DETROIT (11/13/2024) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team has started the early signing period with a local splash as head men's basketball coach Mark Montgomery announced that Lance Stone will be wearing the red, white and blue.
 
Stone hails from the Motor City and stars at Renaissance High School. He is the son of assistant coach LaMonta Stone and is the highest rated player from the state to sign with Detroit Mercy out of high school since Ray McCallum in 2010 as well as the first-ever Detroit Mr. PSL to ink with UDM out of high school.
 
Lance Stone * G * 5-8 * Detroit, Mich. * Renaissance

• A three-time All-State selection, who was named Third Team as a freshman and First Team last year by the Detroit News, as well as First Team by the Associated Press
• Tabbed Detroit Mr. Basketball as a junior, the first time a junior ever received the honor
• A two-time All-City selection and was the PSL Male Athlete of the Year as a junior
• Has tallied over 1000 career points and 500 career assists and is a 2025 Mr. Basketball nominee
• A three-star and a top-five recruit in Michigan by 247 Sports and ESPN, as well as a top 55 point guard by ESPN

 
Coach Monty on Stone: "Lance is a leader, foremost. He is an ultra-quick, shifty point guard who can run the team and score the basketball on three levels: catch and shoot, off the dribble, and getting to the basket. He is a coach's son, so he plays the game the right way, and has a high basketball IQ. He is the best point guard in Michigan and played under a great coach in John White, and I look forward to coaching and mentoring Lance."