Contact him at (765) 213-5813, jmguskey@muncie.gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey. When the early signing period ended, Ball State had 15 signees and plans to add more as it looked to address needs on the defensive side of the ball and elsewhere with high school, graduate transfer and junior college prospects all as possibilities. That’s always one of the enjoyable things, and so bringing someone from Europe, I think, only adds to that.”, Added Suokas in a video the program posted on Twitter, in part: “I’ve always dreamed about playing basketball in the states. Whitford said Ball State had to beat out schools from the Big East Conference and Western Athletic Conference, at least, to get Suokas. I really liked the way, like, Americans play. Contact him at (765) 213-5813, jmguskey@muncie.gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey. I’d seen him play. This is one of the ways SportsRecruits can help. This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Ball State men’s basketball signs 2 Indiana natives to its 2020 recruiting class, Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Watch the presidential debate with live fact-checking by USA TODAY's team of experts, National Coffee Day 2020: Get free drinks and deals Tuesday at Krispy Kreme, Starbucks, Dunkin', Panera and more.
Adding Tulsa transfer Reggie Jones and Creighton transfer Jalen Windham, in addition to Suokas, has already helped provide depth in the team's backcourt. Ball State basketball captures road game, wins at Kent State for first time since 1999, Olympic medalist Justin Gatlin reflects on visit to Muncie, Ball State football, Ball State football announces 2020 recruiting class signees during early signing period. From DI to DIII, PAC-12 to NESCAC, every coach is on SportsRecruits. So, while Whitford had never signed a player out of Europe as a head coach at Ball State and no European player had ever signed with the Cardinals, the potential to attract a player born there existed. My birthday was March 10, and I feel like, literally, on March 10, literally, is when everything changed out of nowhere. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. But while Whitford understands this is not a normal circumstance he’s had to deal with, his coaching staff knew all this during Suokas’ recruitment, and Whitford is confident Suokas will be doing what’s necessary to be ready. Whitford said it’ll be fun to have them on. So many spectators and really big games and everything. Athletic scholarships are available for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NAIA and NJCAA. If you can’t quickly find and message any college coach you want, then you’re not solving your biggest problem in getting recruited for Basketball. 100% of college coaches and programs are on the SportsRecruits platform. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. “And you bring this wide variety of players together and try to form a team with people that usually have one thing in common with each other, and that’s basketball. Jordan Guskey covers Ball State and East Central Indiana high schools at the Star Press. “They’re what we always look for and that’s, to me, they’re good players but they’re good fit as people. Jordan Guskey covers Ball State and East Central Indiana high schools at the Star Press.
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