BU recruit- class of 2007 - Walter Battle

[tornado]

Walter Battle


Powerful 6'7", 240 lb PF, from Labatte CC (Kansas)
Kansas Jayhawk Eastern Conference
Freshman Of The Year

http://www.labette.cc.ks.us/dept/athlet/menbb/default.htm

is visiting Montana State this weekend, then Illinois State the following weekend, but plans visits to Bradley, Missouri State, and possibly others.
He is originally out of Chicago but his family now lives in Champaign and is even getting some calls from Bruce Weber.

http://illinois.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=55703

http://jucojunction.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=55703

17ppg, 8rpg and 60% shooting.

Here is a monster dunk by Walter

http://www.cfchome.org/summerleague/Battle_Dunk.mov

[OrangeandBlack74]

Montana State must really be interested.....they're listed twice!

http://illinois.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=55703

[tornado]

This is weird....Walter Battle, a pretty strong big guy with some good numbers.
He was a recruiting target of Bradley at one time, but NO doubt BU doesn't want nor need him now,

and ISU needs a big man in the worst way and were after this guy.........they even were known to have offered the guy a scholarship last fall.......

So guess where he signs??

With Mike Suggs' old school, Central Missouri State (D-II) !
(according to Jucojunction)
So what gives...the guy would rather go to a D-II than go to ISU?
I guess he was heartbroken when BU filled their needs with Wilson, Collins, and Austin....
This one really has to be a puzzle.....on the ISU board they wanted this big guy...

[daPAWW1]

Walter Battle

I read on the MSU blog (letsgobears) that Battle was kicked off his juco team in mid year (06-07 season). Not sure if he is still in school! Question is? If he didn't or won't grad with enough credits to get into D1 programs can he enroll in D2 or D3 programs without the Assoc degree and credit hours?

[tornado]

"kicked off the team" doesn't always mean kicked out of school, so obviously the guy had enough credits to move to a 4-year school.
D-II schools still offer pretty good scholarsip aid.