Ohio State Offers 2014 New England Duo
By Alex Kline
The class of 2014 is stacked with athletic specimens. Two of which happen to live in Massachusetts and attend prep school in New Hampshire. Both have caught the attention of Thad Matta and many other coaches.
In the span of one week, Ohio State offered Noah Vonleh and Wayne Selden – two of the top sophomores in the country.
Selden, a 2014 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Tilton, may be out for the rest of the high school season with an injury but that has not slowed his recruitment. After recently adding offers from UCLA and Virginia, Buckeyes’ assistant coach Jeff Boals came down to see him last week after watching Vonleh beforehand.
“We watched the team practice together and spoke about Ohio State,” said Selden. “It’s a great school and I’m excited that they offered me.”
Selden now has offers from the Bruins, Cavaliers and Buckeyes, along with Boston College, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Providence, West Virginia, UConn, Missouri and Florida.
A week after starting the process of joining the senior class of 2013, Selden’s college recruitment is still wide open.
“I’m still weighing my options,” Selden said. “Nothing is close to definite yet.”
An athletic 6-foot-5 slasher, Selden is ranked No. 20 in the ESPN 100, and he has no shortage of early suitors.
He lists Florida, UCLA, Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio State among the schools that have been recruiting him hardest so far, but he’s not close to trimming them to a final list.
“I’m going to form a list by the end of the summer,” he said. “Those schools are recruiting me hard, but I want to look at everything.”
Selden says he’s putting an emphasis on the programs and coaches that would best foster his game.
“Whether it’s a run-and-gun or a slower pace, I want to be able to develop in the system,” Selden said.