June 2006

Texas A&M men's basketball signee Joseph Fulce, who played forward at Plano High School, will attend a prep school in Virginia this fall rather than begin his college career with the Aggies.

Fulce, who will attend Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va., said the decision came down to academic and athletic reasons. He still must get a high score on the SAT to qualify at A&M, and instead of taking the college entrance exam again this month, he will take it at prep school, he said.

"It [Massanutten] will help me prepare a little more for college and help me grow up better as a person before I get down there [Texas A&M]," Fulce said.

The 6-foot-8, 200-pound Fulce said he also will try to bulk up five or 10 more pounds to get ready to play small forward in the Big 12 Conference. Fulce recovered from midseason surgery to help lead Plano to the Class 5A State Championship.

Fulce said he is still committed to playing in 2007-08 for A&M even though NCAA guidelines allow him to accept a scholarship from another school.

Fulce was part of a five-person signing class that included Pflugerville guard Bryan Beasley, Grand Prairie forward Bryan Davis, Seagoville guard Derrick Roland and Seagoville guard Donald Sloan.