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Post by MarkMiller on Aug 23, 2011 15:21:59 GMT -6
Madison Edgewood senior Austin Arians to an unofficial visit to Milwaukee last weekend. He plans to take official visits to Pepperdine and Montana in September. Panthers are definitely in the mix.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Aug 23, 2011 15:27:05 GMT -6
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Post by Super King on Aug 23, 2011 15:31:35 GMT -6
That photo's from 2009, so...
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Post by FTA1982 on Aug 23, 2011 18:05:51 GMT -6
No good that he is visiting Pepperdine. That campus is ridiculous and near the ocean I believe.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2011 20:35:46 GMT -6
According to a tweet a few minutes ago from Mark Miller, Arians committed to Milwaukee today per his AAU coach.
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Post by Super King on Aug 23, 2011 21:29:44 GMT -6
Jeez, Mark started this topic but didn't have the COMMON DECENCY to update us on that himself? I am APPALLED
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Post by mcdadenets50 on Aug 23, 2011 21:52:42 GMT -6
No good that he is visiting Pepperdine. That campus is ridiculous and near the ocean I believe. It's not a campus, it's a country club.
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Post by uwmbacker24 on Aug 24, 2011 7:58:57 GMT -6
can anyone give a brief scouting report on Austin?
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Post by uwmplanner on Aug 24, 2011 9:18:59 GMT -6
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Post by MarkMiller on Aug 24, 2011 9:33:46 GMT -6
Though we'd love you to subscribe to our site ($20 for 365 days of hoops' news), here is the premium article for the die-hard Milwaukee fans on this great site ...
A whirlwind couple of months came to an end Tuesday for Madison Edgewood senior Austin Arians. After entering June without a single NCAA Division I scholarship offer, the 6-foot-6, 190-pound wing player ended July with no less than nine DI offers. Arians’ strong play for the Wisconsin Swing 17U-Litscher squad during the July evaluation period impressed college coaches from across the country as he had offers from as far away as Montana to the west, Texas Pan American to the south and Belmont to the east. In the end, though, Arians elected to close to home as he gave Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter a verbal commitment to play for the Panthers on Tuesday. “The campus at Milwaukee is really nice,” said Arians, who is ranked No. 9 among seniors in Wisconsin by WisSports.net. “I enjoyed walking around the campus with coach Jeter, coach (Chad) Boudreau and coach (Duffy) Conroy. The Horizon League is a very good conference, and I like the fact coach Jeter is a respected coach. “I also wanted to make my decision before the start of the high school season. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.” A terrific long-distance shooter with solid athleticism and the ability to defend, Arians had planned to take official visits to Montana and Pepperdine in September, but liked what he saw at Milwaukee and opted instead to end his recruitment. “Austin really enjoyed his visit to Milwaukee,” said Justin Litscher, Arians’ coach with the Wisconsin Swing. “There was a level of comfort he felt at Milwaukee. It’s a really good fit. The coaches at Milwaukee see Austin a bit like Tony Meier in that he can shoot the ball while playing either the three, two or four positions.” Arians, who maintains a 3.3 grade-point average and plans to study business in college, said playing close to his hometown of Stoughton became more of a factor in his decision as the recruiting process wore on. “At this first I didn’t think it would matter if I played close to home or not,” he said. “But it will be nice to have my parents come and watch my games.” Arians’ father, Andy, was a standout player at Portage and later at St. Norbert College while his mother, Jennifer, was also an outstanding volleyball and basketball player at Portage and later at Loyola University in Chicago. In addition to the offers from Belmont, Milwaukee, Montana and Texas Pan American, Arians received Division I scholarship offers from Cal Poly, Eastern Kentucky, Nebraska-Omaha, South Dakota and Wofford, Arians had very strong interest from Pepperdine, Utah and Washington State, among others. Not bad for a player who had just three NCAA Division II offers just a couple of months ago. “I was kind of surprised at all the offers that came in,” Arians said. “In the spring, I thought I could have played better on the AAU circuit. In July, I thought I played well in my first couple of tournaments and then some offers came in. I was very happy I didn’t have to pay for college.” With his collegiate decision now out of the way, Arians is eager for the 2011-12 high school season to get underway. One of several key returning players for Edgewood and coach Chris Zwettler, Arians says the Crusaders’ main goal this season is to win the Southern Division title in the always competitive Badger Conference. “We return 11 seniors so we should be pretty good,” said Arians, a returning first-team all-league pick who averaged a team-best 15.2 points per game while helping Edgewood to a 15-8 record last season. “My goal as a team is to win the conference title. We can’t seem to beat Monroe so one of my big goals is to finally get a ‘W’ against Monroe.” Arians joins Sheboygan Lutheran senior Sam Dekker (Wisconsin), Menomonee Falls senior Jean-Pierre Tokoto (North Carolina), Germantown senior Zak Showalter (Wisconsin, preferred walk-on), Rice Lake senior Wally Ellenson (Minnesota), Onalaska senior Nick Arenz (Green Bay), Racine St. Catherine’s senior Jordan Fouse (Green Bay), Appleton East senior Sam Mader (Northern Illinois) and De Pere senior Brett Vanden Bergh (North Dakota State) as members of the 2012 class in Wisconsin to verbally commit to NCAA Division I programs. Arians and Showalter were teammates on the talented Wisconsin Swing 17U squad. “I really proud of Austin and Zak and all of the kids who played for me last summer,” Litscher said. “Austin ended up with nine Division I scholarships. His hard work and dedication to the game really paid off.”
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Post by uwmbacker24 on Aug 24, 2011 10:28:54 GMT -6
Sounds a lot like Ryan Thornton and Tony Meier, lets hope he is Meier rather than Thornton. Thanks for the article Mark!!!
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Post by Super King on Aug 24, 2011 13:49:26 GMT -6
Arians is a little smaller than Meier and more of a true wing. Listed at 6'6", 200 lbs. If he's got ballhandling skills, and I know very little about him, with those measurables he could be a huge weapon.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Aug 24, 2011 21:38:50 GMT -6
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Post by PantherU on Aug 25, 2011 0:31:28 GMT -6
Smaller than Tony now, but I remember meeting Tony for the first time when he came on campus as a freshman - he was a pencil.
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Post by skrapheap on Aug 25, 2011 15:32:55 GMT -6
Smaller than Tony now, but I remember meeting Tony for the first time when he came on campus as a freshman - he was a pencil. In high school i was 6'1" and weighed 155 pounds...i was a pencil. i'm trying to imagine a guy five inches taller than i was and only 45 pounds heavier. No doubt those 45 pounds include a lot more muscle than i ever had, but he's still going to have to get heavier to play D1 ball. With what they can do with diet and weights today, i don't imagine that will be much of a problem.
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