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Oct 25, 2007 6:00:58 GMT -5
Post by Class of '83 on Oct 25, 2007 6:00:58 GMT -5
WSU's Wilson, Horne say junior college years helped
By Marc Katz
Thursday, October 25, 2007
FAIRBORN — Three kinds of players populate the Wright State basketball roster this season.
Eight came directly out of high school, two are transfers from Division I schools and two came from junior colleges.
High school kids are making a big jump in competition and commitment. Transfers from other Division I schools allegedly already know the difference. What about the JUCO players?
"You don't know," WSU coach Brad Brownell said. "Usually, in junior college, there are only two coaches instead of four, and they may be coaching 15 to 18 guys. It may be a looser atmosphere in junior college. Here, there's more attention to detail."
Scottie Wilson and Gavin Horne, WSU's two junior college transfers, say they learned a lot there.
"At my junior college, it was more structured than high school," said Wilson, a 6-6 senior from Middletown entering his third season at WSU. "All we did in high school was practice five-on-five. In junior college, we did what we do here.
"I'm really glad I had that year. I learned a lot, and I still had three years of eligibility left."
Wilson spent one season at Cincinnati State, leaving over a housing dispute. He was recruited by former WSU coach Paul Biancardi and inherited by Brownell.
Horne is from Canada and played two seasons at Santa Fe CC in Gainesville, Fla.
"It was a mixed bag," the 6-8 Horne said. "I played a lot of big men, but I wanted to improve my perimeter game a little more. I was on a great team with a great coach. I'm pretty used to the speed and strength (at Division I)."
Horne is a little different than most big men in that he does have an outside shot, and he likes to use it. But at 205 pounds, he could afford to get a little bigger, too.
"I don't mind going in there and mixing it up," Horne said. "But I like having that option to go outside."
In that regard, Horne is different from the only true big man — Jordan Pleiman — WSU had last season. Pleiman is strictly an inside threat.
Wilson also can shoot a little away from the basket, and with two years of experience with the Raiders already, is a bit ahead of Horne and the six other newcomers.
Expect Horne to be in the playing rotation, though. After all, two years of junior college playing experience is more than what high-schoolers bring.
www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2007/10/24/ddn102507wsubb.html
By Marc Katz
Thursday, October 25, 2007
FAIRBORN — Three kinds of players populate the Wright State basketball roster this season.
Eight came directly out of high school, two are transfers from Division I schools and two came from junior colleges.
High school kids are making a big jump in competition and commitment. Transfers from other Division I schools allegedly already know the difference. What about the JUCO players?
"You don't know," WSU coach Brad Brownell said. "Usually, in junior college, there are only two coaches instead of four, and they may be coaching 15 to 18 guys. It may be a looser atmosphere in junior college. Here, there's more attention to detail."
Scottie Wilson and Gavin Horne, WSU's two junior college transfers, say they learned a lot there.
"At my junior college, it was more structured than high school," said Wilson, a 6-6 senior from Middletown entering his third season at WSU. "All we did in high school was practice five-on-five. In junior college, we did what we do here.
"I'm really glad I had that year. I learned a lot, and I still had three years of eligibility left."
Wilson spent one season at Cincinnati State, leaving over a housing dispute. He was recruited by former WSU coach Paul Biancardi and inherited by Brownell.
Horne is from Canada and played two seasons at Santa Fe CC in Gainesville, Fla.
"It was a mixed bag," the 6-8 Horne said. "I played a lot of big men, but I wanted to improve my perimeter game a little more. I was on a great team with a great coach. I'm pretty used to the speed and strength (at Division I)."
Horne is a little different than most big men in that he does have an outside shot, and he likes to use it. But at 205 pounds, he could afford to get a little bigger, too.
"I don't mind going in there and mixing it up," Horne said. "But I like having that option to go outside."
In that regard, Horne is different from the only true big man — Jordan Pleiman — WSU had last season. Pleiman is strictly an inside threat.
Wilson also can shoot a little away from the basket, and with two years of experience with the Raiders already, is a bit ahead of Horne and the six other newcomers.
Expect Horne to be in the playing rotation, though. After all, two years of junior college playing experience is more than what high-schoolers bring.
www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2007/10/24/ddn102507wsubb.html