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Maine Men's Basketball Signs Jon Sheets
May 3, 2005 ORONO, Maine -- University of Maine men's basketball coach Ted Woodward announced today that he has received a National Letter of Intent (NLI) from Jon Sheets. Sheets will join the Black Bears in the fall of 2005 as a junior. "We are thrilled to have Jon join our basketball program," said head coach Ted Woodward. "He is a very talented guard who can play two positions, a tremendous shooter and passer, and is an outstanding person who is a winner and brings great leadership to our basketball team." Sheets is a 6-0 guard from Penn Valley, Calif. A 2003 graduate of Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley, Calif., Sheets played the past two years at Yuba City Community College in California. He averaged 12.5 points per game, 4.5 assists per game and 3.1 steals per game. Sheets shot 40.6 percent from three-point range and 83.5 percent from the free throw line. Yuba finished 17-10 this past season and Sheets earned All-Bay Valley Conference honors. All National Letter of Intent signings are contingent upon admission to the University of Maine and compliance with all NCAA rules, including registration with the NCAA Clearinghouse.
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