Kelly Orchard Has New List Of Schools

Kelly Orchard, a 6-10, 220-pound power forward/center from Bountiful High School in Utah, has added Utah State, Oregon State, Iowa, and Wisconsin to his list of schools.

Orchard has taken unoffical visits to Kansas, Boise State, BYU, and is going to visit California in June, according to his dad, Terry. "He has not played in any of Spring showcases because he doesn't believe in missing school," said Mr. Orchard. "With the events that he is going to play in during June and July will have a big impact on the level he plays at."

Kelly has recently finished school so he should be set now for playing some AAU ball. Mr. Orchard also told us that Kelly is rounding out his game. "He is working on his inside game plus spending a lot of time in the weight room where he hopes will improve his game this summer," Terry said. "He is excited to have been invited to the top invitation only camps and to play with the Oakland Slam n Jam who are one of the top travel teams this year in the country."

Kelly is also an excellent student. He has a 3.5 GPA and already has a qualifying ACT score. He is also interested in according to Mr. Orchard: "He is being recruited hard from many of the schools in the Pac 10, Big 12, WAC and the Mountain West.

Also on his list of schools are Stanford, Cal, Boise State, BYU, and Kansas. Again, Orchard has added some more schools.

And he is also thinking about becoming the first 6-10 tight end in Utah state history.