West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball

[Layton]

It's true that his shot isn't very aesthetically pleasing--he's not who you'd point to in order to teach fundamentals. But enough of his shots seem to go in, so if it ain't broke . . .

Only made 22 all year at 28%

[Scrub]

Only concern is he’s not much of a 3 point shooter

It's true that his shot isn't very aesthetically pleasing--he's not who you'd point to in order to teach fundamentals. But enough of his shots seem to go in, so if it ain't broke . . .

[Layton]

Only concern is he’s not much of a 3 point shooter

[Layton]

Nice pickup Richardson isn’t long for Wheeling

[Columbuseer]

Fyi
Wheeling (D2) transfer John Korte tells TPR that he has received interest from:
Towson
Cal State Fullerton
Sacramento State
Coppin State
Cal Poly
Marist
Northeastern
West Liberty
Fairmont State
Lynn
Tampa
Grand Valley State
Averaged 19.6 points per game this season!

[Columbuseer]

WLU's last Wheeling import didn't work out great (with Boswell leaving the team mid-season).

Obviously, Cannady worked out a bit better, but that was after a two-year stint in Erie.

Hopefully Korte works out better than Boswell.

I think they are independent events, having no cause and effect relationship with wheeling.
Who knows if transfer portal had been in effect, wlu might have landed cannady after his freshman year.
IMHO, in Boswell's case, his style was better suited for 30+ mins on the floor. Some players need that time and there was a logjam of talent at guard.

[Scrub]

Wow.1st team all MEC

WLU's last Wheeling import didn't work out great (with Boswell leaving the team mid-season).

Obviously, Cannady worked out a bit better, but that was after a two-year stint in Erie.

Hopefully Korte works out better than Boswell.

[Columbuseer]

John Korte committed to WL.

Wow.1st team all MEC

[IUPbigINDIANS]

John Korte committed to WL.

[Columbuseer]

Bryce Butler finalist for Bevo Francis Award.
Joining him are sunahara and yoakum from Nova se and Scott from black hills.

https://hilltoppersports.com/news/20...-finalist.aspx

[Columbuseer]

Vidan Dronjak in the portal always thought that was an odd add

At 6-6, He has excellent fundamentals and shooting mechanics. But he needed to get much stronger for the more physical game here so he redshirted, just like yoakum had to redshirt to get stronger. His English was weak, which might have slowed his progress. I wish he would have stayed. I could see him going to a half court d2 or lower d1 team as an 3 pt. sniper where his rebounding role would not be as necessary.

[Columbuseer]

I had hopes that he could be what we needed but I guess he saw how WLU uses their bigs and said, thanks but no thanks
Not even a Euro "big" wants to play at WLU.

Lol
i know it has been ages (all of 1 year), but I think I recall a 6-8 Serbian named Viktor Kovacevic doing quite well at wlu. He is playing pro ball in spain so the experience must not have significantly harmed him.

[boatcapt]

Vidan Dronjak in the portal always thought that was an odd add

I had hopes that he could be what we needed but I guess he saw how WLU uses their bigs and said, thanks but no thanks
Not even a Euro "big" wants to play at WLU.

[Layton]

Vidan Dronjak in the portal always thought that was an odd add

[Columbuseer]

No doubt location is an issue and if you aren’t used to that trip it’s definitely a challenge. Honestly we should be very grateful that our basketball program is as good as it is because we have a lot going against us in the recruiting world outside of having good coaching and track record of success the last 15-20 years. Unfortunately things don’t last forever

I agree about the relative remoteness of the location. St. Crutch is in the optimal recruiting location.
To keep the success going, I need to agree with every fan who says the wlu style is a gimmick, a fad with no defense and that we can't win in the finals with this style. We want non-proliferation.