Santa Fe duo turns to recruiting
Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, FL was one game away from getting to the Florida State Junior College Basketball Tourney. Santa Fe Community fell 70-67 to Central Florida College and Ricardo Ratliffe last night. JucoJunction has the latest on two sophomores from Santa Fe Community College who led the way this season.
Chris Baez (SO) started his college career at Central Florida University. Baez, a wing player, is currently enrolled in his sixth full-time semester and will have to meet the 60% rule towards graduation.
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"Chris is a very smart player with great basketball knowledge," said Santa Fe Community College head coach Chris Mowry.
Baez is currently averaging 14.5 ppg and 3.7 rebounds this year while shooting 36% from three-point range. Baez will need summer school to graduate according to Mowry.
Marlon Rivera, (SO) 6-foot-2 (190), hails from Puerto Rico but played his high school basketball at Calusa Prep and Sagemont in Florida before enrolling at Santa Fe Community College.
"Marlon is a very strong and physical point guard who can defend a few different positions on the floor," said Mowry.
Rivera is getting 7.6 ppg and 5.5 assists per outing this season for Santa Fe Community College. He nearly had a triple-double against CFCC with ten points, ten boards and eight assists.
Rivera has received strong interest from Stetson-offered, Florida Gulf Coast-offered and Louisiana-Monroe-offered according to Mowry this spring. Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Arkansas-Little Rock, Fordham University and University of Iowa all have shown interest in Rivera this spring.
JucoJunction will follow these two players this spring and when they decide on a future school for next year on your source for junior college basketball recruiting.