Nik Garcia Receives Another Scholarship Offer

April 30, 2008

10:30 P.M. CST

Rising Stars CEO Mike Weinstein has confirmed that Nik Garcia, the 6'6 shooting guard from Niles West High School in Skokie, IL has received a scholarship offer from the University of Alabama.  Garcia was spectacular this past weekend at the King James Shooting Stars Classic in Akron, OH playing for the Rising Stars Gold.  In addition, Garcia is now also being recruited by Georgia Tech, Nebraska, and Wake Forest in addition to already sporting offers from Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Northern Illinois, Akron and Valparaiso.

Weinstein also filled us in with some additional recruiting news concerning other Rising Stars players as well:

... 6'3 class of 2010 prospect Ben Brust from Mundelein High School in Mundelein, IL has received a scholarship offer from William and Mary and also continues to be watched closely by both Iowa and Virginia.

... 6'5 class of 2010 prospect Alex Rossi from New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL has offers from both Iowa and Northwestern, with several others showing a high level of interest.

... Coaches from both Illinois and Loyola-Chicago were on hand today to watch 6'10 class of 2010 prospect Jordan Threloff from DeKalb High School in DeKalb, IL work out.   Threloff did not garner much playing time when we watched the Rising Stars 16-Under team in Akron, but sources that we respect all tell us that he can play.

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