Brothers Make Decision
One of the more impressive non-big names this summer was Dan Oppland, a 6-8, 215 pound forward from Whitfield High School in St. Louis, Missouri.
We had heard of him through some Five Star reports. And we were fortunate enough to have a chance to play on four occasions at the ABCD camp on the campus of FDU in early July.
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Oppland impressed us. He averaged 11.3 points a game, five rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal per contest. He works hard at both ends of the court. He is likely going to have to go into the weight room and strengthen the upper body so he can compete more effectively on the physical level.
But Oppland has a chance to be a pretty good college player. He has good instincts and runs the floor well. He shot 68.5 percent from the floor. Most of these came on sweeping drives to the basket. He also dropped in his only two three-point attempts.
He is also a very good foul shooter, hitting almost 83 percent from the free throw line. So a lot of positives can be attached to Dan Oppland's name. Oppland and his brother, Mike, have decided to give Valparaiso a commitment.
Both wanted to attend the same school together. Both brothers were looking at Valparaiso, SW Missouri State, Davidson, Ohio University, and Central Florida. Dan averaged 22 points a game last year while Mike averaged 18 points.