Paris Announces Addition of Yarmah to 2025 Signing Class

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Head coach Lamont Paris announced the addition of Abu Yarmah to the Gamecocks’ 2025 signing class on Monday. A 6-7, 205-pound wing from Roanoke, Virginia, Yarmah was high school teammates with fellow South Carolina signees Eli Ellis and Hayden Assemian at Moravian Prep and the YNG Dreamerz in Overtime Elite.

Yarmah averaged 13.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game in helping his squad win the OTE Championship this March. He had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in the series-clinching win over City Reapers on March 14.

“Being high school teammates with two incoming gamecock freshmen has its perks,” said Paris. “One of them is that you get to call yourself OTE Champs! Another unpredictable one is that you played in front of the Gamecocks’ coach a lot. So when a coaching change happens at the college you were heading to and you decide to re-open your recruiting, you don’t have to look far to find a coach that is a believer in you and your game and has the trust of others in your circle that you trust. It seems as if every time I have watched Abu play, he has grown as a player. He’s shooting the ball more consistently from the 3-point line, making more plays as a rebounder and defender and has continued to improve physically and athletically as well. He can make 3s at a high level and needs very little room to get his shot off. He has a very good frame for a young guy and has a great foundation that we look to help him build upon.”

In his first OTE season in 2023-24, Yarmah averaged 10.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

Carolina’s 2025 recruiting class, which features Yarmah, Ellis, Assemian, Grant Polk and EJ Walker, ranks No. 24 in the final 247Sports Rankings, marking Paris’ first top-25 signing class at South Carolina.

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