The Prairie View A&M men's basketball team added three difference makers to its 2013 signing class with three junior college players with the potential to make immediate impacts. Panthers coach Byron Rimm said that guards John Brisco, Treshawn Hagood and Karim York round out a five-man class, which includes 6-9 junior center Reggis Onwukamuche from Lone Star College – Cy Fair and 6-6 freshman guard Rashaan Surles from Homewood-Floorsmoor High School in Floorsmoor, Ill.
 
John Brisco
Guard
5-11 – 172 – Junior
Longview, Texas – Temple Junior College
Brisco was the leading scorer for Temple Junior College, averaging 14.9 points per contest as a sophomore…He started 30 of 31 games and was ninth in the nation (NJCAA) with 79 steals, which comes out to 2.5 per contest…Brisco led the team with 5.3 assists per game and his 165 total assists ranked him at 22^nd in the nation…Scoreds 44 points, dished out seven assists and recorded four steals while playing the entire game in a win over Hill College...He played at Northwestern State before his time at Temple Junior College.
Also Recruited By: Northern Colorado, Northwestern State, Texas-Pan American

“He is a combo guard that can come in and fill it up,” Rimm said. “He can score the ball pretty well. He can defend, and he's also a floor leader out there. He comes from a winning program at Temple and he played his freshman year at Northwestern State.”
 
Treshawn Hagood
Guard
6-2 – 175 – Junior
Pensacola, Fla. – East Georgia State College
Treshawn Hagood led the nation (NJCAA) with 154 total steals as a sophomore at East Georgia State College…He averaged 4.5 steals per game and was also one the top passers in the nation with 252 total assists, which comes to 7.4 assists per game…Hagood was second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.9 points and also proved to be able to take care of the ball with a 2.4 assist to turnover ratio (46^th nationally)…He scored a career-high 24 points at Jacksonville College on Jan. 2, 2013…Started his career out at Florida A&M before playing at East Georgia State.
Also Recruited By: Austin Peay, Texas Southern and Ole Miss

“We are excited about Treshawn. He is one of the top defensive junior college players in the country,” Rimm said. “He's going to bring a lot of intensity and a lot of hard work to the program. He led the nation in steals, and he can shoot the ball pretty well. He's going to step in right away and get playing time with his work ethic.”
 
Karim York
Guard
6-8 – 225 – Sophomore
Del Valle, Texas – Howard College
Karim York played in 24 games as a freshman at Howard college and started 10 of those contests…He averaged 5.0 points per game and scored 119 total points on the season…He averaged 12.9 points for every 40 minutes…York averaged 15.4 minutes per game and grabbed an average 3.8 rebounds a contest…York was a redshirt at Santa Clara University before making the transition to Howard College.
Also Recruited By: Oral Roberts and Portland State
 
“Karim York is a 6-8, left-handed shooter. He's very athletic and a skilled player,” Rimm said. “He can put the ball on the floor. He's kind of like a Lamar Odom. He's coming in as a sophomore so he's going to be a force to be reckoned with at our school.”