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New 2011 commit -Nate Wells

Da Coach said:
...he would be able to return next year even if there wasn't a scholarship available. He and his family would just have to pay their own way or apply for academic scholarships like most other Bradley students.
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well, under most circumstances...but recall there was a BCS school who kept 14 on scholarship and the NCAA OK'ed it...
http://huskerextra.com/sports/mens-basketball/article_aa1853b6-0cd4-552c-84c2-c949b14f2441.html



BradleyBrave said:
Looks like a young Chris Kaman.......
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and a little like a young Jack Sikma
http://www.ihsa.org/initiatives/legends/files/Sikma, Jack.jpg



Heemeskerk said:
sounds like a redshirt....
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He has...."already has agreed to a redshirt next season at BU to add weight and strength"
http://www.bradleyhoops.com/news/x1172103018/BU-gets-commitment-from-7-footer
 
I found some more info on Nate --
He was getting interest and even offers from the following schools..
Western Illinois University, United States Military Academy at West Point, University of Northern Arizona, Idaho State University,
then these D-II's were on him -- Southwest Minnesota State University, Upper Iowa University, and Augustana College.

Here is a statement from his coach:
"I am extremely proud of Nate. He is an outstanding young man who has his priorities in order.
He has done a good job academically and has shown tremendous improvement as a basketball player.
In talking with Nate, Bradley was the right fit for him in regards to academics and as a basketball player.
Nate was very impressed with his future teammates, the coaching staff, and the academic opportunities.
I look forward to working with Nate this season before he leaves for a bright future at Bradley."
In talking on numerous occasions with both Coach Les and Coach Platt, I feel Nate has made an excellent choice in Bradley.
He will be redshirted and given the opportunity to continue his skill development.
I am happy Nate has such a tremendous opportunity."

Nate Wells said this to a premium site reporter last night...
"I Would like to thank my parents for supporting me. I would also like to thank my teammates at West,
They are great guys to play with and I am proud to be their teammate.

Special thanks to Coach Ray Swetalla for working with me in the off season to develop my skills.
Thanks coach Greg Stephen, my AAU coach. And thank you Coach Mark Bigler for being a great coach
and mentor. I am excited for this season for West and im excited to be a Bradley Brave next year! "



There's also a premium article on him but I'll post that later -- in a blog...
here's a few clips..
"With a 7-foot frame, Davenport West center Nate Wells has a bright future on the basketball court.
"Overall it was a big improving year for me. I started playing basketball in seventh grade so I was behind the curve coming into high school.
There are a number of scholarship programs keeping in touch with Wells on the recruiting front.
"Upper Iowa, Bradley University, and Bemidji State has been all sending me stuff. My coach has been saying that Valparaiso is calling him."
 
FortyTwo said:
I agree, size is almost always a key component to success, but when the primary thing our bigs are asked to do is set ball screens at the 3 point line, does it matter if their 7'0 or 6'6?

Sorry, last night's game just reminded me of being so sick during the Les era of watching entire games where we have only a handful of true post entry passes where the big can make a move. Prosser can be an impact player on the block if we choose to feed him the ball and let him go to work.

My money is that doesn't happen and we'll spend a lot more time overdribbling, running a weave with dribble handoffs 30 ft. from the basket and launching contested 3's. That's not an offense Jim, it's a cry for help.
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My Man:D:D:D
 
It just occurred to me that if this kid is 7'1", and if he grows a few more inches like his doctors say he could, then he could potentially be 7'2"-7'4", and one of the top 5-10 tallest D-1 players out there. That doesn't mean a whole lot in terms of basketball skill, but its still interesting. I'm sure tornado can answer this for me, but who is the tallest player in Bradley history? Just curious.
 
bugregshu said:
... I'm sure tornado can answer this for me, but who is the tallest player in Bradley history? Just curious.
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Unless there's someone I don't know about -- this would obviously boil down to the only 3 players we've ever had who were 7-footers...
(we had a couple others at 6-10, 6-11)

Tom Prusator
Patrick O'Bryant
Brandyn Heemskerk..
and Brandyn was a full 2 inches taller than POB, so I suspect he was 7-2 and is our tallest player ever, even tho he was listed as 7-1
 
tornado said:
Unless there's someone I don't know about -- this would obviously boil down to the only 3 players we've ever had who were 7-footers...
(we had a couple others at 6-10, 6-11)

Tom Prusator
Patrick O'Bryant
Brandyn Heemskerk..
and Brandyn was a full 2 inches taller than POB, so I suspect he was 7-2 and is our tallest player ever, even tho he was listed as 7-1
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James Baptist was also 7' tall.
 
I dont understand this move at all another project. What are we going to do for a shooting guard next year?DSE,Lemon<and Eastmen are slashers not shooters.
 
Wasn't Eastman a prolific shooter in HS?

Also thought Lemon put up decent (but not spectacular) shooting in HS...
 
bu fan 9 said:
I just talked to a scout for high school basketball.
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And that person told you this kid won't be able to play basketball two years from now? That's impressive! Now I'm wondering why this person is a high school scout when they could probably make good money with a pro team.
 
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