Schilb Has An Offer

Blake Schilb, a skilled 6-7, 195 pound combination/power forward from Rantoul, Ill., is attending Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. in the fall. He also has some division one interest, according to his coach, Jason Smith. "Rhode Island has offered him," Smith said. "Richmond, Duquesne, and Boston University are also involved."

Smith previously mentioned DePaul, Marquette, Nebraska, South Florida, Bowling Green, Buffalo and Canisius. Schilb enjoyed a very productive spring and summer playing with the Ft. Sooy No Limit program. That has been important for Schilb's notoriety, since he only played in a handful of games this past season at Rantoul H.S.

Schilb played in roughly eight or nine games this past season, averaging 22 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks per contest.

Last summer, Schilb had interest from programs such as Western Kentucky, Butler, Xavier, Purdue and South Florida. He performed well with Marvin Mennenga's Illinois Downstate Warriors program at the Hoosier Shootout last year in Indiana, deriving quite a bit of looks in the process.

A ruggedly built big man who can put the ball on the deck and face up from the perimeter, Schilb has been a major factor in Ft. Sooy's success this spring.

Schilb said he has a 2.3 GPA and scored a 20 on the ACT, so he should be able to get through the NCAA Clearinghouse next year.

-- Russ Blake contributed to this report.