By ALEX ABATE ~ DAR Sports Writer

The Three Rivers Raiders have signed point guards, shooting guards and small forwards, but were still looking for some new post men to anchor the middle.

The search is over.

The Raiders recently signed 6-foot-10 Jeremy Marrs, who played a year for Southwest Tennessee Community College back in 2004-05; and Aloysius Henry, a 6-9 post player that went to high school in the Caribbean and attended one year of prep school in Maine.

The Raiders are losing many men from a team that finished fourth in the nation. Archie Valov is headed to Baylor and 6-11 Aaron Redecker is off to Missouri S&T in Rolla. Vitaly Ahmedov is playing at Columbia College next season and Jeff McClain transferred to Murray State University in Kentucky.

"We have really been working hard trying to find some size," Raiders coach Gene Bess said. "We'll be replacing some awfully good big men that graduated. I have grown fond of having some size on this team and these two guys are both slim and not very physical at this point, but they give us good size."

Marrs, originally from Parkin, Ark. averaged 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks at Southwest Tennessee.

"I am a good rebounder and shot blocker," Marrs said. "I have a good jump shot."

Marrs, even with his solid size, said he still has improvements to make over his time here at Three Rivers.

"I got get bigger," Marrs said. "I feel like I have to get my lower body stronger and my upper body stronger."

Marrs likes the idea of learning from someone who has been around the game and has an immense amount of knowledge in Bess.

"It is a blessing to play for a man that has been in the game coaching for this long," Marrs said. "Since I been down here, I've learned a whole lot of stuff. From shots to rebounds to some of everything, he really can help me out a lot on my game."

Henry, although he has a solid inside game, also feels he can contribute to the Raiders in other ways.

"I think I can shoot the 17-foot jumper," Henry said.

Henry will also look to ben efit from the knowledge on the Raiders staff. He wants to become more efficient at run ning the floor and improve his defensive skills as well.

"(The staff) will help me better my game in different positions that I am weak in, Henry said. "Running up and down the floor, improving my jump shot, my post moves maybe my dribbling skills."

Marrs and Henry are going to develop their own styles and look to help out wherever they can.

"We will have to adapt somewhat to their skills and talents," Bess said. "I think both of them have really good potential. We are excited about working with them and they will have all summer here to work on their game and this fall, I am hoping they will get up to the level where they can really help us."