan, 9 points vs. Hiwassee and 8 vs. Alabama State… Named 1st-team all-state (SCHSL) and to the SCBA Boys Elite 8 team as a senior at Carolina Forest HS… 3-time WPDE 1st-team All Hoop Zoner… Averaged 15 points and 7 rebounds as a senior, 20 points and 6 boards as a junior… Played for Flight 22 Elite AAU team… Son of Benny Moss, former head coach at UNC Wilmington and current associate head coach at Coastal Carolina…
 
Messiah Thompson | 5-8, 155 | Freshman | Guard | Atlanta, Ga. | North Atlanta
Averaged 26 points and 9 assists as a senior when he was named 6-A first-team all-state, first-team all-region and Sandy's Spiel 6A "Passer of the Year"… Led his team to a 20-9 overall record and a runner-up finish in Region 7-6A (12-4)… Finished with 1275 points, 543 rebounds, and 200 steals in three varsity seasons… Averaged 18 points and 11 assists as a junior when he led the state of Georgia in assists… Earned all-region and all-state recognition while leading North Atlanta a 20-11 record and a berth in the Georgia 6-A Elite Eight… Ranked as the No.-4 point guard in Georgia by Sandy Spiel… After leading North Atlanta in scoring as a freshman in 2015-16, transferred to Pebblebrook High School where he played with Collin Sexton (now with the Cleveland Cavaliers), before returning to North Atlanta in '17-18…