Marcus Paige took an unofficial visit to the University of Iowa on Wednesday, and came home with a scholarship offer from the men’s basketball program.
“I’m pretty excited,” Paige said Thursday night. “I liked the coaching staff. It’s a great school. It’s the Big Ten.
“Of course I’ll consider (Iowa).”
Marion's Morgan Paige, here shooting in a regional semifinal against Anamosa, has committed to play women's basketball at the University of Wisconsin. (Photo by Jim Slosiarek)
MARION — Morgan Paige didn’t expect to make a decision so quickly.
But, she figured after a visit to the University of Wisconsin last week, why wait?
“I just didn’t feel the need to wait,” Paige said Monday in announcing her verbal commitment to play women’s basketball at Wisconsin, beginning in the 2010-11 season.
Alex Novak of Clear Creek Amana signed a national letter of intent to attend Minnesota State-Moorhead on a basketball scholarship.
Novak, a 6-foot-8 senior, was a third-team Iowa Newspaper Association all-state pick and averaged 18.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
Center Point-Urbana’s Sam Elgin has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Upper Iowa University.
A 6-foot-6 forward, Elgin averaged 17.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game last season.
