Keep An Eye On Dan Oppland
TEANECK, NEW JERSEY -- One of the more impressive non-big names 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 recent ABCD camp on the campus of FDU.
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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 can 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.
We will monitor his recruiting situation as it picks up.