BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Jay Pal has signed an athletics grant in aid with Campbell University, head men's basketball coach Kevin McGeehan announced Wednesday.
 
Pal joins the Fighting Camels after spending the last two seasons with Jacksonville State, where he played in 55 games for the Gamecocks, who won the 2022 ASUN regular season title and played Auburn in the NCAA tournament.  A 6-foot-9 forward from Omaha, Neb., Pal graduated from JSU and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining due to a Covid-19 waiver.
 
"Jay looks to be a perfect fit for us," said Coach McGeehan.  "He brings experience and versatility. At 6-foot-9, he has the ability to provide much needed flexibility on both sides of the ball. He rebounds well, has the ability to guard inside and out and – like many of our bigger guys – dribbles, passes and shoots the ball well. He will be a great addition to our team."
 
Pal joins transfers Devon Dunn (Fairleigh Dickinson), Juan Reyna (Alabama State) and Jason Sinani (Milwaukee) and freshmen Anthony Dell'Orso (Melbourne, Australia) and Elijah Walsh (Leeds, England) in the 2022 Camel signing class.
 
The 2022 class joins a Fighting Camel program that won the 2019 Big South Conference regular season, advanced to the 2021 league title game, and finished second in the North Division last season.  Now entering his 10th year in charge of the Camels, McGeehan has guided the squad to 105 victories over the last six seasons, the most in a six-year span in CU's Division I era, which dates to 1977-78.
 
2022 Campbell Basketball Recruits
 
Anthony Dell'Orso | 6-6, 190 | Freshman | Guard | Melbourne, Australia | Marcellin College
Prep/Personal: Anthony Mark Dell'Orso… Member of 2022 Victoria U20 state team… Averaged 30 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals as a high school senior… Named team MVP and won the Sporting Excellence Award… 2021 Bronco YL MVP… Averaged 16.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals at the Australian Junior Championships…  Son of John and Linda Franchi… Born July 23, 2003… Undecided major…
 
Devon Dunn | 6-1, 180 | Senior | Guard | Washington, D.C. |St. John's College HS | Fairleigh Dickinson
Career: Graduate transfer who has two seasons of eligibility remaining… Averaged 8.7 points in 45 games (22 starts) over two seasons at Fairleigh Dickinson… Shot 35 percent (80-227) from 3-point range, 38.5 percent (134-348) overall, and 78.9 percent (45-57) from the line, while scoring in double figures 18 times… Chipped in 64 assists and 30 steals while playing 24.8 minutes per game…
2021-22 (Fairleigh Dickinson): Knights' second-leading scorer in '21-22, averaging 9.8 points while making 42-of-136 threes in 23 games and shooting 77 percent from the line… Scored a career-high 24 points, including 6-of-8 threes at St. John's (11/20/21)…
2020-21 (Fairleigh Dickinson):  Opted out of the '20-21 season…
2019-20 (Fairleigh Dickinson):  Earned NEC all-rookie team honors in 2019-20 at FDU after averaging 7.6 points and shooting 41.8 percent from 3-point range in 22 games… Scored in double figures six times, including season-high 20 points vs. Mount St. Mary's…
Prep/Personal: Devon Arman Dunn… Son of Sabreen Madyun and the late Lawrence Dunn… Played for Coach Pat Behan and St. John's College HS… Averaged 15 points and 3 assists for DP Premier AAU team where he hwas coached by Tony Ingram… Born Aug. 17, 2001… Finance major…
 
Jay Pal | 6-9, 190 | Senior | Forward | Omaha, Neb. |Omaha Central HS | Clarendon College | Jacksonville State
Graduate transfer who has two seasons of eligibility remaining due to Covid 19 waiver…
2021-22 (Jacksonville State): Played in 28 games with 1 start for ASUN regular season champ and NCAA tournament participant Jacksonville State that finished 21-11 overall… Averaged 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.5 minutes, while shooting 50.9 percent (29-57) from the floor… Scored in double figures two times, including a career-high 16 points vs. Carver and 11 at VCU… Pulled down career-best 11 rebounds vs. LaGrange…
2020-21 (Jacksonville State): Played in all 27 games and made 21 starts in first season at Jacksonville State, which finished 18-9 overall… Averaged 5.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in 24.4 minutes while shooting 41 percent from the floor… Had 10 points and career-high 5 assists against Tennessee State…
JUCO: Played in 16 games in 2019-20 at Clarendon (Texas) College and named the No. 62 overall JUCO prospect by JUCORecruiting.com… Averaged 10.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, shot 59 percent from the floor and 55 percent (21-38) from 3-point range… Helped Clarendon to top-10 NJCAA ranking…
Prep/Personal: Played at Omaha Central High School for head coach Eric Behrens… Prepped at The Skills Factory in Atlanta, Ga… Son of Elizabeth Iam and Duath Deng… Has six siblings… Born May 9, 2000 in Omaha, Neb.… Sport management major…
 
Juan Reyna | 6-3, 185 | Sophomore | Guard | San Antonio, Texas |Duncanville HS | Alabama State
2021-22 (Alabama State): Averaged 8.7 points, shot 40 percent (42-104) from 3-point range and 87 percent (41-47) from the line in 26 games at Alabama State… Scored in double figures 13 times, including a career-high 25 points at Grambling…
Prep/Personal: Juan Reyna III helped lead Duncanville High School to state 6-A championships in 2020 and 2021… Averaged 20.8 points and 3.2 assists per game as a prep senior…. Three-time all-state 6-A selection, including two-time first-team member… Played for Drive Nation EYBL AAU team, where he was coached by Jermaine O'Neal and Brandon Espinosa… Son of Juan Reyna and Dina Barrera… Born July 16, 2002… Undecided major…
 
Jason Sinani | 6-3, 195 | Sophomore | Guard | Oak Creek, Wis. | Oak Creek | Milwaukee
2021-22: Played in 21 games with four starts as a freshman at Milwaukee… Averaged 1.0 points and 0.9 assists while playing 8.8 minutes per game… Started last three games of season… Hit career highs with 10 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 threes) and 21 minutes at IUPUI (2/24)… Dealt season-high 3 assists vs IUPUI (1/15)…
Prep/Personal: Jasin Sinani was named honorable mention all-state as a senior at Oak Creek HS in 2021… Southeast Conference player of the year when he averaged better than 20 points… Also starting quarterback on football team three years… Played for Wisconsin Rap AAU team and ranked among top 30 players in Wisconsin… Son of Kujt and Terri Sinani… Born July 8, 2000… Business marketing major…
 
Elijah Walsh | 6-5, 185 | Freshman | Guard | Leeds, England | The Master's Academy (Fla.)
Prep/Personal: Elijah Eric Walsh averaged 20 points and 9 rebounds per game and earned 3-A all-state honors in 2021-22 at The Master's Academy in Oviedo, Fla… Selected to the 2020 Great Britain U-18 National Team… Fifth-ranked player in England in Luol Deng UK Top 50 rating… 2019-20 ABL League MVP in England after averaging 34.3 points and 4.8 steals… Scored career high 50 points in just 20 minutes during one game… Son of Wilbert and Annabel Walsh… Born Dec. 17, 2002… Undecided major…