La Crosse Tribune columnist Kirk Bey tells us today that UW-La Crosse standout receiver Scott Burnoski wants to play basketball for the Eagles this winter.
Could Burnoski, who had 72 catches for 931 yards and 14 touchdowns last year as a senior, help the 7-18 men’s basketball team? Perhaps. But he still has Arena Football possibilities to consider as well.
This isn’t a unique situation. In Division III you essentially have five years to play four, and occasionally student-athletes take the final year and play a different sport. The first name that came to mind was a local one for me, when Catholic U. point guard Sammy Briggs, a four-year starter, played football the next fall and helped the Cardinals reach the 1997 Division III playoffs as the No. 2 receiver.
Who else knows of players who have played four years of football and one year of basketball, or vice versa? Fill us in.
The Scranton Times-Tribune is publishing a countdown of the Top 25 area coaches, and while most of the people on the list coach or coached high school sports, two Scranton basketball coaches have done pretty well in the coach’s box and on the list.