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Southwest Illinois C.C. of Belleville, Ill., had no shortage of height on the wing thanks to 6-5 freshman swingman Troy Slaten and 6-6 sophomore swingman Ryan Heck.
But the Blue Storm is losing both players to the Division I ranks this spring.
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Slaten, a 185 pound shooting guard/small forward from St. Louis, Mo., has signed a national letter of intent to attend Arkansas State.
As a freshman qualifier, Slaten will have three years to play for Dickey Nutt's Indian program.
Heck, a lanky 185 pounder from Okawville, Ill., signed with Troy State. He picked the Trojans after interest from programs like Missouri-Kansas City, Austin Peay, Maine, St. Bonaventure and Chicago State.
"Troy State is losing a lot of players at my position, but they have strong nucleus returning and a chance to go back to the NCAA Tournament," Heck said.
This past season, Heck averaged 16 points a game for a 16-13 squad that was eliminated in the Region 24 Tournament semis.
He said he will play both the two and three positions at Troy State.
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