Your Villanova Wildcats have landed their second pledge in the class of 2017 as Jermaine Samuels has made a verbal commitment to Jay Wright.
I want to thank God, my family & Coach Todd of X for helping me get to where I'm at now. I'm officially a Wildcat u26aaufe0f pic.twitter.com/ddsxSfxUZS
— Jermaine Samuels Jr. (@J_Swizz23) August 27, 2016
Samuels is a 6’6” wing who attends The Rivers School (Mass.) and played for Expressions Elite (Mass.) on the Nike EYBL circuit. With Josh Hart and Kris Jenkins set to graduate, he fills a position of need and should compete for early playing time when he arrives on campus.