Kevin Davis is no longer attending classes at Todd Beamer High School.
The 6-foot-8 wing recently enrolled at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Ida. and will play basketball next winter.
But Davis is only hoping his stay at CSI lasts only a year and a half. His goal is to suit up for Lorenzo Romar and the University of Washington Huskies in 2011.
“If all goes as planned, he will be at the UW in the fall of 2011,” said Beamer head coach Brent Brilhante. “But he needs to get his (Associated of Arts) degree before getting to UW.”
Davis has already committed to the University of Washington, but can’t enroll at the four-year school until getting his AA degree from a community college. Davis was a fifth-year senior at Beamer this season.
CSI head coach Steve Gosar praised Davis for his ability to rebound, run the floor and shoot the ball.
“He has a great nose for the ball, and he’s got great hands. He catches everything,” Gosar told the Times-News Magic Valley in Twin Falls.
Davis averaged 21.3 points, 15.3 rebounds and 6.6 blocks per game at Beamer High School this past season.
“We’ve been on him for quite some time,” said Gosar, who compared Davis to former Arizona State big man Jeff Pendergraph, now with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers.
Radford headed to Redlands
Eric Radford, a 6-foot-5 senior wing from Thomas Jefferson High School, has committed to play college basketball at Division III University of Redlands. University of Redlands is a private, liberal arts university in Redlands, California.
Radford proved to be the Raiders’ best all-around player this season. He averaged 10.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and shot 49 percent from 3-point range and 83 percent from the free-throw line. He was named second-team All-South Puget Sound League North Division by the league’s coaches.
“Eric had a great senior season for us,” said TJ coach Kyle Templeton. “He was a leader on the floor and sacrificed a lot for the good of his teammates. Eric has the ability to probably average 15-17 points a game, but he was always interested in making the extra pass and setting up his teammates.”
Redlands finished third in their league this past year with an overall record of 12-13.
“I think that Redlands is going to be a great fit for Eric,” Templeton said. “He has good size for that level and can really shoot the ball.”
Anderson inks with Bellingham Slam
Federal Way High School grad Morris Anderson is officially a professional basketball player. The Bellingham Slam have announced earlier this week signing the Western Washington University standout to the team’s roster for the upcoming International Basketball League season.
The signing of Anderson continues a trend that has seen several of WWU’s top players continue their careers in Bellingham with the Slam.
Anderson, 23, helped lead the Vikings to the semifinals of the NCAA II West Regional Tournament earlier this month and ended his senior season with a slew of honors, including being named first-team National Association of Basketball Coaches West All-District and Daktronics West All-Region. He was also a unanimous selection for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star team.
Anderson finished the 2009-10 season averaging 14.7 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game. He also accumulated 79 steals, which ranked him 14th nationally. He was WWU’s most proficient free-throw shooter, making 86.2 percent of his attempts, and set a school record by sinking 39 consecutive foul shots.
Prior to transferring to WWU, Anderson starred at Highline Community College, where he helped lead the Thunderbirds to the NWAACC championship as a freshman in 2006.
Anderson has already joined the Slam and is currently participating in the team’s training camp, which started on Sunday. The team will tip-off the 2010 campaign on April 9 against the Tacoma Tide. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Whatcom Pavilion in Bellingham.
