Men's Basketball | 9/13/2022 1:18:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – First-year head coach Chris Bess announced the addition of seven incoming players for the Bloomsburg University men's basketball team as part of the program's 2022-23 incoming class. 
 
"I'm extremely excited to have these seven talented players join the program this season," said Bess. "This year's class features a nice blend of incoming freshman and transfer students that will fit in nicely with the key returners we will have back on the roster this season"  
 
The program's 2022-23 class features three incoming freshman, three junior college transfers, and one incoming graduate student with two years of eligibility remaining.
 
The incoming freshmen are Danny Bruce (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane), Malik Cook-Stephens (Chester, Pa./Chester Charter Scholars Academy) and Dominic L'Amoreaux (Maine-Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell). They will be accompanied by three junior college transfers in Raphael Castillo (Newark, N.J./Morristown Beard), Sean Haus (Southampton,Pa./William Tennent) and Kyle Saglimben (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy). One graduate transfer will also be joining the Huskies next season as Desmond Freeman (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford) joins Bloomsburg with two years of eligibility after finishing his undergraduate degree at Bluefield State.
 
Listed below are brief bios on each incoming player: 
 

Name	Hometown	High School / Previous School
Danny Bruce (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane)	Edinboro, Pa.	General McLane High School
Malik Cook-Stephens (Chester, Pa./Chester Charter Scholars Academy)	Chester, Pa.	Chester Charter Scholars Academy
Dominic L'Amoreaux (Maine-Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell)	Endwell, N.Y.	Maine-Endwell High School
Raphael Castillo (Newark, N.J./Morristown Beard)	Newark, N.J.	Allegany College of Maryland
Sean Haus (Southampton,Pa./William Tennent)	Southampton, Pa.	Bucks County Community College
Kyle Saglimben (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy)	Langhorne, Pa.	Bucks County Community College
Desmond Freeman (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford)	Greensboro, N.C.	Bluefield State

 
 
Danny Bruce (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane): Bruce is a 6-8, 205-pound wing that will enter Bloomsburg as a freshman from General McLane High School in Edinboro, Pa. At General McLane, Bruce was tabbed the Region Player of the Year and was named First Team All-Region and All-District while also earning a nomination for the Pennsylvania Basketball Player of the Year. Bruce finished his senior season by leading General McLane to a District 10 Class 5A Championship in 2022. 
 
Raphael Castillo (Newark, N.J./Morristown Beard): Castillo is a 6-3, 190-pound guard who is transferring into Bloomsburg from Allegany College of Maryland as a junior. The Newark, N.J. native averaged 7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game at Allegany, which averaged 81.4 points per game as a team and went 15-12 last season.

Malik Cook-Stephens (Chester, Pa./Chester Charter Scholars Academy): Cook-Stephens enters Bloomsburg as a 6-4, 170-pound freshman guard from Chester Charter Scholars Academy in Chester, Pa. In high school, Cook-Stephens was named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class 1A All-State 3^rd Team while helping Chester Charter win a District One title in 2020. Cook-Stephens was named to the All-Delco Team twice and was ranked as the No. 37 player in Pennsylvania in 2021.

Desmond Freeman (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford): Freeman is a 6-0, 170-pound guard who is transferring into Bloomsburg from Bluefield State as a graduate student with two years of eligibility remaining. Last season with Bluefield State, Freeman appeared in 20 games and averaged 6.4 points while shooting nearly 40% from the floor. The Greensboro, N.C. native knocked down 24 threes on the season, which was the third most on the team.  

Sean Haus (Southampton,Pa./William Tennent): Haus enters Bloomsburg as a 6-4, 175-pound wing who is joining the men's basketball program as a transfer from Bucks County Community College. With the Centurions, Haus averaged 12.5 points per game and shot 55.1% from the floor. By the season's end, Haus led all of USCAA Division 2 in free throw shooting percentage (91.7%) and three-point percentage (51.5%) while helping Bucks go 8-7 overall last season. 
 
Dominic L'Amoreaux (Maine-Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell): L'Amoreaux is an incoming freshman guard from Maine-Endwell High School in Endwell, N.Y. The 6-3, 180-pound guard helped lead Maine-Endwell to a Section 4 Championship last season by leading the team in scoring with nearly 25 points per game. In addition, L'Amoreaux finished the season total of 572 points, which was a program record.
 
Kyle Saglimben (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy): Saglimben is a 6-5, 195-pound forward who will enter Bloomsburg as a sophomore and another transfer student from Bucks County Community College. Last season with Haus and the Centurions, Saglimben averaged 12.1 points and 14.1 minutes per game while shooting 48.6% from the floor. During his time at Neshaminy High School, the 6-5 forward set the program's single-game record for three pointers in a game (8) and he was named to the All-Suburban One League 3^rd Team.