Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Chris Murray on recruiting prospect Illiwa Baldwin

Chris Murray fleshes out a Nevada (and others) recruiting target:

Q&A on Wolf Pack recruit Illiwa Baldwin
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette Journal
2/16/2010

The Nevada basketball team has targeted 6-foot-11, 260-pound center Illiwa Baldwin of Pratt (Kan.) Community College with one of its two remaining scholarships and the interest has been reciprocated. Baldwin, who is originally from Brisbane, Australia, is averaging 14.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. He's made 50 percent of his shots, including 7-of-21 3-pointers, and is connecting at a 61 percent clip from the free-throw line. I caught up with Jesse Shaw, Pratt CC's assistant coach, to talk about Baldwin's recruitment and his overall game. Here is a piece of the interview...
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