Keene State men’s coach Rob Colbert announced his 2005 recruiting class, which contains three freshmen and a transfer:
Tyler Kathan, a 6-5 small forward from Springfield (Vt.) High who was named to the Vermont Dream Dozen, the top 12 underclassmen in the state.
Nate Anderson of Westminster, Mass., a 6-6 power forward, was Oak Mont Regional’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,200 points.
Eric Malkowski, a 6-7 center from Warwick, R.I., averaged 18.2 points and 10 rebounds a game for The Prout School last season.
The transfer is Stanley Chamberlain of Chelsea, Mass., who played two seasons at Hesser.
Marion (Ill.) Crab Orchard HS guard/forward Ray Kissing, who was named second team all-state by the Associated Press, is heading to Millikin.
Community School’s (Naples, Fla., area) Jesse Greenberg is heading to NYU. Casey Berry will play at Sewanee.
Jason Murphy, from Charleston (Ill.) HS, will play both basketball and football at Illinois College.
National Trail (Ind.) forward Tim Beck will play at Wittenberg, along with Barron Collier (Fla.) point guard R.T. Murphy.
A pair of Potomac (Md.) HS forwards, 6-4 Daniel Boettger and 6-2 Dominique Kizer, will attend Capital Athletic Conference schools. Boettger is headed to Mary Washington, and Kizer will “walk on” at Marymount, according to The Washington Post.
Warwick (Pa.) 1,000-point scorer Chris Fairbanks will attend Elizabethtown.
And a handful of Colorado natives from CoHoopsTracker.com:
Colorado College picks up Lincoln Deffenbaugh, 6-2, G, Strasburg
Coe gets Marc Gorenstein, 6-9, P, Silver Creek
In women’s recruiting news, Burke Catholic High School (Monroe, N.Y.) post player Jaimie McFarlin is heading to Washington U. “We are excited about Jaimie joining us for the next four years,” said WU coach Nancy Fahey. “Her success both on the court and in the classroom make her an ideal fit for the program and the Washington University community.”
A four-year letterwinner and team captain, McFarlin garnered team MVP honors three times and led the Eagles to three division crowns, two section championships and one region title. She averaged 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game during her career.
She’ll be joined by Riverdale Country School’s Zoe Julian (Teaneck, N.J.).
Arundel’s Jessica Head is heading to Hood.
Finlandia’s recruiting class:
Republic-Michigamme High School guard Lindsey Antilla
Iron Mountain guard Casey Luke
Sault Ste. Marie forward Lindsey Andrews
And from CoHoopsTracker.com:
Laura Burtner of Skyview HS to DePauw
Tina Liskof Monarch HS to St. Benedict
Hannah McKelvin of Jefferson Academy to Carnegie Mellon
I will bet that the Marymount program is very excited to know that they now have ‘walkons.’