Pol Pot wrote:newlex/sheridan wrote:Congrats to Jake and the rest of the muskies and good luck Saturday. Wish OU would have offered Jake a scholarship, def good enough to play for them. He will do well at Findlay though.
Let's not get carried away here. Have you seen Ohio University play, Ohio's backcourt is loaded, not to mention that there ARE NO SCHOLARSHIPS for Ohio to give? Not to mention that there are over 300+ DI schools in the nation and not one of them offered. This is not to bash the player in any way, he is a great high school basketball player and Findlay is a top flight DII basketball school, but there is a world of difference between DI and DII.
Heagan could play at a small D1 school. I can understand OU not offering with the players they have this year and coming in next year(Stevie Taylor, Nick Kellogg, etc.) but in general I believe he has the talent to play at that level. Currently I go to school in the Dayton area and just based on general knowledge of the universities/teams close to me(Wright State in particular) I think a 6'4"/6'5" two gaurd with Heagan's skill set would be a welcomed addition. AAU plays a massive role in determining the amount of exposure a player gets to D1 coaches.....especially in our area. Blake Justice(AAU team CBIZ-Akron Commit), Jalen Ragland(AAU team Queen City Prophets-UTEP Commit), Jake Kretzer(AAU team All-Ohio Red-Undecided with multiple offers), and Malik London(All-Ohio Red-Undecided) all played with and against excellent teams over the summer at largely promoted events and it paid dividends. Anyone know who Heagan played for over the summer, if anyone? Plus it was stated on an earlier post that he did recieve some interest from D1 programs....maybe he just felt like Findlay would be a better fit (playing time, size of school, academic program, etc.).