Daily Archives: Jan. 7, 2009

Scheelhaase: “Rock solid” to Illinois

Jan. 7, 20093:10 p.m.

Now that Josh Freeman is gone, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is looking for a quarterback — his quarterback — to guide the Wildcats’ offense.

Based on history, we know Snyder is fond of athletic and mobile quarterbacks.

And if he’d been the K-State coach maybe a year earlier, Rockhurst High’s Nathan Scheelhaase might have been a possible solution. Instead, the Kansas City standout remains committed to Illinois, to which he pledged during the summer.

“I’m rock solid,” he said Wednesday.

Scheelhaase’s father, Nate Creer, was the the defensive MVP at Iowa in 1985 — when Snyder was the Hawkeyes’ offensive coordinator.

“I haven’t talked to them at all,” Scheelhaase said. “I know (Snyder) talked to my father, and I think they were trying to get me up there for a visit.”

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HEAT CHECK: Wally, Rodney and Nick

Jan. 7, 200912:03 p.m.

NOTE: This will be a recurring item that will feature an update on how Kansas State prospects are currently doing.

Based on attendance figures, it seems some K-State fans must believe the men’s basketball team won’t be worth following until next year. While I usually don’t like to reward such negligence, I decided to check in anyway with Arlington Country Day’s Rex Morgan, who coaches two of the jewels in K-State’s recruiting class, Wally Judge and Rodney McGruder, and Arlington (Texas) Grace Prep’s Ray Forsett, who coaches Nick Russell.

ACD is 13-5, finishing with a 5-4 record in two national tournaments. McGruder, whom Morgan said is a legit 6-foot-6 with shoes on, is averaging 22 points and eight rebounds. The four-star recruit has struggled a little lately with his three-point shot, but McGruder spent some extra time in the gym Tuesday. He took 300 threes, and Morgan said he made 71 percent — someone is going to have to do the math on that.

Viewed by some as a shooter, Morgan said McGruder is a scorer.

“From 18 feet in, he’s outstanding,” Morgan said. “He has a little floater… Great intermediate game.”

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