A little more than a week after Jamesville-Dewitt product Tyler Cavanaugh announced he would transfer to GW, the Colonials nabbed another player out of Central New York.
All-Central New York player of the year Jordan Roland posted Monday night on Twitter that he had committed to GW. The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 24 points per game last season as a junior at Westhill High School.
Roland led the Warriors to a sparkling 27-0 record, a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class B championship and the New York Federation Class B championship. In his team’s win over Olean in the Class B state championship game, Roland scored 41 points. He averaged 28.5 points a game in Westhill’s six post-season matchups.
The New York State Sportswriters Association named Roland the State of New York’s Class B Player of the Year. He is a shot-maker, leading the Warriors in three-point shots with 76 of them in 2013-14. Roland has dominated his class B competition, and looks the part of a promising player if he can adapt to Division I college competition.
Roland also competes in several events for the Warriors’ track and field team, Syracuse.com reported.
After exploding in the postseason, Roland also generated interest from Bucknell, Lafayette and Colgate. Roland’s father, Rahsaah Roland, was a guard at Mercyhurst College.
Roland and Cavanaugh will have two years to play together after Cavanaugh sits out next season under NCAA transfer laws and Roland completes his senior year of high school.
Finally committed to George Washington can't wait to be a part of their basketball program #Colonials#RaiseHigh
— Jordan Roland (@Jr0land12) July 14, 2014