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JUCO guard Niem Stevenson becomes first signee in Chris Beard era

The Chris Beard era at Texas Tech began with a bang on the recruiting trail.

Seward County Community College's Niem Stevenson, who took an official visit to Lubbock over the weekend, signed his National Letter of Intent on Tuesday morning.

"On my visit, I just really liked how great all of the fans and the people of Lubbock treated me," Stevenson said at a press conference. "I just knew once I came back from Lubbock that it was the place for me.

"I did have some visits planned, but I knew this was where I wanted to go.