Recruiting Report: Daric Laing (2016)
Daric Laing has been one of the state’s premier shooting guards for three years now, and his recruitment is starting to come to a climactic finish. Currently the 6-foot-2 senior has one Division II offer from Minot State –…
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Continue ReadingDaric Laing has been one of the state’s premier shooting guards for three years now, and his recruitment is starting to come to a climactic finish.
Currently the 6-foot-2 senior has one Division II offer from Minot State – they offered late last summer – and he has earned a slew of NAIA offers as well.
He says there are two D2 schools that are in frequent contact with him.
“Right now I’m talking to Maryville in St. Louis and then Nebraska-Kearney, and then from the NAIA level I have offers from Grand View – I like them a lot – and then William Penn, those are the two I’m considering right now,” said Laing.
“With Grand View I really like the coaches, and the culture they have there. And William Penn obviously does a really good job with their program – both are just really good programs.”
Laing –PHI’s 23rd-ranked 2016 – described his relationship with the two inquiring D2 programs.
“I went for a visit to Maryville in the fall, and I’m pretty close with them right now,” he said. “And then Nebraska-Kearney, I talk to their coach about twice a week.”
He says shortly after the season is when he’d like to make his decision.
“The deciding factor is going to be where I can make an impact. I think that skill-wise I can play at both levels,” said Laing. “So ya, it’s just the best fit, and where I can make an impact.”
A decent-sized wing with great length, Laing is averaging 23.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 2.2 steals per game this season.
“The other years I think I was used mostly as a scorer, but this year I feel I can do whatever we need that game to win,” said Laing. “If we need a score or big buckets I can do that. Or whether it’s feeding TJ (Hockenson) in the post and getting my teammates involved I can do that. It’s just more of a leadership role, and just be able to score at a pretty efficient level and get my teammates involved.”