UNLV lost its first member of the current basketball recruiting class.
Christian Vital confirmed in a Twitter direct message Wednesday that he decided to open his recruiting process because of the Rebels’ coaching change and that he did not sign with a letter of intent in November.
Vital, a 6-foot 2-inch, 175-pound guard at St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut, had chosen the Rebels over Dayton. He is a three-star prospect, according to the composite rankings at 247Sports.com.
Vital signed a scholarship paper rather than a letter of intent, which allowed then-Rebels coach Dave Rice to comment on him.