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St. Benedict’s guard signs with Rutgers

St. Benedict’s Prep guard Mike Poole has a signed a national letter of intent to play for Rutgers.

New coach Mike Rice announced the signing Thursday.

Poole, a Springfield Gardens, N.Y., resident, averaged 10.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists while hitting nearly 50 percent of his shots this past season.

The 6-foot-6, 200-pound Poole is the second St. Benedict’s player to recently commit to the Scarlet Knights, following power forward Gilvydas Biruta.

Austin Carroll, a shooting guard at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., also has signed a letter of intent to play for Rutgers.