Class of 2009 Commits

[Loucks]

2009 MCC Commitments:

Taylor University

Casey Coons 5'11 PG, Franklin Central (Indianapolis)
Tommy Peller 6'2" G, Chesterton
Brock Woodward 6'7" C, Bluffton
Jake Hoffman 6'0" PG, Tipton
T- Brian Gamber 6'6" F, Rend Lake Community College
T- Nate Kasper 6'8" C, Naval Academy

Indiana Wesleyan University

George Jones 6'4 PG, South Bend Clay
Aaron Martin 6'4 SG, Rossville High School
Patrick Hopkins 6'7 PF, Kokomo High School
Taylor Schoen 6'4" F, Benton Central High School

Bethel College

Darell Hopkins 6'6 PF, Michigan City High School
Colton Keel 6'4 F, Triton High School
Landon Booker 5'9 PG, South Bend Adams
Jordan Bowerman 6'7" C, Leo High School
T- Tony Benford 6'2" Guard, Muncie South H.S./Tri-State University
T- John Green 6'3" F, Naval Academy Prep/Penn HS

St. Francis

Kevin Bloom 6'4 F, East Noble High School
Robbie Franklin 6'4 F, East Noble High School
Brad Sneary 6'6 F, Fort Wayne Snider
Joe Kosiarek 6'4 G, Fort Wayne Dwenger
Ethan Hussey 6'2" G, Goshen High School
T- Qadr Owens 6'1" G Lawrence North/IUSB

Spring Arbor

Matt Carden 6'6" F Fraser HS (Michigan)
Jake Wild 6'4" Wing Hanover-Horton HS (Michigan)
Chris Bellamy 6'4" G, Novi High School (Michigan)
Matt Howe 6'8" F, Richland Gull Lake HS (Michigan)
Matt Van Pelt 5'10", PG Rockford HS (Michigan)

Grace College

Tannan Peters 6'6" Guard, Huntington North H.S.
Jordan Hoffman 6'6" Center, Northridge High School
Elliott Smith 6'1" Guard, Northridge High School
Taylor Long 5'7" Guard, Warsaw High School
Nick Achille 6'3" Forward, South Bend Riley
T- Lee Ross

Goshen College

Casey Pratt – Guard – Portage Central HS (Mich.)
Octavio Parral – 6’1”Guard – Jefferson HS (Texas)
Ross Green – Guard – Middletown Christian (Ohio)
Cody Henson – 6’9”Center – South Bend Riley HS (Ind.)
Tim Kidder – 6’Guard – Garrett HS (Ind.)
Kyle Davis – Guard – Portage Northern HS (Mich.)
Simon Szablicki – 6’3”Wing – Logan JC (Ill.)
Austin Hefley – 6’6”Forward - Fremont HS (Ind.)
Hayden Putt-6’6”Forward-East Noble HS (Ind.)

Huntington University

Chris Kent 5'10" Guard, Angola High School
RS - Nate Jennings, 6'5" Forward, Delta High School

Marian College

Matt Di-ck-er-son 6'7" Forward, Evansville Mater Dei
Mac Fiely 6'6 F Greenville HS
Donnie Abrams 6'7 F North Central HS
Nick Hartley 6'7" F, Hamilton Heights HS
Michael Barton 6'9 C Brebeuf Jesuit Prep

[Loucks]

Casey Coon is a 5'11" 165 lb. PG (according to Rivals.com anyway) from Franklin Central. He plays for Indiana Select AAU team.


He's the one shooting.

[tamrik]

But who does Taylor have for this year?

[Loucks]

Sept 5, 2008 19:36:38 GMT -5 tamrik said:

But who does Taylor have for this year?

I think they're sitting this year out.

[tubballfan]

I think Taylor will be a little better than everyone on here thinks. HU lost a big player too on their team and people are still counting them as a contender, and Taylor split the season with them. coach Patterson will have this team ready to compete. Do I think they'll be in the top 3, no, but then again, I don't think they'll be last either, I hope other teams overlook this team as much as everyone else is.

[huntington fan]

Yeah, but Huntington also recruited some good big guys and is returning some pretty good people. Who is coming back for Taylor?

[bluestreak]

Sept 5, 2008 15:53:35 GMT -5 Loucks said:

Casey Coon is a 5'11" 165 lb. PG (according to Rivals.com anyway) from Franklin Central. He plays for Indiana Select AAU team.


He's the one shooting.

Whew, Im glad he's the one shooting and not the one getting rained on...that profile pic would stink

[WesleyTheWildcat]

IWU inks their first recruit of 2009. Looks to be a pretty solid pickup.


MARION, Ind. -- Aaron Martin, out of Rossville, Indiana, has recently become the first member of the Indiana Wesleyan University men's basketball team's 2009 recruiting class.

Martin is a 6-4 guard who is known for his shooting ability. As a junior at Rossville High School, Martin averaged 22.2 points per game while hauling in 7.7 rebounds per game. Martin shot 46-percent for the year and had seven double-doubles.

For these efforts, Martin was named to the All-Hoosier Heartland Conference Team for the second year in a row. ScoutingIndiana.com calls Martin, "arguably the best shooter in the 2009 class," and ranks him as the seventh best shooting guard in the state.

"We are extremely excited about the recent commitment from Aaron Martin," said Wildcats head coach Greg Tonagel. "Aaron represents everything that we desire both on and off the court. He truly embodies the 'I Am Third' attitude of putting God first, others second and ourselves third that we desire to instill in our program."

Martin is an active member of the First Church of the Nazarene's youth group and currently holds a 3.8 grade point average.

[Kyle Feller]

Fantastic commit for IWU. He will be a star in the MCC.

[usfindiana]

Nice Pickup for IWU.

He is a nice kid I talked to him on his visit to USF.

I think Grace was also on him but I am not for sure on that.

[WesleyTheWildcat]

Seems like a perfect fit for Indiana NAIA basketball. That's the word I'm hearing out of IWU's camp. We shall see if he develops into a star.

With Jon Moon a senior this season, it sounds like a nice addition to help replenish the outside shooting of the Wildcats.

[iwustudent]

MARION, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan University men's basketball has recently received a commitment from Patrick Hopkins of Kokomo High School.

Hopkins is a 6-7, 230 pound forward and is the second member of the Wildcats' 2009 recruiting class. Hopkins was named to the prestigious Junior Indiana All-Star team after a stellar junior season in which he averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists per game in one of the top conferences in Indiana.

[Loucks]

Nice recruit. I think Bethel liked him as well. Congrats to IWU.

[WesleyTheWildcat]

This looks to be a great signing by IWU. Good to see he is going from the Wildkats of Kokomo High School to the Wildcats of IWU.

He plays in one of the toughest conferences in the state with many recruits coming out of those 4A schools. The last player IWU landed from a NCC school was pretty good and is playing even better than ever for USF now.

[Kyle Feller]

This is a kid that Bethel was recruiting.