INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI Athletics Department and head basketball coach Byron Rimm II announced the signing of Azariah Seay to a national letter of intent on Wednesday (June 17). Seay, a 6-foot-4 guard, comes to IUPUI from Blinn (Texas) College and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. 

"I'm excited about bringing AZ into the program. He's been committed since around Christmas and I've known him going back to my time at Alabama State. He's a good scorer and has a really good feel for the game. He's a tough kid and a smart kid and does a lot of things well on the basketball court.

"He can play the 1, 2 or 3 and is just a flat out winner. He's going to fit in well to what we want to do." 

Seay averaged 13.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game at Blinn this past season while shooting 49 percent from the floor and 38 percent from three-point range. He was named second team All-Region XIV while helping Blinn to a 23-10 mark and a second-place finish in the NJCAA Regional XIV Tournament. Seay finished the season strong, being named to the Region XIV All-Tournament Team after averaging 21.0 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting 21-of-40 (52.5 percent) from the floor and 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from three-point range in three postseason games. 

For the season, he scored in double-digits in 22 of his 30 appearances, including topping 20 on six different occasions. He tallied a season-high 28 points (11-18 FG, 2-2 3's, 4-4 FT) at Coastal Bend College on Jan. 25. 

Seay played his freshman season at Alabama State, appearing in 19 games for the Hornets. He totaled 34 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists on the year, tallying a season-high nine points on three threes at Akron on Nov. 28. 

Seay was a three-time All-Metro performer, playing his first three high schools seasons at Prattville (Ala.) High School before moving to Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Ala., for his final season. He was a three-time All-County performer and member of the Super State Team before later being chosen to play in the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) North-South All-Star Game.

He becomes IUPUI's third addition for next season, joining freshman forward Sadaidriene "DayDay" Hall from Sulphur Springs, Texas and junior college guard Bobby Harvey.

 

2020 IUPUI Men's Basketball Signing Class (as of 6/17/2020)
Name	Ht.	Wt.	Pos.	Hometown
Sadaidriene "DayDay" Hall	6-6	200	F	Sulphur Springs, Texas
Bobby Harvey	6-3	200	G	Hazel Crest, Ill.
Azariah Seay	6-4	180	G	Prattville, Ala.