Twyman To Be A Hoosier?
Not quite, but if Sherwood All-Met guard Deontay Twyman can make the NCAA's initial academic eligibility standards, he will play in the Hoosier state.
While no one was ready to confirm anything last night, a source with knowledge of the situation said that Twyman will sign a national letter-of-intent to play basketball for Ball State. Also an All-Met quarterback, Twyman would not play football for the Cardinals.
Twyman would be considered a terrific recruit for Ball State, which has plenty of local ties, from Coach Ronny Thompson (a former Georgetown assistant) to assistant Bill Howze (formerly the head coach at Carroll High). Twyman received plenty of interest in the past month; George Mason was among the schools very interested in him. Many schools were particularly interested in Twyman because of the leadership and toughness he showed on the football field, believing that if he played basketball year-round, he would improve in that sport and be a strong leader on the court -- he guided Sherwood to the Maryland 4A basketball title and football championship game this school year.
By Josh Barr |
May 10, 2007; 6:53 PM ET
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Posted by: GMU Alum | May 11, 2007 1:02 AM
Yes, it was a crappy 9-22 season, but to BSU's credit, that season came after a new coach who had to fill 6 spots between April and the fall. They had a ridiculous schedule (IU, Georgetown, Ok. St., Kansas, etc.). And it was a team that lost their starting center to injury prior to the beginning of the season.
Posted by: PatBattle | May 11, 2007 10:59 AM
Yeah IU, G-Town, OSU U KS do make for a tough schedule. Not sure how that impacts their 5-11 conference record though.
Good luck to BSU though - sounds like they've landed a kid who'll help turn that around quickly.
Posted by: GMU Alum | May 11, 2007 11:13 AM
Is it Twyman's choice that he ins't at least trying to walk onto the football team as well?
Posted by: Dr. Tobias Funke | May 11, 2007 12:40 PM
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Ball State???? 9-22 Ball State????
How the heck did Coach L let this kid get out of the area!?