BEAUMONT, Texas – Lamar University added three transfers and signed one prep standout announced head coach Alvin Brooks Wednesday afternoon. The current class includes Ja'Sean Jackson (6-0, G, Abilene Christian), B.B. Knight (6-6, G, Tulsa), Aleksa Lekic (6-10, C, Montenegro) and Errol White (6-7, F, Eastern New Mexico).
 
The newest additions to the roster bring the Cardinals' 2022-23 signing class to five – Jayden Barrs (6-1, 190, G, Manor, Texas) signed with LU in November.
 
The Cardinals incoming class bring balance, experience and a wide array of skills which include three guards (Barrs, Jackson and Knight), one forward (White) and one center (Lekic). The newest signees compliment a Cardinal roster which return eight letterwinners who recorded starting experience at some point during the 2022-23 season and totaled 95 games of game action.
 
"We are very excited about this signing class," said Brooks. "Three of the four come here already with college experience, while Aleksa comes to us with international experience. This is a talented group we have added to the roster."
 
Among the three transfers, Knight will have three years of eligibility remaining with the Cardinals. All three have recorded collegiate starting experience before arriving in Beaumont.
 
Jackson played in 66 games for Abilene Christian and scored nearly 200 points in his two seasons with the Wildcats. A highly-touted prospect coming out of high school, Jackson was an all-state selection who received San Antonio Express News Player of the Year honors following a year where he guided his prep squad to a state championship.
 
Knight played in 30 games earning 12 starts in his lone season with the Golden Hurricane. He scored 73 points while averaging 14 minutes per game as a rookie, which followed a prep career that saw Knight score more than 1,100 points and knock down a school-record 247 three-pointers.
 
White comes to LU after an all-conference season at Eastern New Mexico. One of the top defensive players in the Lone Star Conference, White averaged nearly a double-double per game for ENMU scoring 10.6 points and pulling down nearly 9.0 rebounds per contest. White also ranked among the league leaders in steals, while shooting 54 percent from the field.
 
Lekic marks the second player – standing 6-10 – from Montenegro that Brooks has brought to Beaumont in as many seasons. The athletic center comes to the Golden Triangle after a highly successful run with his junior national team. Guiding his squad to five Montenegro National Youth tournaments, Lekic averaged better than 7.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game during the U18 European National Championships.
 
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2023 Lamar University Spring Signee Bios
 
Ja'Sean Jackson – G – 6-0 – 170 – Jr.-TR – San Antonio, Texas/Wagner HS (Abilene Christian)
Abilene Christian: Will have two years of eligibility remaining at LU … Played in 66 games earning one start for ACU … Averaged 15 minutes per game, scoring 191 points, pulling down 78 rebounds, dishing out 70 assists and recording 41 steals during his time with the Wildcats … Knocked down 26 three-pointers, while converting 71 percent of his free throw attempts. High School: A two-time all-region selection … Named district player of the year and all-state … The San Antonio Express News regarded him as the Player of the Year … Guided Wagner to a 2020 state title, this coming just one season after Wager finished 2019 as state runner-up.
 
B.B. Knight – G – 6-6 – 189 – So.-TR – Katy, Texas/Tompkins HS (Tulsa)
Tulsa: Will have three years of eligibility remaining … Played in 30 games earning 12 starts … Averaged nearly 14 minutes per game … Scored 73 points (2.4 pg) and pulled down 40 rebounds (1.3 pg) during his rookie season … Knocked down 19 three-pointers. High School: A four-year letterwinner … Record-setting prep career that ended with 1,167 points – including 247 three-pointers – while converting 86 percent of his free throws (all three were school records) … Also set school record for three-pointers in a game … Averaged better than 21 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a junior … A first-team All-District 19-6A selection … Named District 19-6A Newcomer of the Year following his freshman season.
 
Aleksa Lekic – C – 6-10 – 195 – Fr.-HS – Montenegro/KK Buducnost VOLI
Second player on the Cardinals' roster from Montenegro (Janko Bulajic) … Averaged nearly 7.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a member of the national team in the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championships … Guided his team to five National Youth Montenegrin Championship titles.
 
Errol White – F – 6-7 – 205 – Jr.-TR – Queens, N.Y./Cardozo HS (Eastern New Mexico)
Eastern New Mexico: Will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Cardinals … A former two-time conference player of the week selection who earned All-Lone Star Conference second-team honors and Lone Star All-Defensive team honors in 2022-23 … Averaged 10.6 points per game as a sophomore and was second in the league pulling down 8.6 rebounds per game … Also ranked among the league's top 10 in steals (1.4 spg) … Shot 54 percent from the floor … Transferred to ENMU from Angelina College where played in and started all 29 games averaging nearly a double-double per game (10.1 ppg and 9.1 rpg). High School: Twice led the league in rebounds.