Signing Report: Sam Siganos (2016)

<h2>CSP Release</h2><p><strong><span style="font-family:arial">ST. PAUL, Minn. –</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial"> Concordia-St. Paul head men&#39;s basketball coach <a href="http://www.cugoldenbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=373"><span style="color:windowtext">Joey James</span></a> has announced the additions of four prep standouts to the program for the 2016-17 season. The class covers four states: Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial">"We are very excited to announce our 2016 class!" exclaimed James. "I would like to thank my assistants <a href="http://www.cugoldenbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=374"><span style="color:windowtext">Eric Johnson</span></a> and <a href="http://www.cugoldenbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=371"><span style="color:windowtext">Andrew Kuderer</span></a> along with our graduate assistant <a href="http://www.cugoldenbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=375"><span style="color:windowtext">Roman Gentry</span></a> for all their time and hard work they put into this recruiting class." </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial">The team will welcome point guard <strong>Sam Siganos</strong> (Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS), forward <strong>Carter Brooks</strong> (Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North HS), forward <strong>Max Keefe</strong> (Germantown, Wis. / Germantown HS) and center <strong>Ted Brown</strong> (West Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic HS).</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial">"Our staff feels like we hit a &#39;home run&#39; with this group of young men. These guys all come from exceptional high school programs and have been taught by terrific coaches. They will fit in well with the team that we are continuing to build here at Concordia. They all exemplify what we are looking for in a student-athlete.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial">“Not only are they going to impact our program, they all have great character and will represent our program well on and off the floor, in the classroom and in the community. They are all terrific kids that come from incredible families.  We look forward to seeing all of them in a Golden Bear uniform next season."</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial">Sam Siganos  </span></strong><span style="font-family:arial">(G, 6-1, 175, Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS)</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial">Washington High School:</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial"> An All-State performer for the Warriors, earning three letters in basketball entering senior campaign … a two-time All-Metro Conference selection and junior captain … helped the Warriors to a second place finish as a junior and third place finish as a sophomore at the South Dakota State Tournament … led Warriors to a Metro Conference championship as a junior with a 22-3 record … Warriors went undefeated against in-state competition during his junior regular season … as a junior, averaged 7.6 points, 5.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds while nabbing 52 steals … shot 46.4 percent from the arc, sinking 71 three-pointers.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial">Personal:</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial"> Born April 27, 1997 … son of Stan and Janet Siganos … has a sister, Jenna … his father, Stan played basketball at Buena Vista College (Iowa) and his mother played softball at Hillsborough Community College (Fla.) … is undecided on a field of study at Concordia.</span></p> <p><strong><em><span style="font-family:arial">James on Siganos:</span></em></strong><span style="font-family:arial"> "Sam is such a unique young man that our guys are going to love playing with. He&#39;s a true point guard that possesses tremendous passing and ball handling ability. He also has the ability to create his own shot and competes his tail off on the defensive end. Sam is a true competitor that loves to play and knows how to win. His passion and leadership ability will be contagious for our team.  We&#39;re looking forward to Sam leading our program in the near future."</span></p>