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Ballers sign on dotted line
By Andy Rennecke
Published:
Thursday, May 1, 2003
In an effort to replace graduated senior stars Jason Kron and Forrest Witt, SCSU men's basketball coach Kevin Schlagel has signed two players to compensate for the loss of two of the program's most renowned players.
Schlagel has nabbed Zac Campbell (Baldwin, Wisc.), a 6-foot-5 guard/forward from Baldwin-Woodville High School, and Joe Evert, a 6-foot-8 forward (Wanamingo) from Kenyon-Wanamingo High School and a transfer from Loyola University, Chicago. Both have signed NCC letters of intent with the Huskies.
In his senior year at Baldwin-Woodville, Campbell averaged 16.5 points per game, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals. He scored over 1,000 points during his high school career, was a three-time All-Conference selection, two-time Middle Border Conference MVP, a 2003 All-Northwest First Team pick and Division II North All-Star member. In addition, he was also named to the 2003 Honorable Mention All-State team. Campbell also drew interest from SCSU rival South Dakota State during the signing period.
In a statement on SCSU's Web site, Schlagel indicated Campbell could help his backcourt right away, mostly due to the loss of Witt.
"Zac is an outstanding athlete who we see fitting in at the three spot. He is an excellent defender and will use his athleticism in our transition game," he said.
Evert averaged 13.0 ppg and seven rebounds during his senior season at Kenyon-Wanamingo. His post presence will be much needed due to the losses of Kron, starting center Cullen Powers and his backup Brent Frikken down low. Future sophomore forward Matt Siegle and junior forward Steve Trull are the only other reliable big men right now in the paint for the Huskies.
"Joe is a young man we recruited out of high school," Schlagel said on the team's site. "His big, strong, physical play with a nice touch is a great fit inside, especially with the graduation of our senior centers."
The Huskies will return the likes of regular contributors such as Alex Carlson, Nate Miller, Trull, Siegle and Jason Allen for the 2003-04 season to defend their NCC title.
