SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team has announced that Devante Doutrive has joined the Runnin' Ute program. He plans to redshirt for the 2017-18 year and then intends to play for the Utes in 2018-19.
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Doutrive is a 6-5, 190-pound shooting guard out of Woodland Hills, Calif. He played his prep basketball at Birmingham High School, out of Lake Balboa, Calif., where he averaged 22.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and helped lead his high school squad to a state championship title this past season.
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"We are very excited to welcome Davante to our basketball program," said head coach
Larry Krystkowiak. "He is very athletic and has a great knack for putting points on the board. He is also a tremendous passer and will fit into our system, quite well. He will be a great addition to the team and we look forward to working with him when fall workouts begin."
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A two-time all-conference selection, Doutrive also managed to record 5.6 assists and 2.7 steals per game during his senior campaign and then went on to earn John R. Wooden/High School Player of the Year accolades in the CIF Los Angeles City Section. As a junior, Doutrive averaged 23.6 points, 9.3 rebounds 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
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Doutrive, who played AAU basketball for Pro Skills Sports Academy and Laurian Watkins, has been ranked a four-star recruit by ESPN.
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The Utes open the 2017-18 season with its annual Night with the Runnin' Utes, Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Huntsman Center. Utah will play an exhibition contest hosting Montana Tech on Wednesday, Nov. 1, before opening the regular-season at home against Prairie View A&M on Friday, Nov. 10.