{"id":279128,"date":"2026-09-04T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/279128\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:08:08","slug":"mccaffery-welcomes-six-to-the-class-of-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/279128\/","title":{"rendered":"McCaffery Welcomes Six to the Class of 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"


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PHILADELPHIA \u2013\u00a0The University of Pennsylvania’s John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Fran McCaffery<\/a>, has announced the program’s incoming class. The Class of 2030 includes six newcomers \u2013 Finley Billy<\/a>, Chase Geremia<\/a>, Isaiah Carroll<\/a>, Johnny Keenan<\/a>, Ethan Lin<\/a>, and Michael Pereira<\/a>.
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\n“I love this freshman class because we have every position represented and players who can play multiple positions,” said McCaffery. “We also have tremendous size and scoring ability, which provides us with a lot of depth and helps replace the talented class that left us last year.”
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\nFinley Billy<\/a>
\n6-8 | Forward | Arlington, Virginia | The Bullis School
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\nHigh School: Four-year varsity player and three-year captain, spending two seasons at St. John’s College High School under head coach Patrick O’Connor before a year at The Bullis School under head coach Bruce Kelley \u2026 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) champion \u2026 Played AAU with the Washington Warriors throughout his high school career \u2026 Won the Adidas 3SSB Championship \u2026 Cum laude, High Honor Roll and National Honor Society.
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\nPersonal: Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business
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\nWhy Penn?: “Coach McCaffery is a terrific coach and Penn is a terrific school. I fell in love with the campus and want to strive to be the best on the court and in the classroom.”
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Chase Geremia<\/a>

\n6-2 | Guard | Madison, Connecticut | The Newman School

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\nHigh School: Won a state championship with the Daniel Hand Tigers before transferring to The Newman School \u2026 Two-time AAA champion and national prep champion under head coach Jackson Johnson \u2026 Named MVP of the national prep championship \u2026 All-State honorable mention \u2026 All-NEPSAC honorable mention \u2026 Played AAU with BABC from freshman through junior year.

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\nPersonal: Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business

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\nWhy Penn?: “I chose Penn because the playstyle coaches and overall school environment was the right fit for me.”<\/p>\n

Isaiah Carroll<\/a>

\n6-6 | Guard | Woodland Hills, California | Blair Academy

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\nHigh School: Won the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) championship under head coach Joseph Mantegna \u2026 New Jersey Prep Open State champion \u2026 All-MAPL Second Team \u2026 Played AAU with BTI in 2022, 2023 and 2025 and Team WhyNot in 2024.

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\nPersonal: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences

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\nWhy Penn?: “I chose Penn because Philadelphia is where my father’s side of the family is from. And as for the basketball side the coaching staff made me feel wanted and at home. Penn also has the perfect balance of academic and athletic excellence.”

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Johnny Keenan<\/a>

\n6-0 | Point Guard | Rye New York | Iona Prep | St. Thomas More

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\nHigh School: Four-year varsity player and two-year captain at Iona Prep before a postgraduate year at St. Thomas More, where he also served as captain \u2026 1,000-point scorer at Iona Prep, finishing with 1,048 \u2026 CHSAA First Team All-League as a senior in 2025 after a Third Team selection as a junior in 2024 \u2026 All-NEPSAC AAA honorable mention in 2026 \u2026 Won the Las Vegas Big Time Tournament with the New York Gauchos in 2023 \u2026 Also played AAU with the New York Rens EYBL at 15U and 16U \u2026 National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.

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\nPersonal: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences \u2026 Father, James, played basketball and Lacrosse at Notre Dame \u2026 Mother, Emily, played soccer at Harvard and then professionally for the New York Power.

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\nWhy Penn?: “I chose Penn because it offers a combination of world class academics and high-level basketball. Between the culture of the team and the historic tradition of the school, Penn is everything I was looking for.”

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Ethan Lin<\/a>

\n6-5 | Point Guard | Montgomery, New Jersey | Montgomery HS

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\nHigh School: Four-year varsity letter winner and two-year captain under head coach Kris Grundy \u2026 Three-time New Jersey State Sectional Group 4 champion (2024, 2025, 2026) \u2026 New Jersey State Group 4 finalist in 2025 and 2026 \u2026 Two-time Skyland Conference champion (2024, 2025) \u2026 Somerset County finalist in 2024 \u2026 Two-time New Jersey All-State selection (2025, 2026) \u2026 Central Jersey Player of the Year in 2025 and 2026 \u2026 Somerset County Player of the Year in 2025 \u2026 Five-time All-Skyland Conference selection \u2026 Montgomery’s all-time leading scorer with 1,747 points, breaking a 50-year-old school record \u2026 Averaged 19.7 points per game as a junior and 20.1 as a senior \u2026 Played AAU with Shoreshot Rio UAA.

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\nPersonal: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences \u2026 Father, Bing Chao, played professional tennis and participated in the 1992 Olympics.

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\nWhy Penn?: “I chose Penn because of the opportunity to study at a world-class institution while developing my game under Coach Fran McCaffery<\/a> and his staff. Coach Fran’s leadership and the staff’s dedication to player development stood out to me immediately. On top of that, I wanted a campus environment where I could connect with and learn from students coming from all over the world. It’s a place where coaches, professors, and peers will push me to be my best.”

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Michael Pereira<\/a>

\n6-10 | Center | Plymouth Meeting | Plymouth-Whitemarsh

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\nHigh School: Varsity captain under head coach Jim Donofrio \u2026 2026 Suburban League champion \u2026 2026 PIAA 6A District champion \u2026 2026 Surf n’ Slam champion \u2026 First-team all-league \u2026 Played AAU with Team Final 16U in 2024 and Team Melo 17U in 2025, helping Team Melo to the Elite Eight at Peach Jam, the program’s deepest run \u2026 Member of the Brazilian National Team in 2026, taking bronze at both the Albert Schweitzer Tournament and the FIBA AmeriCup.

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\nPersonal: Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business

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\nWhy Penn?: “I chose Penn because it was the ideal balance of academic excellence and athletic prowess.”

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