Markeisha Daniels
Period 7
10/7/2011
Athletics Articles
2011 has started as a banner year for Cody Zeller. The Washington (IN) High School senior won his third state championship last month, participated in the McDonald’s All-American game recently, and capped a brilliant scholastic career by being named Indiana’s Mr. Basketball for 2011. Zeller dominated the voting, capturing 198 of the 283 votes cast by coaches and media. Warsaw’s Nic Moore was a distant second with 21 votes, and Indianapolis Pike’s Marquis Teague and Bloomington South’s Dee Davis also received consideration.
He’ll lead the squad from the Hoosier state in the annual border war with Kentucky June 10-11. Indiana has dominated the series recently, and should boast a versatile roster long on rangy, athletic types suited to play inside or on the perimeter.
Zeller, who committed to Indiana last fall in a high-profile recruiting chase, follows older brothers Luke (2005) and Tyler (2008) as a winner of the prestigious award. Luke went on to play collegiately at Nortre Dame and Tyler will be entering his senior season at North Carolina in the fall, where he is regarded as one of the top players in college basketball. Cody averaged 24 points and 14 rebounds this past season while shooting over 65% from the field, despite constant double and triple teaming. He’s versatile, with an ability to knock down the perimeter jumper while developing his low post game. At seven foot, Zeller provides an instant presence defensively and on the boards, sore spots for the Hoosiers in recent years.
What else needs to be said about Bloomington South this year? They were one of the best teams in the state all year long and when it was all said and done, they proved to be the best of the best. An amazing four year run by the seniors left them with the greatest legacy by any class in Bloomington history, and even Indiana state history. Two state championships, 94 wins in 99 career games, history-making winning streaks, it was all there. And this year capped it all off.
Heading into this season, the talk was not really about the talent returning, but rather how would South get past all the losses they suffered. Indiana All-Star Erik Fromm graduated, top junior Matt Carlino decided to graduate a year early and take a scholarship offer from UCLA, and rising sophomore T.J. Bell, thought by many to be the next great big man in Bloomington, left school and moved back to Illinois. Three huge losses for a team that really needed those guys to have a chance to win it all. Or so we thought. Of course, when you return maybe the best player in the state in Dee Davis, an absolute sharpshooter in Spencer Turner, and four other seniors ready to make the leap, you have yourself a pretty good team that has a chance to make some noise.
He’ll lead the squad from the Hoosier state in the annual border war with Kentucky June 10-11. Indiana has dominated the series recently, and should boast a versatile roster long on rangy, athletic types suited to play inside or on the perimeter.
Zeller, who committed to Indiana last fall in a high-profile recruiting chase, follows older brothers Luke (2005) and Tyler (2008) as a winner of the prestigious award. Luke went on to play collegiately at Nortre Dame and Tyler will be entering his senior season at North Carolina in the fall, where he is regarded as one of the top players in college basketball. Cody averaged 24 points and 14 rebounds this past season while shooting over 65% from the field, despite constant double and triple teaming. He’s versatile, with an ability to knock down the perimeter jumper while developing his low post game. At seven foot, Zeller provides an instant presence defensively and on the boards, sore spots for the Hoosiers in recent years.
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What else needs to be said about Bloomington South this year? They were one of the best teams in the state all year long and when it was all said and done, they proved to be the best of the best. An amazing four year run by the seniors left them with the greatest legacy by any class in Bloomington history, and even Indiana state history. Two state championships, 94 wins in 99 career games, history-making winning streaks, it was all there. And this year capped it all off.
Heading into this season, the talk was not really about the talent returning, but rather how would South get past all the losses they suffered. Indiana All-Star Erik Fromm graduated, top junior Matt Carlino decided to graduate a year early and take a scholarship offer from UCLA, and rising sophomore T.J. Bell, thought by many to be the next great big man in Bloomington, left school and moved back to Illinois. Three huge losses for a team that really needed those guys to have a chance to win it all. Or so we thought. Of course, when you return maybe the best player in the state in Dee Davis, an absolute sharpshooter in Spencer Turner, and four other seniors ready to make the leap, you have yourself a pretty good team that has a chance to make some noise.
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