DENVER – MSU Denver coach Michael Bahl has announced that guard Christian Wilson-Poole has signed a national letter of intent and will join the Roadrunners' 2019-20 roster.
 
Wilson-Poole, a 6-foot-2 guard, Wilson-Poole averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game this past season as a sophomore at Snead State (Ala.) Community College.
 
A native of Birmingham, Ala., Wilson-Poole played his high school ball at John Carroll Catholic, where he broke school scoring records previously held by NBA player DeMarre Carroll.
 
A capsule look at Wilson-Poole:
 
Christian Wilson-Poole | Guard | 6-2 | 180 | Birmingham, Ala. | John Carroll Catholic HS | Snead State (Ala.) CC

Coach Michael Bahl: " Christian is an outstanding young man. He comes from a very successful junior college program, and he understands what it takes to win. Christian is a very good athlete who can impact the game in a variety of ways. We are looking for Christian to have an immediate impact on our culture, and to compete for minutes. At the end of the day Christian is a great young man, and we can't wait to get him here for this upcoming season."

Snead State (Ala.) CC:

• Averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game as a sophomore
• Made ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 plays for spectacular around-the-back drive and layup at the national tournament
• Played for teams that were a combined 50-15 in two seasons, including Alabama Community College Conference champions his freshman season
• Shot 37.7 percent from 3-point range (26 of 69) as a freshman and was 10^th in the ACCC in league play at 46.3 percent (19 of 41)
• Career at Snead State: 9.0 points per game (541 points), 42.6 percent from the field (196 of 460), 33.2 percent from 3 (88 of 265), 70.1 percent on free throws (61 of 87), 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.8 steals.

High School:

• Broke school scoring records held by current NBA player DeMarre Carroll
• School records include career points (900), points in a game (44) and 3s in a game (10)
• Three-time selection to Birmingham "All Over the Mountain" team
• Three-time all-area selection
• Played in Texas-Louisiana high school all-star game and won "Louisiana Cares" MVP award
• Birmingham Fall League all-star
• Three-time offensive player of the year
• Four-year letterman in basketball
• Three-year letterman in baseball
• Received U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award at his high school
• Mu Alpha Theta math honor society

AAU:

• Played for Bledsoe Ice (Team sponsored by Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe)