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Basabe to Iowa
St. Mark's senior forward Melsahn Basabe announced on his Twitter account over the weekend that he will indeed be following Fran McCaffery to the University of Iowa.
"It's official -- I'm an Iowa Hawkeye now," said the 6 foot 7 swingman, who averaged nearly a double-double (13 points, nine rebounds) for the NEPSAC Class C runner-up Lions this past season.
Basabe, a Long Island native, initially committed last year to Siena, coached then by McCaffery. When McCaffery accepted the head job at Iowa last month, Basabe agreed to listen to new head coach Mitch Buonagaro's pitch before asking for a release from his National Letter of Intent. Current NCAA rules don't allow a player to back out of his or her letter of intent unless the school allows, however most schools will agree to release them if they ask.
The athletic swingman then visited Iowa City two weekends ago, before making up his mind this weekend. In McCaffery's uptempo style, Basabe figures to be an immediate contributor.
"It's official -- I'm an Iowa Hawkeye now," said the 6 foot 7 swingman, who averaged nearly a double-double (13 points, nine rebounds) for the NEPSAC Class C runner-up Lions this past season.
Basabe, a Long Island native, initially committed last year to Siena, coached then by McCaffery. When McCaffery accepted the head job at Iowa last month, Basabe agreed to listen to new head coach Mitch Buonagaro's pitch before asking for a release from his National Letter of Intent. Current NCAA rules don't allow a player to back out of his or her letter of intent unless the school allows, however most schools will agree to release them if they ask.
The athletic swingman then visited Iowa City two weekends ago, before making up his mind this weekend. In McCaffery's uptempo style, Basabe figures to be an immediate contributor.
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