Recruiting Report: Dedoch Chan (2017)

<article><article class="stream-item js-stream-item "> <div class="js-stream-item-content item-box message-stream-item"> <div class="tweet js-chirp "> <div class="tweet-body"> <p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks"><strong>Dedoch Chan</strong> is now training for his senior year, and as noted in his previous report, he's glad to be eligible and playing again after moving. The upcoming season will be crucial for his recruitment as a 6-foot-7 forward who can play multiple positions.</p> <p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks">"As of right now, I don't have any visits set up. SMSU, Sioux Falls, and MSU-Moorhead are the only schools that have contacted me recently," Chan said. "I'm not limited to any one division or playing level, I'm open to many options, including juco.</p> <p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks">"The most important thing to me is my relationship with the coaching staff, and what place fits me best," Chan added. "I see myself playing SF at the next level, but I also have no problem playing PF."</p> <p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks">With Mike Hurt off to the Gophers, Chan is a senior leader along with Isaiah Walden and stud sophomore Matt Hurt. His personal plan is to stay in the weight room and continue to gain weight and get stronger while also "getting up as many shots as I can." If he and the other veteran players can keep growing, they will make another strong run against Lakeville North in a very familiar section championship.</p> <p class="js-tweet-text tweet-text with-linebreaks">"Besides me, Walden, Matt, Ray, we have about two or three other solid varsity players who can hold their own," Chan added.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article></article><article></article> <h2>Update from 4/29/16</h2> <article></article><article>Rochester JM/D1 MN Prospects forward Dedoch Chan went through quite a bit of drama in the last 12 months.<a href="http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/s3876812.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here's a news article from August</a>, announcing Chan's intentions to move to Rochester and attend John Marshall. He was coming from Albert Lea, a program that went 0-27 in Chan's sophomore year. <a href="http://www.postbulletin.com/sports/localsports/jm-s-chan-faces-uncertain-future/article_eaac9931-26b7-55f0-890f-8988250ce3c8.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here's another article from November,</a> the beginning of the basketball season, about "questions lingering about Chan's eligibility."</article><article></article><article>The questions were surrounding the transfer rule that has been the center of some controversy in Minnesota, designed to prevent kids from hopping school-to-school in search of playing time. This is usually an issue in the suburbs when metro kids hop one district over and register at a neighboring school; but the Chan family actually moved from one city to another, an hour apart.</article><article></article><article>Finally, <a href="http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/s4008534.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here's the article from mid-January</a> stating that Chan was finally eligible and ready to play for the Rockets. That must have been an extremely relieving day for the Chan family.</article><article></article><article>"It was (stressful)," Chan told NHR. "I feel like I missed out on opportunities to get more exposure. And it didn't really help my individual development playing JV. It's going to be much easier to get accustomed to playing with my teammates next year."Chan joined D1 MN Prospects this spring and has managed to keep the ball rolling with his recruitment. He's got the great fortune of being an athletic, skilled 6-foot-7 forward with a 3.71 GPA."Spring is going pretty well," he said. "I've been making a lot of improvement, and I have been focusing a lot on improving my strength. I have gotten some calls from Columbia, Princeton, SDSU, UND, and a few D2 schools. I'm aiming for D1, but I am also open to D2 or juco levels." NHR is happy that Chan is finally back in a basketball rhythm, eligible for his school team and doing well on the grassroots circuit. All of our conversations with him have been excellent, as he carries himself well and is a smart kid. </article><article> <div></div> </article>