Anticipation for the 2016-17 basketball season at the University of Hawaii at Hilo went up a notch Wednesday when coach GE Coleman was able to confirm the acceptance of a letter of intent from 6-foot-3 guard Eric Wattree, from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Wa.
Wattree played for Jon Callaghan, coach of previous signee Ryley Callaghan, a 6-2 guard transferring from Peninsula Community College, and comes with some captivating statistics. Water played in the backcourt at South Kitsap as a sophomore when Callaghan was the senior point guard.
Wattree averaged 23.2 points per game for the Wolves, far and away their top scorer in a season when injuries hampered them in a 9-13 season.