6'2" Luke Creswell from
Southern Huntingdon High. Luke scored over 2,000 points in his high school
career and was named to the second team AP small school Pa. All State Team.
Ronnie Mills a 6' 7" 225 lb. big man from Newark N.J. Ronnie played at
Gill St. Bernards High School in New Jersey. Ronnie was the leading scorer
and rebounder on his team. Ronnie comes to Penn State Altoona as an
engineering major with a high school grade point average of 3.7.
Another
top recruit for the up coming season is Eric Confer out of Milton Hershey
School in Hershey,Pa. "Eric is the Dave Cowens of Division III
Basketball," says Macklin. "Eric is an undersized left handed post player
with plenty of hustle and moxie. Eric can get out on the perimeter
defensively and challange smaller players. Eric will rebound and run the
floor filling the lanes on the break. He isn't afraid to dive on the floor
for lose balls or take the charge. He also has a strong desire to win."
Aaron Close is from Berkley Springs, W. Va. "At 6' 4", Aaron is going to
provide us with the type of team player that will help us in a lot of
different areas," Macklin said. "Aaron is a good passer and can hit the
open jumper," says Macklin.
Eugene Ahmad is 6'4" 195lbs swing man transfering in from Penn State
Abington. At PSU Abington, Eugene lead his team in scoring and rebounding
with averages of 19.3 ppg and 10.5 rpg. Eugene was selected as 1st Team
All Conferance and selected as his team's MVP. "Eugene will provide us
with some maturity, he is a good team player, who can score from inside
and out within the framwork of the offense," said Macklin.
Kenney Edwards is a 5' 11" 165 lbs. guard from Parsippany Hills High School
out of Parsippany New Jersey. Kenney guided his high school team to a
22-4 record. Parsippany Hills won the Morris County Basketball
Championship and advanced to the Group 3 State Finals. Kenney averaged 10
points per game along with 3.3 assists, 3 steals and 4 rebounds per outing.
Kenney was selected as his team's MVP and Tri-Captain. Macklin believes
that Kenney will bring in a winning attitude and some quickness in the
backcourt.
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