Headed to the valley

Distance for one player won't be much of an issue next fall. Read more about which player will take his game to the Missouri Valley Conference right here on your source for it all junior college basketball recruiting news JucoJunction.

Mike Samuels will finally have a chance to reunite with the former junior college who recruited him to Vincennes University. Samuels played at Vincennes University for head coach Todd Franklin as a freshman. Samuels signed with previous head coach David Ragland at Vincennes University but never played for him as Ragland moved onto Indiana State University as an assistant coach with Greg Lansing.

Samuels will play for the Sycamores next season in the Missouri Valley Conference according to Wabash Valley College head coach Dan Sparks. Samuels is ranked No. 123 in the 2012 JucoJunction Top 150 is currently averaging 6.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game this season for the Warriors.

Wabash Valley College is located in Mount Carmel, Ill. and the Warriors play in the GRAC Conference of Region 24. The Warriors are currently 13-3 on the season and are led in scoring by Nick Wiggins at 18.3 points per game. Wiggins is ranked No. 4 in the 2012 JucoJunction Top 150.

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