PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania's John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men's Basketball, Steve Donahue, has announced his recruiting class for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Two young men, Cameron Thrower and Christian Ubochi, will join the Quakers' men's basketball roster this season as freshmen.
 
"We return a lot of quality young guys this year, so as a staff we really wanted to target a couple of players who could enhance our current group," said Donahue, who has been the Quakers' head coach since the 2015-16 season. "Cam and Chris have tremendous upsides, and I'm excited to see what the next four years have in store for the two of them. I think the potential is there for them to impact our program in extremely positive ways over the course of their careers."
 
Penn finished the 2021-22 season with a 12-16 overall record but overcame injuries down the stretch to finish 9-5 in Ivy League play and place third. The Quakers then lost to eventual champion Yale in an Ivy Madness semifinal.
 
CAM THROWER
6-3 | 180
Manhattan Beach, Calif. | Harvard-Westlake
High School: Four-year letter winner and two-year captain in basketball under head coach David Rebibo … H-W won Mission League championship all four years … McDonald's All-America nominee … All-state as a senior when he averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game … Two-time all-area … Two-time first-team All-Mission League and All-CIF (2020-21, 2021-22) … Averaged 15.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 4.5 apg as a junior … Played AAU ball with West Coast Elite (2021) … Honorable mention All-Mission League as a sophomore … Honor Roll student … Spanish National Exam Award recipient … Spanish Honor Society member.
 
Personal: Son of Michele Barney and Troy Thrower … Younger sister, Grace, is a Duke commit in volleyball … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
 
 
CHRIS UBOCHI
6-9 | 220
Lagos, Nigeria | Williston Northampton
High School: Spent a prep year at Williston Northampton under head coach Ben Farmer after playing four years of high school ball at Victory Christian Academic (under coach DJ Gay) and Mater Dei (under coach Jason Bryant) in California … New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class A Honorable Mention honors at Williston … At Mater Dei, won 2020-21 SoCal regional championship and two Mesa League titles (2019-20, 2020-21) … Named his league's Defensive Player of the Year three times … Played his AAU ball with California Select … Honor Roll student.
 
Personal: Son of Kenneth Ubochi … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.