Back to the Windy City

Coming back after playing one season away is the choice of a few future Statesmen. Read more about these players who decided to come home after just one season away from the Windy City right here on your source for junior college basketball recruiting news.

Donta Jones and Jamal Dantzler will be teammates this coming season at Kennedy King College in Chicago, Ill. Jones and Dantzler both transferred back for their sophomores season of junior college basketball.

The 6-foot-10-inch post player played his freshman season at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Tex. for head coach Mike Marquis. Jones averaged 3.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game last season for the Apaches. "Donta is a left handed post player who really likes to play face-up on the floor and has the ability to hit the mid-range jumper," said JucoJunction Publisher Bret Swanson.

Dantzler played last season at Mott Community College in Flint, M.I. for the Bears. Dantzler saw action in 11 games for the Bears last season. "Jamal really likes the ball in his hands and has a very strong body who likes to attack the basket," said Swanson.

JucoJunction will have a chance see the Statesmen on Columbus Day in October on the campus of Illinois Valley Community College in Ogelsby.

Stay tuned all season long for the latest in basketball recruiting from the junior college scene.