But one of the nation's top junior college basketball players insists that's not the case and that he's narrowed down his choices to a pair of programs at opposite ends of the college basketball pecking order – Kentucky and Hawaii.
And to hear Roderick Flemings, it's not a slam-dunk decision in favor of the venerable Wildcats. He was taken by the beauty of the islands and the friendliness of their residents during a recent recruiting visit to the Aloha State.
Flemings originally signed with Oklahoma State after leading his DeSoto High School team to a Texas Class 5A state title.
The 6-7 swingman left the Cowboys after one year and enrolled at Weatherford JC in Texas, earning All-America honors last season by averaging more than 20.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.7 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.
Yesterday, UH secured a signed letter of intent from JC standout Brandon Adams, a 6-7 forward who is transferring from Diablo Valley College in California.
Adams plans to red-shirt this season and play his final two years beginning in 2009.
Adams averaged 14.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and nearly 2 blocks in leading his team to a 26-8 record and earning MVP honors in his conference.
He's an explosive jumper, having posted a state-best height of 6-11 ¼ as a senior in high school. Adams received several offers in track from Pac 10 schools but opted to play hoops and began his career at the JC level.
Earlier, two other JC players committed to UH. Petras Balocka is a 6-8 power forward from Lithuania and Lasha Parghlava is a 6-2 guard from the Republic of Georgia.
________________________________________________________________
Sent via the WebMail system at mail.pacificradiogroup.com
No comments:
Post a Comment