Welcome to the Family Will Maxwell! (preferred walk-on)

[lhsgolf19]

Officially

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsjLrrRu...RlODBiNWFlZA==

It really is a heck of a pick up as a walk on

[Columbia Blue]

Offers from the MAC (Ohio, Akron, Kent). We can only hope he’s a smaller Keith Waleskowski 2.0 that blossoms in our system … or at least a great practice player and teammate. Still have a few to give with DaRon Holmes being the ultimate wild card.

https://verbalcommits.com/players/will-maxwell

[rollo]

Nice kid. Great family. YUGE Flyer fan. Marginal A10 talent w/o a ton of physical development.

I've reffed dozens of his games and he is an impressive - but inconsistent - player. He makes his teammates better, hustles non-stop, is coachable and smart. But he really struggled in SWBL which doesn't translate to D1 success.

FWIW, Brady Uhl was a much better HS player than Maxwell...and Uhl's best offers were D2. I would have loved for Maxwell to go somewhere he could play as a freshman, prove himself against real competition, and then transfer to UD with some experience and momentum on his side.

Overall, it's a good commitment. But don't hold your breath that he will be as successful as Waleskowski. With some fortune, he'll be the next Kobe Brea.

[CoffeeCan]

Originally Posted by rollo Nice kid. Great family. YUGE Flyer fan. Marginal A10 talent w/o a ton of physical development. I've reffed dozens of his games and he is an impressive - but inconsistent - player. He makes his teammates better, hustles non-stop, is coachable and smart. But he really struggled in SWBL which doesn't translate to D1 success. FWIW, Brady Uhl was a much better HS player than Maxwell...and Uhl's best offers were D2. I would have loved for Maxwell to go somewhere he could play as a freshman, prove himself against real competition, and then transfer to UD with some experience and momentum on his side. Overall, it's a good commitment. But don't hold your breath that he will be as successful as Waleskowski. With some fortune, he'll be the next Kobe Brea.

Thanks.
What is SWBL?

[Furio]

http://www.swblsports.com/bkPlayerSt...?player=687098

his stats

[OSU Flyer]

Originally Posted by CoffeeCan Thanks. What is SWBL?

Southwestern Buckeye Leage
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[cj]

Slow White Boys League

[T-Bone 84]

Originally Posted by Furio http://www.swblsports.com/bkPlayerSt...?player=687098 his stats

Seems pretty skinny. 6’5” and -0- pounds?
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[OSU Flyer]

I can probably can count one hand the number of basketball players to get a scholarship out of the SWBL
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[Hyde Park Flyer]

Looks like we had a walk-on from Brookville in 2017-18. Dalton Stewart. Remember him?
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[sheg]

Originally Posted by OSU Flyer I can probably can count one hand the number of basketball players to get a scholarship out of the SWBL Posted via Mobile Device

It's certainly not a basketball hotbed, but Luke Kennard got to the NBA from the SWBL. Unfortunately there is no indication (yet) that Maxwell is the next Luke Kennard.

[Hyde Park Flyer]

Oh, by the way, Luke Kennard played in the SWBL. He seemed to do well at Duke. Your point does stand up well though. Kennard is the only di player (scholarship player) who played basketball for a boys team in the SWBL over the last 11 years.
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[rollo]

Zack Denny from Valley View played at Bowling Green until 2017….1000+pts in his career.

Andy Neff from Oakwood was a walk-in at Wright State and got a scholarship for 2022-23.
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[OSU Flyer]

Originally Posted by rollo Zack Denny from Valley View played at Bowling Green until 2017….1000+pts in his career. Andy Neff from Oakwood was a walk-in at Wright State and got a scholarship for 2022-23. Posted via Mobile Device

Mike Cavey at Oakwood spent a year or two at Bowling Green in the early 90s. I think Franklin was in the SWBL when Kennard was there. Brandon Hassell from Valley View went to Penn State. Josh Sagester from Brookville played somewhere
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[Hyde Park Flyer]

Fwiw, the SWBL has some serious dirt ballers. Richie Mooney from the late 80’s pitched at Oklahoma State. I know there are many others. They might not be great in basketball, but they have had some athletes bless the conference. When Northmont was formed, it was going to include Brookville in some early discussions. If Brookville had been part of Northmont, it would have been the sports giant in Dayton.
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[Hyde Park Flyer]

Originally Posted by rollo Zack Denny from Valley View played at Bowling Green until 2017….1000+pts in his career. Andy Neff from Oakwood was a walk-in at Wright State and got a scholarship for 2022-23. Posted via Mobile Device

When did Zach Denny graduate from Valley View? The conference website doesn’t list him as a basketball commit, and it goes back to 2012-2013.
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[rollo]

http://www.swblsports.com/bkTeamStat...&schoolid=1126

Graduated in 2013…averaged 34.4 ppg.
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[Hyde Park Flyer]

The SWBL website clearly doesn’t have all of the college commitments listed. It is likely something that was tracked by the conference once the website became relevant. I wonder what else is missing. I read an old MAC list of top returning players, and it spoke highly of Denny. I would take him in a nanosecond. Oh, he played great D, too..
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[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by rollo http://www.swblsports.com/bkTeamStat...&schoolid=1126 Graduated in 2013…averaged 34.4 ppg. Posted via Mobile Device

Too bad the site doesn't go back past 2013... pretty sure Jimmy Pollard from Northridge averaged more than that back in 1980. Dude was unreal, averaged like 38 (and there was no 3pt line).

Him and Paul Hawkins (Dunbar) had a shootout at the Arena.

[Hyde Park Flyer]

What happened to Hawkins? He was a double digit guy then disappeared. Too bad.
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[OSU Flyer]

Originally Posted by Hyde Park Flyer Fwiw, the SWBL has some serious dirt ballers. Richie Mooney from the late 80’s pitched at Oklahoma State. I know there are many others. They might not be great in basketball, but they have had some athletes bless the conference. When Northmont was formed, it was going to include Brookville in some early discussions. If Brookville had been part of Northmont, it would have been the sports giant in Dayton. Posted via Mobile Device

Good football conference but in some sports at least your good players were likely to go Alter/CJ. Not sure if that’s case anymore
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[Flyer 79]

Wes Coffee and Kenny Branch played for Dixie in the SWBL

[Flyer 79]

Thomas Howard was a tremendous three-sport athlete (football, basketball, baseball) for Valley View in the SWBL. He eventually played for the Reds and spent 11 seasons in MLB.

[The Gem]

Sounds like a good addition. He will add depth for next year with the potential to develop into a good player down the road. Welcome to Flyer nation.

[Jack D]

Welcome Will