Kindred, Reed Mull Options; Yavapai Update
Keion Kindred and J.R. Reed were the iron men for Yavapai College at last week's NJCAA Tournament in Kansas.
Due to the dismissal of four key players from the Roughrider club, Kindred and Reed were forced to play nearly 40 minutes in a pair of losses at Hutch.
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While logging so many minutes took a toll on each player's stamina, Kindred and Reed showed enough good stuff to keep Division I programs interested this spring.
JUCO Junction spoke with Yavapai Head Coach Brooks Thompson earlier this week. He said that the 6-3, 220 pound Kindred is being pursued by Washington, Long Beach State and Fresno State.
As for the 6-2 off guard Reed, his list includes New Mexico State, Miami (OH), Oral Roberts, Tulsa and Southeast Louisiana.
Reed visited both St. Mary's and Montana in the fall, but neither school remains an option for him this spring. He said he will definitely visit New Mexico State in the near future.
Reed averaged 15.9 points per game this past season and connected on 87 three-pointers. Kindred ranked fourth in the region in assists, dishing out 5.9 per game.
As for 6-10 center Mark Konecny, he was one of the four players dismissed from the basketball team a few weeks back.
Thompson said that DePaul, Hawaii and Northeastern were among the programs hitting Konecny the hardest this spring. Yavapai is currently on break, so Konecny's visit plans may not come to light for another week or so.
Of the other three players who were kicked off the team, only 6-7 Bryson Krueger has made a decision. He cast his lot with Arizona State earlier this week.
Forward Akeem Price, who averaged 16.9 points per game for the Roughriders, will probably need to go the Division II route.
Jay McFarland, a husky and athletic 6-6 power forward, was facing the most serious charges of the four players. Prior to his arrest a few weeks back, he was getting a lot of mid-major recruiting looks.
We'll stay on top of the situation at Yavapai as the program's players begin to finalize their college destinations. Stay tuned!