MOREHEAD, Ky. -- With a proud Native American heritage, Jaden Stanley-Williams has joined the Morehead State men's basketball program and will suit up for head coach Preston's Spradlin's club in 2019-20.

Stanley-Williams comes to MSU after a season at Columbia (Tenn.) State and grew up in Montana on the Rocky Boy's Native American Reservation before investing in his basketball and academic career by enrolling at Discovery High School in Lawrenceville, Ga., for his junior and senior years. Rocky Boys is a Chippewa-Cree reservation located in North Central Montana, about 40 miles from the Canadian border.

He will have three seasons of collegiate availability remaining.

"He checks a lot of boxes for us," said Spradlin. "He has great character, good motor, high academic skills and a value to getting his degree. We are excited about the maturity he is going to add to our roster. He already has a great body and shoots it well from the perimeter."

"I am really close with my family and proud of my heritage," said Stanley-Williams. "I had a really good feeling on my visit that Morehead State is a place where I could fit in not only with basketball, but off the floor with the campus and community. I am a small-town guy who likes school and playing basketball."

Stanley-Williams, a 6-foot-7 forward, averaged 9.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game for head coach Winston Neal at Columbia State in 2018-19, helping his team to a 20-win campaign. Stanley-Williams follows in the path of recent Eagle senior A.J Hicks, also from Columbia State.

"I really enjoyed how the coaching staff recruited me. I can remember (Assistant) Coach (Scott) Combs calling me as soon as he went from Martin Methodist to Morehead State," Stanley-Williams added. "I know there are a ton of guys hoping to get that call with the scholarship offer, and I am sure glad they called on me.  I told Coach Spradlin and the rest of the coaches that I will work my tail off and help the team out anyway I can."

Stanley-Williams completes the Eagles' recruiting class for 2019-20.