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Aces' Dalembert Will Play at James Madison

The forward averaged 11.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 4.1 blocks for the state champs.

Yohanny Dalembert is headed to James Madison University.

The 6-foot-8-inch linchpin of the Lower Merion Aces 2013 PIAA AAAA state championship team, and half-brother of former Philadelphia 76er Sam Dalembert, spurned Drexel, Niagara, Wagner, Memphis, Temple, and Villanova to join JMU, Philly.com is reporting.

Dalembert averaged 11.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 4.1 blocks, according to the paper. 

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Dalembert's Aces teammate, BJ Johnson, had previously accepted a basketball scholarship to Syracuse University, while 2012 Lower Merion graduate Darryl Reynolds agreed to play at Villanova last month.

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