Schools Flocking to See Skogman
A top 10 prospect in the state of Wisconsin’s 2019 class, Waukesha West power forward David Skogman is having a breakout year as a junior. Continuing to climb not only the rankings, but college recruiting boards, Skogman is hearing from a number of Division 1 programs, who will be taking an even harder look this spring.
“I’m just putting in work with my AAU team and my friends,” Skogman told Prep Hoops. “That’s been a huge part of my success. Coach (Don) LaValle has really let me do my thing and expressed confidence in me.
“Schools have said they’re really impressed with how I can move for my size and how well I can shoot the ball.”
Skogman has had UW-Green Bay, South Dakota, UW-Milwaukee, and Wright State attend his games this season. Montana, Long Island, Cal-State Fullerton, and TCU have also contacted him personally.
The 6-foot-10, 185-pound power forward said three schools appear the most serious at this time.
Milwaukee: “I’ve gone to a couple of Milwaukee games and they’ve seemed really interested in me.”
South Dakota: “They said they really like me and they’re really interested in my game. They want me to keep working. They don’t like to offer anybody until the AAU season. They’ll be coming to a lot of my games.”
Wright State: “They want me to come down and visit.”
Skogman’s lone unofficial visit this season was to Milwaukee. The Panthers took down visiting Loyola 73-56 back on Dec. 16.
“I thought it was pretty exciting, pretty cool,” he said. “They do a nice job down there.”
Skogman has no unofficial visits set for the remainder of the season, but has a few in mind for down the road.
“I want to look at a couple of these schools,” said Skogman. “Want to go see Wright State and Green Bay again if they continue to show more interest.”
Through 15 games, Skogman is averaging 12.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. A skilled, versatile big man with a nice shooting stroke, Skogman has a chance for a strong travel season if he can continue his momentum.
“I think they (schools) want to see if I’m athletic enough to play Division 1,” he said. “They want to see if I can shoot the ball as well as they’ve heard and seen on tape.”