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Saturday, April 22, 2006
'Pards land big man
The Wilmington News-Journal reportsMarek Koltun, a 6-foot-10 center from Caravel Academy has accepted a scholarship offer from Lafayette. According to Koltun's prep coach, the Polish exchange student, also drew attention from George Washington, Bucknell, Rider and North Carolina-Wilmington.

"Drew attention from" and got offers from are not necessarily the same thing. We know, for instance, that Bucknell handed out its three scholarships for next year in the early signing period, though it is possible the Bison might have another to use because of the John Clark situation.

Koltun sounds more like the kind of big man you get when you don't decide to start offering scholarships until after the season is over. He was an honorable mention all-state pick in Delaware, which generally equates to an all-district type pick in bigger states. His team went 22-3 and finished second in the state, with two losses to the eventual state champs. In the state final, a 73-71 2OT loss, Koltun fouled out in the first OT, finishing with 9 points, 7 rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Bob Gibbons All-Star Report, a recruitnik site, filed a report on Koltun in mid-February that said Koltun's best days are ahead of him.

That report also noted:
Schools that have seen him play are UNC-Wilmington, Penn, Georgia, Rutgers, Lafayette, and Delaware. He scored 650 on the SAT-M and 450 on the SAT-V. His GPA at Caravel is 4.00+ and he wants to major in International Commerce.
While Koltun sounds like a project, he appears to be a good signing for Fran O'Hanlon, who had only one player over 6-7 on his roster this season and has not had a quality two-way big man since Stefan Ciosici graduated in 2000.
Published at 10:10 AM by Hoop Time.
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