EVANSTON, Ill. – Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins announced Wednesday that two individuals have signed National Letters of Intent to join Northwestern for the 2019-20 season.
Robbie Beran (Richmond, Va./Collegiate School) and Boo Buie (Albany, N.Y./Gould Academy (Maine)) both will be joining the Wildcat squad in Evanston next season. According to 247Sports, Beran is Northwestern's highest-rated recruit in program history.
Robbie Beran
F // 6-9 // 215
Richmond, Va./Collegiate School
High School: Rated as the No. 97 recruit and the No. 24 power forward in the nation according to Rivals.com … Averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, three blocks, and a steal as a junior … Highest-rated recruit in Northwestern history, according to 247sports.
Collins on Beran: "We're really excited to add Robbie Beran to the Northwestern basketball family. Robbie's a long, versatile forward who brings a lot to the table. A unique skillset, very athletic, very skilled, competes on both ends of the floor, and is an outstanding student-athlete and high-character guy that we'd love to build our program with."
Boo Buie
G // 6-2 // 190
Bethel, Me./Gould Academy
High School: Averaged 27 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals at Gould Academy … Second-ranked recruit from New York per 247Sports … Helped lead the Huskies to sectional and regionals championships … Named First Team All-State … Team MVP and Sectionals MVP.
Collins on Buie: "He is a dynamic guard. He's very athletic, can push the ball, get it in the paint, can score, can find others… the kind of guard who can add a lot to our program. He comes from a great basketball family; his brothers were college basketball players and he's grown up in the game. We're very excited about his future in our program."
Robbie Beran (Richmond, Va./Collegiate School) and Boo Buie (Albany, N.Y./Gould Academy (Maine)) both will be joining the Wildcat squad in Evanston next season. According to 247Sports, Beran is Northwestern's highest-rated recruit in program history.
Robbie Beran
F // 6-9 // 215
Richmond, Va./Collegiate School
High School: Rated as the No. 97 recruit and the No. 24 power forward in the nation according to Rivals.com … Averaged 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, three blocks, and a steal as a junior … Highest-rated recruit in Northwestern history, according to 247sports.
Collins on Beran: "We're really excited to add Robbie Beran to the Northwestern basketball family. Robbie's a long, versatile forward who brings a lot to the table. A unique skillset, very athletic, very skilled, competes on both ends of the floor, and is an outstanding student-athlete and high-character guy that we'd love to build our program with."
Boo Buie
G // 6-2 // 190
Bethel, Me./Gould Academy
High School: Averaged 27 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals at Gould Academy … Second-ranked recruit from New York per 247Sports … Helped lead the Huskies to sectional and regionals championships … Named First Team All-State … Team MVP and Sectionals MVP.
Collins on Buie: "He is a dynamic guard. He's very athletic, can push the ball, get it in the paint, can score, can find others… the kind of guard who can add a lot to our program. He comes from a great basketball family; his brothers were college basketball players and he's grown up in the game. We're very excited about his future in our program."