WSU picked up its first commitment of the spring from Seward County Community College guard Reggie Chamberlain. He was a qualifier out of high school, so he will have three years to play at WSU. Chamberlain averaged 14.5 points and 4.6 assists (3.2 turnovers) for the Saints, who finished third in the NJCAA Tournament. He shot 42.6 percent from three-point range, 40.2 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from the line.
Chamberlain played at Raytown (Mo.) High in Kansas City and Seward coach Bryan Zollinger said the chance to play close to home weighed in his decision.
“He’s a point guard that shoots the ball extremely well,” Zollinger said.
Many WSU fans got a look at him in the first round of the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson when he played Chipola and Shocker signee Clevin Hannah. Chamberlain scored 30 points in Seward’s 90-84 overtime win. He went 18 of 19 at the line. Next season, Hannah and Chamberlain will play together. Both play point guard, but both shoot it well enough to spend time off the ball. In my mind, this is kind of a Woodfox-Witter deal like Creighton used last season. Together, they should help WSU’s quickness defensively.
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