NDSCS looking for recognition

As usual, North Dakota State College of Science is off and rolling. One of the nation's hottest teams, NDSCS is 21-and-1 this season. Head coach Craig Irwin gave us a rundown on his prospects:

Abe Kpaka- 6-foot-3,190, guard from St. Paul, MN. Kpaka played at Tartan High School and has put up impressive stats this season: 15 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. He is getting some low major DI and DII interest.

"We have had three mid-major plus wings in the past two years and Abe is as good as any," Irwin said. "He is very under-recruited at this point and I am unsure as to why. He is a leader on a team that is 21-1!"

Ryan Rozell: 6-foot-2, 190, shooting guard from Sioux Falls, SD. He played at Brandon Valley High School. Rozell is averaging 13.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals per game.

"Ryan is a great shooter with range," Irwin said. "He has 57 threes on the season, shooting 43% from beyond the arc. He is a solid DII guy that is getting that level of

interest and some NAIA recruitment as well."

Remington Stemler: 7-foot, 220, center from Calgary, Alberta. Stemler is averaging 5.2 points and three rebounds a game.

"Runs the floor extremely well for a big," Irwin commented. "Limited minutes due to excess number of bigs. Most improved player in my 21 years of coaching."

"He has had some double digit scoring halves and has changed some games around for us. Had three dunks in about 10 minutes prior to Christmas before an injury slowed him."

Stemler is getting some low major DI interest.

Matt Geiselhart: 6-foot-4, 210, forward from Wahpeton, ND. Averaging 5.9 points, 4.6 rebounds. Geiselhart is a strong player with good hops

"He is getting some NAIA and DII interest," Irwin said. "A very good rebounder for his

size. Loves to get in the mix."

Andy Rosckes: 6-foot-7, 205, forward from Long Prairie, MN. Putting up 4.9 points, 3.2 rebounds per game. Another hard working post player that plays limited minutes because of the shuffling of bigs. Very similar to Geiselhart in work ethic according to the coach. Rosckes is getting some NAIA and DIII interest.

Joe Dorsett Jeffreys: 6-foot-11, 310-pound center from the Bronx, NY. Joe is a freshman, but is eligible to go Division One. He redshirted at Barton County a season ago and will have three years of eligibility left. Jeffreys is averaging 6.3 points, 2.6 rebounds in limited minutes due to shared playing time in the post. He is shooting 58 % from the field .

"He has been very productive on the offensive end," Irwin said. "He is getting some low major DI interest and is on track to graduate this spring."

None of the NDSCS players has picked up an offer or taken a visit yet.

One more player just joined the fray. Irwin just activated Walter Haynes, a 6-foot-2, 300-pounder from St. Paul. In his first collegiate game he led the team in scoring with 14 points and 8 rebounds in 15 minutes. He is the St Paul City Conference MVP from two years ago. Sammy Ricks, a 5-foot-11 freshman who was the NJCAA player of the week last week, is last year's St. Paul City Conference MVP. Both athletes played at St. Paul Johnson High School.