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Chop
Tang
to UWGB
Tang
came to the United States in the early 1990s. A Mankato
(Minn.) East High School, was recruited by major conference
schools, but academic catch up meant he played his freshman
season at Southeastern (Iowa) Community College. Tang
transferred to Eastern Arizona for his sophomore. His
coach at both schools was Tim Walsh.
This
past season, Tang averaged a team-high 15.3 points and 5.5
rebounds per game. He shot nearly 50 percent for a team that
went 30-6 -- finishing fifth in the NJCAA Division I
Tournament.
Coach
Kowalczyk says, "He's an immediate impact player.
"He's someone,who can come in and give us major minutes and
production. Tang is a skilled athletic kid who can step
out and shoot it. and handles it well. He can go inside
and bang with anybody."
game," Walsh said.
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Brent
Eaton
Middlebury,
Indiana is a lot like the famous Hickory from the movie
Hoosiers. It’s a
town of about 3,000 located in Elkhart County, 20 miles west of
South Bend.
6-5
Swingman Brent Eaton may be the best shooter ever to come out of
Middlebury. As a
junior he shot better than 50-percent from long range.
It was good enough for nearby Notre Dame to keep an eye
on him. New Mexico
and a list of high majors were also monitoring him along with a
good portion of Horizon League and Missouri Valley schools.
With
one scholarship to give in the fall of 07, UW-Green Bay could focus on Eaton.
That level of attention has paid off with a verbal
commitment. He
visited GB earlier in September and the phone call to Nix head
coach Tod Kowalczyk came two weeks later.
Make
no mistake about it this is a huge get for the Phoenix program.
Eaton has been ranked as high as the seventh best senior
prospect in the Hoosier State.
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2007
Another top recruiting class for the Nix
Bryquis
Perine, a 6-3 lefty, combo guard from Milwaukee Vincent has also
committed to UWGB. Mark Miller of WSN ranks Perine as the
5th best senior in the state. Perine plays high school
ball for former GB guard and prep coaching legend Tom Diener.
Chicago Lincoln Park's J.J. Henley will bring muscle to the UWGB
front court. The 6-7 power forward plays on one of the
best high school teams in Illinois. HS coach Tom Lavitano
has 5, D1 players on this team. Thanks to ChicagoHoops.com
for the photo. 5-10 super quick lefty playmaker,
Rahmon Fletcher, made a verbal commitment to the Nix last fall
and signed an LOI this Spring. He was an All State player
in Missouri, at the Kansas City/Paseo High School.
Fletcher averaged 27 points per game.
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First
team All American and
NBA Finals MVP First
team All American and NBA Finals MVP
Dwyane
Wade on former Marquette assistant coach:
"Coach
Kowalczyk worked with me every day; I wouldn't be where I am
today if it wasn't for him."
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Angres
Thorpe joins Nix staff
