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MAY
18 — Scoring Point Guard Carroll Added To The Mix
Goshen
announces third signee of season in talented Alexandria
H.S. sparkplug |
Alexandria, IN — Just three days after
adding 2006 Warren Central High School (Indianapolis) guard Zach
Wright to its roster, the Goshen College men’s basketball program
announced the signing of another stellar point guard, inking
2006 Alexandria High
School graduate Lance Carroll to its program Thursday. Carroll,
a 5-10 left-handed backcourt player that averaged over 20 points
per game in
each of his last two seasons, joins both Wright (click here for
related article) and 6-7 Indianapolis Chatard High School swingman
Hugh Weiskittel
(click here for article)
as the Leafs’ three signed prospects to
date.
“It is good to have Lance coming our way for next year,” said
Stan Daugherty, Goshen head coach. “He is a true point guard who
can score in a variety of ways. He can shoot the three when left open
and
can penetrate and create when he is crowded on the three-point
line. His game will certainly fit in with the way we want to play here.”
Carroll gives Goshen a needed scoring ball handler, as the ultra-quick
guard averaged 22.2 points per game as a senior at Alexandria.
A two-time, first-team All-Central Indiana Conference and All-Madison
County selection,
Carroll connected on 44 percent of his field goal attempts during
the 2005-2006 season and made 37.4 percent of his 198 attempts
from three-point land. Those shooting clips dipped only slightly from
his 20 point
per
game, 49 percent field goal average during his junior season,
in part due to the fact that Carroll played half of this year
with a broken bone
in his shooting hand. He has since undergone surgery to repair
the injury.
“Lance is a very tough kid on the basketball court,” Daugherty
said. “He
will take charges and dive for loose basketballs and do whatever
it takes to help his team win. I am very excited for his potential as
a college
player at Goshen College.”
Carroll was voted a 2005-2006 All-State selection by Hoosier
Basketball Magazine, and was named one of the state’s Top 100 Seniors
by numerous publications. Alexandria’s leader in scoring, assists,
steals, made free throws and free throw percentage for the last two seasons,
Carroll led the Tigers’ storied program to improved win-loss records
in each of his three seasons as a varsity starter. In his final prep season,
Carroll played for first-year head coach Mickey Hosier, his boyhood idol
and Alexandria legend.
“Lance Carroll is a tremendous basketball player,” Hosier
said Thursday. “He
has unlimited range on offense, a knack for the ball on defense
and is one of the toughest kids I have ever been around. He will
be a very, very
good player for Goshen over the next four years.”
An active member of Alexandria’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes
chapter, Carroll maintained a GPA of 3.0 throughout high school and plans
on pursuing a field in education once at Goshen. Carroll said that Daugherty — an
Alexandria native — was a big factor in his decision to sign with
the Leafs’ program.
“I’ve known Coach Daugherty all of my life and greatly respect
what he has accomplished both at Goshen and throughout his coaching career,” Carroll
said. “It’s a great school academically and it’s close
enough to home that my family can still watch me play. I like
the fact that it’s a smaller school. I like the one-on-one attention
in the classroom and the school’s focus on academics. I hope to
help lead the team as a point guard and continue to improve as a player
throughout
the next four years.”
Daugherty said that, with the graduation of senior guards Tyler
Sheerer and Jordan Buller this year, signing capable ball handlers
was a must. With Carroll and Wright, Goshen now has two.
“Though they are two very different players, Zach and Lance give
us a real toughness that can’t be measured in stats,” Daugherty
said. “Sometimes that trait is underrated.”
Daugherty said that while this year’s existing class is solid as
it stands currently, he hopes to add two more players in the
coming weeks. Check back to this website for the most updated recruiting
information as the
spring signing period continues. To contact Stan Daugherty, call
him at (574) 535-7493 or click here to
send him an email. |
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