RICHMOND, Ky. – High school seniors Parker Chitty and Asante Gist have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team beginning in 2016-17, head coach Dan McHale announced on Friday.
 
Chitty is a 6-2 guard out of Columbus, Indiana where he plays for his father, Brent Chitty, at Columbus East High School.
 
He was a first team All-Hoosier Hills Conference selection as a junior and a member of the 2015 Indiana Junior All-Stars, who defeated the Indiana Senior All-Stars over the summer.
 
Chitty played on the Under Armour Circuit for the Indy Hoosiers AAU program under coach Billy Shepherd.
 
"We are excited to welcome Parker to our Colonel family," McHale said. "Being the son of a successful high school coach, I know I'm already getting a well-groomed young man who knows how to play the game."
 
Gist is a 6-1 point guard out of West Orange, New Jersey, where he plays for legendary coach Bob Hurley Sr. at St. Anthony High School.
 
He averaged 14.8 points-per-game as a junior at Marist High School last year and was a key component on Roselle Catholic's Tournament of Champion-winning squad as a freshman in 2013.
 
Gist is rated as a three-star prospect. His final three schools were EKU, Central Florida and Bowling Green. He also had offers from the likes of La Salle, Penn, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Fordham and South Florida.
 
"We are thrilled that Asante has become a Colonel," McHale said. "Anytime you can get a player of his caliber, coupled with the fact that he plays for Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley at St. Anthony, you are adding someone very special to your family. Asante had numerous Big Ten, Big East and AAC offers and chose to make Richmond his new home. We are more than excited!"
 
McHale and the Colonels opened the 2015-16 campaign with a 107-88 win over Coppin State on Friday night.
 
@EKUHoops Class of 2016
 
Parker Chitty
6-2 Guard
Columbus, Indiana
Columbus East HS
 
Asante Gist
6-1 Guard
West Orange, New Jersey
St. Anthony HS