Asprilla signs with K-State

The Kansas State basketball team made its recruiting class for the 2010-2011 season a lot bigger on Tuesday by announcing that Freddy Asprilla has given his written commitment to play for the Wildcats.

Asprilla, a 6-foot-10, 280-pound center, averaged 14 points and 9.3 rebounds with Florida International and was named 2009 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year for his efforts.

He comes to Manhattan from Miami Dade junior college.

It will be the second transfer of his college career.

Coming out of high school he was to attend Miami, but didn't qualify academically and attended prep school for a year instead.

He then agreed to sign with Florida International, but when Sergio Rouco, the coach he committed to, was replaced after his freshman season by current coach Isiah Thomas he chose to transfer.

Thomas denied Asprilla an official release from his scholarship, which meant Asprilla could not immediately join another Division I school. So he ended up in the JUCO ranks.

Asprilla is originally from Villavicencio, Colombia and played with Art Alvarez's AAU team as current K-State players Luis Colon and Denis Clemente once did.

Asprilla was a three-star player as a high school senior and has been a highly-touted junior college recruit ever since leaving FIU.

His best game at FIU came against Middle Tennessee State, when he scored a season-high 28 points and snared 10 rebounds. Against Western Kentucky and Troy, he grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds.

He joins incoming guards Will Spradling, of Kansas City, Mo., and Shane Southwell, of New York, on K-State's list of committed players.

He has two years of eligibility remaining.