St. Joseph's adds guard

Evan Maschmeyer, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound wing guard from Jeffersonville (Indiana) High, has enrolled at St. Joseph's and will be eligible to play for the Hawks this season.

A solid three-point shooter, Maschmeyer averaged 15 points a game and helped Jeffersonville reach the Indiana Class AAAA semifinals.

Maschmeyer said injuries to his ankle and wrist limited him through most of his senior season, and recruiting interest dropped off as a result. He visited Boston College after his junior season, when he also attracted interest from Wisconsin and several Ivy League schools, including Penn.

"I never got into a flow my senior year because I rushed back too soon from the ankle injury," Maschmeyer said Thursday. "So I was planning to go to prep school because I thought the colleges that were interested in me after last season weren't a good fit. But then Coach [Phil] Martelli reached out to me after hearing about me from some other coaches and watching some film. He told me playing time is not promised, that I'll have to earn it. That's the way it should be."

One of those coaches was Butler's Brad Stevens.

A scholarship opened up for Maschmeyer after Todd O'Brien, a 6-11 center, left St. Joseph's to attend graduate school at Alabama-Birmingham. O'Brien had a year of eligibility remaining. He recently graduated from St. Joseph's and hopes to finish his collegiate playing career at UAB.