CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy announced the signing of Drew Steffe on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5 guard comes to Carbondale from Texas Tech and joins big man Jaheem Webber in Nagy’s initial recruiting class.

Steffe was ranked a consensus 4-star shooting guard by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports, On3, The Circuit, and MADE Hoops. The signing marks the first 4-star recruit signed by Southern Illinois since forward Anthony Booker in 2008.

“We’re very excited to sign Drew to our team. He’s the first player that we have gotten out of the portal, and we think that will give us momentum going forward,” Nagy said. “He has the ability to do so many things on the court, but he also fills a big need that we have in terms of his ability to shoot the basketball. With the way the three-point line has changed the game, we know he’ll certainly help our inside players by being out there.”

Steffe comes to Carbondale as a redshirt freshman after not playing in his first season at Texas Tech. He is a two-time Texas All-State, All-Region, All-Sweet 16, All-Elite 8 selection and was ranked a Top-10 player in the state of Texas by ESPN and GASO. The guard was a four-time First Team All-District honoree, was named the 2020 10-5A Newcomer of the Year, and helped his team to a 92-42 record over four seasons.

A Frisco, Texas native, Steffe was a four-year starter at Frisco Memorial High School where he finished with numerous records and accolades. He owns the program records for points (2,128), field goals made (444), 3-pointers made (265), and free throws made (475). He owns the single-season records at Frisco Memorial in points (599), 3-pointers made (80), free throws made (185) and free throw attempts (226). He also holds the single-game records in assists (14) and 3-pointers made (9).

Steffe averaged 18.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game in his final season at Frisco Memorial, shooting 83.9 percent from the free throw line en route to a TABC First Team and All-State selections. In his junior season, he was named the District 9-5A MVP, earned TABC First-Team All-State, and was a Dallas Morning News All-City selection.