Ellenson highlights Marquette's 2015 recruiting class

MILWAUKEE--The Marquette Golden Eagles basketball team signed all four of their class of 2015 verbal commits, led by five-star prospect Henry Ellenson, the school announced Wednesday.

Ellenson, from Rice Lake, is one of the top-rated prospects in the country. A 6'10 forward, he will join his brother, Wally, on Marquette's roster in 2015.

“He is everything we are looking for, and will continue to look for, in a basketball player at Marquette,” Steve Wojciechowski, head coach of the Golden Eagles, said of Ellenson.  “His experience at the international level representing our country and competing against the best players in the world is something we look forward to him continuing while at Marquette.”

Ellenson headlines a top-five recruiting class, along with as Nick Noskowiak (Sun Prairie), Matt Heldt (Neenah) and Haanif Cheatham (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).