Chavis Close To Decision

Darien Chavis, a 5-11, 170 pound freshman point guard from Kansas City C.C. in Kansas City, Kan., could be close to signing with Colorado State.

JUCO Junction/Rivalshoops.com caught up with KCK Head Coach Jon Oler over the weekend, and he told us that Chavis was on his trip to CSU at the time.

Oregon State came in to see Chavis last week, but had not yet offered him a scholarship.

Siena, Marist and Fresno State were among other programs who had taken a look at Chavis this spring.

"He kind of had it narrowed down to between Hofstra and Colorado State," Oler said.

Chavis, a native of Philadelphia, Penn., took an official visit earlier this spring to Hofstra in addition to his recent trip to CSU.

He averaged 10 points and four assists per game for the Blue Devils this past season.

"He had a real good conference season," Oler said. "He was very consistent, and he has three years to play wherever he goes, and I think that's the enticement, because of his athleticism."

The younger brother of current Texas Tech junior Will Chavis, Darien was a qualifier out of high school in Philadelphia. He started out the 2000-2001 at Panola with his older brother, but transferred into KCK last January and sat out half a year before playing the 2001-2002 season at the Jayhawk East Conference program.

"He has really improved his shooting and overall control of his game," Oler said. "That's the biggest thing he has had to learn in college, and he improved that as the year went along."

Chavis could have a decision within the next 24-48 hours, and we'll keep you posted on his situation.