SACRAMENTO -- Sacramento State first-year head coach David Patrick announced today that center Bowyn Beatty and point guard Bailey Nunn have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Hornets, and will enroll at the University as freshmen in the fall.

Both are from Australia, with Beatty playing in the NBA Global Academy/Centre of Excellence and Nunn playing pro ball for the Knox Raiders of the NBL1. They are the Hornets' first two signees of the 2023-24 recruiting class.

The Beatty File
• A 7-foot, 220-pound center from Canberra, Australia. Name is pronounced Bo-win Bee-dee.
• Has played for the NBA Global Academy/Centre of Excellence - an elite basketball training center in Canberra, Australia - since July of 2021.
• He will join Kiir Kiir Chol Deng as two Hornets to have played for the NBA Global Academy in Australia.
• The NBA Global Academy is the NBA's hub for top players outside the United States.
• In July, Beatty traveled with the team to participate in the NBA Academy Games in Atlanta where they finished as the tournament runner-up.
• In the semifinals, he had 10 points, eight rebounds and two assists to help NBA Global Academy reach the title game.
• Has played for the Australian Junior National Team since 2019 when he was a 15-year old.
• Won a bronze medal with Basketball ACT at the U18 Australian National Championships in 2021.
• Mother, Tracey Peacock, played 17 years of pro ball in the WNBL of Australia where she won five championships. She is currently third in league history in blocks (444) and 10th in games (347). Also played 80 games for the national team.

Patrick quote - "Bowyn gives us immediate size and skill at the center and forward positions. At 7-feet tall, he can play inside and out, and has the ability to guard multiple positions on the floor. Bowyn is an exceptional passer and has a high basketball IQ. His training at the NBA Global Academy has readied him to make an immediate impact on and off the floor. We are thrilled he chose our Sacramento State basketball family over many suitors."

The Nunn File
• A 6-foot, 160-pound point guard from Melbourne, Australia.
• Played pro ball this past summer for the Knox Raiders of the Australian NBL1 South League.
• In 18 games, he averaged 6.4 points and 16.2 minutes per game. Shot 40% from the 3-point line.
• Played for Victoria at the U20 Australian National Championships in April.
• A 2022 graduate of Haileybury (high school) in Melbourne.
• As a senior, he led the Bloods to a league championship and was the team captain while averaging 25.2 points and 10.1 assists per game.
• During his junior year, he averaged 21.0 points and 7.4 assists per game.
• Was a first team all-league selection each of his final two years of high school ball.
• Averaged at least 16 points every year of high school (team did not play during his sophomore year because of the pandemic).
• Brother, Brody Nunn, is currently a redshirt freshman guard at Seattle University.

Patrick quote - "We are excited at the addition of Bailey to our program. He gives us another point guard who has the ability to run a team and shoot the basketball. His experience playing at the highest level in Australia will be an asset. We are grateful Bailey and his family chose to be a part of the Sacramento State basketball family."