The Portland State Basketball recruiting class has grown by one more as transfer James Scott has signed a grant-in-aid agreement for the 2020-21 season with the Viking program.
 
Head Coach Barret Peery made the announcement on Tuesday, adding a seventh player this spring and ninth overall to the recruiting class for the coming season.
 
Scott, a 6-5 guard, is a senior transfer from Temple University. He averaged 7.2 points per game for the Owls in 2019-20. Scott originally attended Kennesaw State in the Atlantic Sun Conference. He was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team, then averaged 17.3 points per game to rank third in the ASUN as a sophomore.
 
"I like James' offensive abilities. He really has a nose for the ball and a good ability to score in many different ways," said Viking Coach Barret Peery. "His experience will be very beneficial to us, having come from a very good league.
 
"I also think his athleticism will fit us at both ends of the floor with what we like to do," said Peery, referencing his team's full-court press game.
 
Scott is originally from Union, NJ where he attended St. Benedict's Prep and was a first-team All-State performer.
 
Portland State has signed a total of nine student-athletes for 2020-21. PSU returns five letterwinners and one redshirt from the 2019-20 season.
 
PSU was 18-14 overall, 12-8 and fourth place in the Big Sky Conference this past season.
 
GRANT-IN-AID SIGNING – May 12, 2020
James Scott, G, 6-5, 185, SR, TR, Union, NJ (St. Benedict's Prep/Kennesaw State/Temple)
 
PREVIOUS NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT/GRANT-IN-AID SIGNINGS
Jacob Eyman, F/C, 6-10, 225, SO, JC, Los Alamitos, CA (Los Alamitos HS/Fullerton College)
Khalid Thomas, F, 6-9, 210, GRAD, TR, West Linn, OR (West Linn HS/C. of Southern Idaho/Arizona State)
John Hall, F, 6-7, 215, GRAD, TR, Philadelphia, PA (Standard of Excellence Academy/Evansville)
Charles Jones, G, 6-2, 200, SR, TR, Portland, OR (David Douglas HS/C. of Southern Idaho/Utah)
Amari McCray, C, 6-9, 265, GRAD, TR, Ruston, LA (Ruston HS/Howard (TX) College/U. of Pacific)
Elijah Hardy, G, 6-2, 170, JR, TR, Oakland, CA (Bishop O'Dowd HS/Washington)
Paris Dawson, G, 6-0, 160, FR, HS, Corona, CA (Centennial HS)
Kiimani Holt, G, 6-4, 200, FR, HS, Phoenix, AZ (PHH Prep)