Friday, January 23, 2009

Nick Jezierny highlights Travis Blackstock

A hat tip to Nick Jezierny for showing some love to a walk-on kid:

Kuna High grad impressed new Idaho coach during tryout
Nick Jezierny
Idaho Statesman
1/21/09


Idaho basketball coach Don Verlin was looking for another practice body - that's why he held an open tryout this past fall for students on campus.

It was an opportunity that 2006 Kuna High graduate Travis Blackstock made the most of.

Blackstock, who was a 4A All-SIC second-team player in high school, impressed coaches enough to earn a walk-on opportunity.

Last week at New Mexico State, the 6-foot-5 junior played 11 minutes and scored four points and pulled down three rebounds in a 74-71 loss to the Aggies...

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