Southwestern Illinois ready to break out
Head coach Jay Harrington has the Blue Storm on the rise in Belleville, IL. Southwestern Illinois College finished last season at 24-8 starting five freshmen. Assistant coach Steve Campo talked to JucoJunction today about some of the sophomores returning this coming season for the Blue Storm.
Devron Bostick: (SO) 6-foot-4 (210) from Racine, WI. Bostick had a great freshman season last season in Region 24. Devron averaged 19.1 ppg, 4.1 rebounds and
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1.9 assists last season while shooting 54.2% (245-452) from the floor. Bostick hit on 32.9% (53-161) from three-point range.
"Devron is an athletic guard that is great in an up tempo style of play," said Campo.
Bostick will visit the University of Minnesota this coming weekend (September 14-16). Washington State, Marquette, Northern Illinois-offered and Tennessee have shown interest in the 2-3 man this fall.
Bostick gathered Region 24 Player of the Year honors and Region 24 Freshman of the Year honors last season for the Blue Storm. The awards didn't stop there for Devron as he also received 2nd team All-American honors last season. Bostick signed with Youngstown
State out of high school but didn't qualify academically.
Tyrone Bradshaw: (SO) 6-foot-8 (215) from Cincinnati, OH.
"Tyrone is the energizer bunny and is a freak athlete to boot," said Campo.
"The big time athlete formally of the Queen City Prophets AAU is a long high jumper who can really cover a lot of ground all over the court," said JucoJunction staff member Bret Swanson.
Bradshaw averaged 9.1 ppg, 5.4 rebounds and shot 59.3% (121-204) from the floor. Tyrone has received early interest from Xavier, Tennessee-Martin, Kent State, UW-Milwaukee and Southeast Missouri State this fall. Bradshaw signed with Tennessee-Martin out of high school before not qualifying academically.
Joey Parker: (SO) 6-foot-0 (185) from Centralia, IL. Parker, an academic qualifier out of high school, had signed to go to D2 Missouri Western this past April
but decided to return to the Blue Storm this coming fall.
"The left handed point guard just learned the position last season after playing the off guard all throughout high school. Joey is a tough kid that doesn't get flustered on the floor," said Campo.
Parker averaged 11.5 ppg, 4.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists last season (202 assists-100 turnovers). Northern Illinois and Morehead State have shown early interest in the point guard.
Logan Bouchard: (SO) 6-foot-1 (190) from Milford, ME. Bouchard missed the whole first semester last season with wrist injury. Logan averaged 4.4 ppg last season.
"Logan is very fast and athletic from the two guard spot. He is really great off the bounce," said Campo.
Maine, Marist and Eastern Illinois have shown interest in Bouchard this fall.
JucoJunction will have a chance to see the Blue Storm this October 21, 2007 at Central Missouri State playing in the Rick Ball Jamboree. The Blue Storm have some promising freshman for the future to join in with their talented sophomore class.