BOCA RATON, Fla. – (Nov. 19, 2019) – Florida Atlantic University head men’s basketball coach Dusty May has announced the signing of two student-athletes for the 2020-21 season.
“We are extremely excited to welcome Giancarlo Rosado and Johnell “Nelly” Davis to our Florida Atlantic Family,” said Coach May. “Both Giancarlo and Nelly come from highly respected high school and AAU programs that have prepared them to play college basketball at a high level.”
Rosado is a 6-foot-8 forward from nearby Palm Beach Lakes High School who averaged 20 points and seven rebounds per game as a junior and was named All-Palm Beach County by both the Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel. The Rams finished last season with a 20-5 record and advanced to the regional quarterfinals. Rosado also led his AAU team, Each 1 Teach 1 in scoring on the Nike EYBL circuit.
“Giancarlo is an extremely skilled forward who has the ability to score the ball and really fits our style of play,” May stated. “It is important for us to recruit the state of Florida, and in particular Palm Beach County. In signing Giancarlo, we are adding one of the best players in our area to our roster.”
Davis is a 6-4 guard from Gary, Indiana. Davis averaged 25 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 3.2 assists per game last year, helping the Cougars to a fourth straight sectional championship. He made the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Underclass All-State Supreme 15. Davis was named to the Nike EYBL All-Defensive team for his AAU program, Indy Heat. He also led the team in rebounding.
“With the signing of Nelly, we are adding a versatile guard who brings both size and an ability to play on both ends of the floor,” May noted. “He will be able to greatly impact the game with his physicality and ability to rebound, especially on the defensive end.”
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FAU Athletics is comprised of 21 intercollegiate teams involving 450 student-athletes that compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, beach volleyball, cheer and dance. The Owls are a NCAA Division I-A (FBS) institution and compete in Conference USA and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) (beach volleyball, men’s swimming). The Owls have been playing football since 2001 and are a perfect 3-0 in bowl games, the most recent being a 50-3 victory over Akron in the 2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl. The dance team finished its 2014 season No. 8, nationally. FAU cheer won a national championship in 2016.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of critical areas that form the basis of its strategic plan: Healthy aging, biotech, coastal and marine issues, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, informatics, lifespan and the environment. These areas provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
