“[Quinnipiac assistant] Sean Doherty called me, he checked him out and said ‘I hear that he’s actually eligible to come in,’” said Josh Pratt, the former Towson Catholic and now St. Vincent Pallotti girls head coach. “[And I said], ‘well, yeah, he is.’ And we got to talking, he did a visit and the whole nine. He signed last Wednesday.”

May-Thompson received a qualifying SAT score, and based on his transcripts from England, he had already accumulated enough credits to graduate high school.

As a junior at Towson Catholic, May-Thompson averaged around eight points, seven rebounds and three blocks per game. Pratt said he thinks May-Thompson “could’ve easily been a first-team all-league player this year.” But instead he will venture north to Hamden, Conn., and suit up for the Bobcats.

“For him it’s a perfect fit,” Pratt said. “They’ve got a couple senior forwards, so he doesn’t have to come in and play a lot. He’ll be a role player his first year and then the next three years he’ll basically be asked to step in.”

Levi Noel, a 6-foot-5 small forward, planned to return for his senior season with the Owls as well. But the London native and Montrose Christian transfer met his academic requirements and passed through the NCAA clearinghouse. He is deciding between Western Kentucky, Tulsa, Texas Christian and St. Mary’s (Calif.), according to Pratt.

“Levi’s in the same boat as Raheem,” Pratt said. “He’s 18 and played on the 18-and-under England national team. He averaged about 19 points per game over the summer, and had a good AAU season from what I understand. So he did well there and some people kind of noticed him.”

Meanwhile, several former Owls players have found homes for their senior year. Point guard Keron Deshields will join Pratt at Pallotti, shooting guard Julian Harrell is headed to Good Counsel, and wing Walter Noel will attend St. Paul’s.