Eastern new head coach Mike Miller said during his first press conference at Eastern that he would bring recruits from all over to Lantz Arena.

He delivered on his promise Wednesday.

The Panthers signed forwards Justin Brock and Bobby Jolliff for the 2006-07 season.

The 6-foot-8 Brock, a Liberty native, led his high school to fourth place in the 2005 IHSA Class A state tournament.

“Justin has the best big man skills I’ve seen in quite awhile,” said his Liberty High School head coach Jeff Kasparie. “He’s 6-8 but also has the skills of a guard because he can go outside and hit the jumper. He also has great hands.he’ll catch passes that you wouldn’t think could be handled.”

According to Rivals.com, Brock chose the Panthers over Northern Illinois and Valparaiso. He was named Class A Fourth Team All-State by both the Chicago Sun-Times and Illinois Prep Hoops, Special Mention All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and to the Class A All-Tournament team.

“We believe Justin’s best days are ahead of him. He really came on last year and finished strong for a team that had a lot of success,” Miller said.

He averaged 17.1 points, 12.2 rebounds and 4 blocks in his junior season. In the state tournament semifinal game, Brock had 27 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots.

“He had several outstanding games where he was the best rebounder so as he physically matures we think he will be a difference maker for us,” Miller said.

Jolliff was rated by Scout.com as the fifth best power forward in Indiana coming out of the class of 2006.

He was named to the 2005 Indiana Junior All-Star team after leading Hauser High School to the state semifinals in Class 1A. He averaged 15.3 ppg and 8.2 rebounds as a junior, and has been a double figure scorer all three years. The 6-foot-8 forward was Hoosier Basketball magazine All-State as a junior and Honorable Mention All-State as a sophomore.

“Bobby is a very versatile big man. At 6-8 he not only is exceptional in the middle but can step out and shoot off the move,” Hauser High School head coach Bob Nobbe said.

This adds to Miller’s 2006 recruiting as The Daily Eastern News reported on October 5, the solid verbal commitment from 6-foot-2, 205-pound guard Kijuane Leach from Chicago Leo High School.

In his sophomore season at Leo, Leach helped the Class A Lions win their first state title. In Leach’s case, coaches are prohibited from discussing recruits until they sign a National Letter of Intent. The early signing period began Thursday and ends Nov. 16.