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Bowman gets two hoop transfers from Region
Defending Class A Eagles get size and shooting
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BY STEVE HANLON - steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198 | Posted: Saturday, June 26, 2010 12:00 am | (2) Comments
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Defending Class A state champion Bowman Academy has had two talented basketball players transfer into the Gary charter school in the last two weeks.
Stephan Hawkins, a 6-foot-8 incoming junior who played at River Forest last year, and Carlos McCormick, an incoming junior shooting guard from Michigan City, have both enrolled at Bowman. They are playing on the Eagles' summer team.
The Eagles had nine seniors on last year's team, which beat Barr-Reeve 74-52 at Conseco Fieldhouse.
"Right now we're in the process of looking at it and deciding how we'll approach it," River Forest athletic director Dennis Leonard said.
"Stephan's a talented kid. Six-foot-8 doesn't come along too often, especially at a 2A school. Obviously there's no way we can replace him."
Ingots coach Jason Quigg said he was not allowed to talk about the situation. However, Leonard expressed the anger that some in the River Forest school community are feeling.
"A 6-foot-8 kid leaves River Forest and goes to Bowman, what do I have to say about it?" Leonard said. "We'll just have to see how the IHSAA handles it."
Bowman boys basketball coach and athletic director Marvin Rea said that he heard of the transfer two weeks ago. He said the family members of both student athletes spoke about getting their sons into a better academic environment. Rea said that basketball had nothing to do with either transfer.
"These are two families who saw the benefit of what our school has to offer in the classroom," Rea said.
"We are very proud of our academic situation at our school. That is why kids and their families want to come to us."
McCormick hit six 3-pointers for Michigan City and had a game-high 20 points in a game at Merrillville while he played for John Boyd. McCormick averaged 12 points and two assists for the Wolves last year. But Boyd said that his best attribute is his ability to play lock-down defense on opponents.
"I had heard rumors from his dad that he was going to Bowman, and I respect that. I can only deal with what I have control over," Boyd said.
"Marvin's bringing in a lot of people. I don't know where he's going to put them all. But I'm sure he's making all kinds of promises to a lot of people.
"The hard part is keeping all of those promises."
Defending Class A Eagles get size and shooting
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BY STEVE HANLON - steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198 | Posted: Saturday, June 26, 2010 12:00 am | (2) Comments
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Defending Class A state champion Bowman Academy has had two talented basketball players transfer into the Gary charter school in the last two weeks.
Stephan Hawkins, a 6-foot-8 incoming junior who played at River Forest last year, and Carlos McCormick, an incoming junior shooting guard from Michigan City, have both enrolled at Bowman. They are playing on the Eagles' summer team.
The Eagles had nine seniors on last year's team, which beat Barr-Reeve 74-52 at Conseco Fieldhouse.
"Right now we're in the process of looking at it and deciding how we'll approach it," River Forest athletic director Dennis Leonard said.
"Stephan's a talented kid. Six-foot-8 doesn't come along too often, especially at a 2A school. Obviously there's no way we can replace him."
Ingots coach Jason Quigg said he was not allowed to talk about the situation. However, Leonard expressed the anger that some in the River Forest school community are feeling.
"A 6-foot-8 kid leaves River Forest and goes to Bowman, what do I have to say about it?" Leonard said. "We'll just have to see how the IHSAA handles it."
Bowman boys basketball coach and athletic director Marvin Rea said that he heard of the transfer two weeks ago. He said the family members of both student athletes spoke about getting their sons into a better academic environment. Rea said that basketball had nothing to do with either transfer.
"These are two families who saw the benefit of what our school has to offer in the classroom," Rea said.
"We are very proud of our academic situation at our school. That is why kids and their families want to come to us."
McCormick hit six 3-pointers for Michigan City and had a game-high 20 points in a game at Merrillville while he played for John Boyd. McCormick averaged 12 points and two assists for the Wolves last year. But Boyd said that his best attribute is his ability to play lock-down defense on opponents.
"I had heard rumors from his dad that he was going to Bowman, and I respect that. I can only deal with what I have control over," Boyd said.
"Marvin's bringing in a lot of people. I don't know where he's going to put them all. But I'm sure he's making all kinds of promises to a lot of people.
"The hard part is keeping all of those promises."