2008 Woodie Awards
Zeigler adds two from junior colleges
By: Daniel Monson
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Sports
Ernie Zeigler already expects one of his two new additions to be the most athletic player on his team.
The men's basketball coach said junior college transfer Antonio Weary, a 6-foot, 2-inch guard, should bring a new intensity to CMU. Zeigler also announced the signing of fellow junior college transfer Jacolby Hardiman on Monday to a national letter of intent.
"Antonio is probably one of the most athletic kids in the junior college ranks," Zeigler said. "Once he steps foot on campus here, he'll probably be the most athletic player on our team. His ability to score in transition and put pressure on the defense by attacking the defense and his ability to defend and to understand to fit in and his experience on a winning team is what I was looking for."
Zeigler said the two scholarships became available with the departures of freshman Chase Simon in February and junior Nate Minnoy, both of whom will not return to the team next season.
"It was a combination of a lot of things, but also it was just a situation that things didn't come together in a manner that I want things to be done," Zeigler said about Minnoy. "Nate is a good kid and a kid that I know that will be successful as he moves forward in his career."
Successful team
members
Both Weary and Hardiman were starters on successful teams last season. Weary's team went 23-9, while Hardiman's went 28-4.
"I think both will have ample opportunity to compete for minutes in our rotation," Zeigler said. "They come from winning programs and have understanding of intangibles that it takes for a team to be successful."
Weary will join the Chippewas in the fall from Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan., where he averaged 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds in one season. He attended high school in Lynwood, Calif., and peaked the interest of Zeigler three years ago as an assistant at UCLA, when he was recruiting high school teammate Davon Jefferson, a freshman at Southern California.
The men's basketball coach said junior college transfer Antonio Weary, a 6-foot, 2-inch guard, should bring a new intensity to CMU. Zeigler also announced the signing of fellow junior college transfer Jacolby Hardiman on Monday to a national letter of intent.
"Antonio is probably one of the most athletic kids in the junior college ranks," Zeigler said. "Once he steps foot on campus here, he'll probably be the most athletic player on our team. His ability to score in transition and put pressure on the defense by attacking the defense and his ability to defend and to understand to fit in and his experience on a winning team is what I was looking for."
Zeigler said the two scholarships became available with the departures of freshman Chase Simon in February and junior Nate Minnoy, both of whom will not return to the team next season.
"It was a combination of a lot of things, but also it was just a situation that things didn't come together in a manner that I want things to be done," Zeigler said about Minnoy. "Nate is a good kid and a kid that I know that will be successful as he moves forward in his career."
Successful team
members
Both Weary and Hardiman were starters on successful teams last season. Weary's team went 23-9, while Hardiman's went 28-4.
"I think both will have ample opportunity to compete for minutes in our rotation," Zeigler said. "They come from winning programs and have understanding of intangibles that it takes for a team to be successful."
Weary will join the Chippewas in the fall from Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan., where he averaged 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds in one season. He attended high school in Lynwood, Calif., and peaked the interest of Zeigler three years ago as an assistant at UCLA, when he was recruiting high school teammate Davon Jefferson, a freshman at Southern California.
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CMU Alumna '78
posted 4/23/08 @ 3:23 PM EST
Oh great. Two more players who can't make free throws. CMU's absence from post-season play continues...
NOTE TO COACH ZIEGLER: Don't you know that games are won and lost at the free throw line?? In the four years while I was at CMU, the team - get this - the TEAM average at charity was in the 80th percentile. (Continued…)
Doug Brown
posted 4/25/08 @ 10:17 PM EST
Hmmm, so the JUCO revolving door is beginning. That is a potentially troubling development. It is especially troubling if we are talking about players who would have been Prop 48 players years back before standards were loosened by the NCAA. (Continued…)
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