Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
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Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Men's Basketball Lands Four Recruits
11/9/2005 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 9, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah men's basketball team has signed four high school seniors to national letters of intent. The announcement came today from Ute head coach Ray Giacoletti.
The Runnin' Utes have signed Daniel Deane, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound forward from Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake City; Curtis Eatmon, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound point guard from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; David Foster, 7-foot-1, 220-pound center from Lake Forest, Calif.; and Kim Tillie, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound forward from Cagnes-sur-Mer, France.
Three of Utah's signees have been named to the "2005-06 Best in the West" team compiled by Frank Burlison of the Long Beach Press Telegram. Of the top 45 players on the team, Utah has signed two of the five that committed to Mountain West Conference schools. Utah is also the only Mountain West team to have more than one player make the list. Deane was named first team "Best in the West" as one of the top 15 players, and was the highest rated player to sign with a Mountain West Conference school. Eatmon was rated 27th and made the second team, while Foster was awarded honorable mention.
Deane, who lives in Park City, Utah, has been rated by USA Today as one of the Top 100 seniors in the nation for 2005-06. He averaged 19 points and 14 rebounds per game last season while leading Judge Memorial High School to a 16-9 record. Deane was named first team all-state by the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret Morning News as a sophomore and junior. He was selected to attend the NBA Top 100 camp in the summer of 2005 and was invited to the Adidas All-American camp the past two years. Deane also made official visits to Stanford, Gonzaga and Kansas. His father, Greg, played at Utah from 1975-79.
"It's extremely important for us to get the best players in the state of Utah, and Daniel is that player this year," said Giacoletti. "We're excited not only because his father played here, but Daniel is a tough, hard-nosed guy, and you don't find that a lot in the high school setting; it's an intangible that's lost today. He has a strong body and is very skilled for someone his size."
Eatmon, who is rated as the fourth-best point guard prospect on the West Coast, averaged 11.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, four assists and two steals per game in 2004-05 at Los Osos High School. He has been ranked as one of the Inland Empire's leaders in assists, steals and three-point shooting over the past two seasons. Eatmon was named second team all-conference in 2004-05 despite playing only 10 games due to an appendectomy. Last summer he was invited to attend the Adidas All-American camp. Eatmon chose Utah over Colorado State, San Diego and Santa Clara.
"Curtis is the consummate point guard," said Giacoletti. "He is somebody who can get out and pressure the basketball 94 feet, and he also has a great understanding of transition basketball, especially passing the basketball up the floor. Those are two great qualities that are hard to find, but are extremely important for the style that we want to play."
Foster averaged eight points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots per game last season for El Toro High School, leading the team to a 26-7 overall record and the co-championship in the South Coast League. El Toro lost in the CIF Southern Section finals in 2005, then fell in the second round of the California state tournament to national power Westchester High School. Foster was also recruited by BYU. He plans to join the Utes for the 2006-07 season before serving a two-year LDS Church mission.
"David's best days are ahead of him," said Giacoletti. "He runs very well for a guy who is 7-1 and has great hands. As he matures physically and gets stronger, he's going to become a very good player. He's already experienced a great deal of growth between his junior and senior years. Two or three years from now, we're going to be very excited that we were able to get David."
Tillie (pronounced TILL-ee) is currently attending high school in Paris and playing for Paris Basket Racing's Junior Team, one of the top French clubs. He is averaging 17 points and nine rebounds per game this season. Tillie will play for the French Under-18 National Team this coming summer in the European Championships. He also visited Florida and Old Dominion.
"Kim is one of the brightest young stars in the country of France," Giacoletti pointed out. "As a 17-year-old, he already has a great deal of international experience. He is extremely athletic for his size and has the chance to be a very good player. He has the ability to shoot from perimeter as well as create off the dribble. Kim also is an active rebounding presence inside. We are very excited to have him."
"We still have a scholarship available and are hoping to sign one more player in the early period," Giacoletti concluded. "But these four guys are the second brick in foundation for the future of Utah basketball. I want to thank our staff for the work they've put into this recruiting class in the last year. There has been a ton of hours spent on these four young men, not only in our state and on the West Coast, but in other countries as well. That hard work and effort has paid off for this program."
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