MustangLaxer wrote:MustangIcon wrote:Nic Wise committed to U of Arizona as a freshman out of Hightower HS before transferring to Kingwood. By the time he was a senior he was still a fantastic player (and back to back state champ), but not someone Arizona would have used a scholarship on any longer. In contrast, SMU would have been falling all over ourselves for the kid. They honored the commit and he was a Wildcat this past season.
Of course a player can always back off his commit, so really it seems like a good insurance policy for a highschool athlete whereas not a great deal of upside for a school that plans to hold true on its' word.
I'm pretty sure Kingwood never won back to back championships. The second one they lost to Plano HS, a team who had Joseph Fulce (Texas A&M) and state championship game mvp John Roberson (Texas Tech).
You are right. My post should have read that he appeared in back to back State Championship games. They did lose to Plano in '06 after winning it all in '05.
