Recruiting Report: Loudon Vollbrecht (2016)

<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Geneva 2016 center <strong>Loudon Vollbrecht</strong> established himself among the top low post prospects in the state with a dominant July playing for Tri City Thunder.  The big bodied post gets deep post position and knows how to finish with both strength and some skill down low.  He is a plus passer at 6’9” and rebounds well in his area.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">We spoke with the senior big man who is currently staring on the gridiron as an offensive lineman for his high school team, but has an eye on his basketball recruitment as well.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">“As of right now I am still open to anything and starting to fill in some officials to further my recruiting.  Not many new schools in the picture only DePaul and Buffalo.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">He currently holds offers from four programs.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">“South Dakota State, UMBC, Western Illinois, and Northern Illinois.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Vollbrecht doesn’t have any dates set in stone yet for his officials.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">“Just got dates from many coaches and trying to put together a schedule.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">He says there is one school that he knows for sure he wants to visit.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">“South Dakota State.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">What stands out about their program?</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">“On the rise, they win, and Nagy has been there 21 years.”</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">They also landed his friend in the 2015 class in St. Charles East point guard Cole Gentry.  Vollbrecht isn’t sure yet on a timetable for a decision or if he will sign in the spring.</span></span></p>