This is not currently WAC-related but is a nice summary of former New Mexico State recruit Faisel Aden's circuitous route to D-1 basketball -- he just signed with Washington State. It seems only his prep school's academics kept him from Aggie brotherhood.
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Some of you might have been beginning to wonder what was going on with basketball recruit Faisel Aden -- I know I was. Well, any thoughts that maybe he was having a change of heart were put to rest yesterday when WSU finally received his letter of intent...
He eventually moved in with his sister in Texas for high school in an effort to escape yet another bad situation in the San Diego projects. He attended a private school called God's Academy, lighting it up there before heading off to New Mexico State, where he was recruited by then-coach Reggie Theus.
Only, there was a catch. God's Academy had only been around for a few years, and the NCAA Clearinghouse elected not to accept his high school transcript. So, he headed off to Florida, where he became a dominant junior college scorer in his freshman year. He reportedly also had offers from Oklahoma State, Fresno State and Utah State, and was drawing interest from others...
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