Blue Weidemann Prospect Report

<p><strong>Blue Weidemann </strong>elected to spend his late June Tuesday at a basketball camp.  If you know Blue at all, then this will not surprise you.</p> <p>Entering his junior season with Franklin Christian Academy, Weidemann is largely unknown outside of middle Tennessee.  That didn't stop colleges from inviting him to camp and, more importantly, Weidemann accepting multiple invitations. </p> <p>"I'm on the way to the Kentucky Blue Chip Camp," said Blue Weidemann Tuesday morning. </p> <p>Each invitation finds serious reflection from Weidemann.  He is both focused and ambitious.</p> <p>"I am going to the Lee University Elite Camp," shared Weidemann Tuesday morning.  "But I got invited to multiple but I'm not going because they are far away."</p> <p>Seton Hill invited Weidemann to camp with them.</p> <p>Both Emory college and Palm Beach Atlantic each reached out too. Distance will prevent him from camping with either this summer.</p> <h2 style="text-align: center">Intentions </h2> <p>This AAU season Blue Weidemann joined [program_tooltip program_id='2078768' first='RSD' last=''] 2021.  , the #7 Tennessee-based program in 16u, attracted him through a trainer.</p> <p>"I was training with one of the coaches (Devon Arnold) and he asked me to join," said Weidemann.  "Also, they are an elite program, so I thought it would be good to play with them."</p> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2078768' first='RSD' last=''] 2021 features several top guards in middle Tennessee and Weidemann saw it as a chance to showcase his game more broadly.  Doing so would help fulfill his intentions beyond high school.</p> [caption id="attachment_774718" align="alignright" width="225"] Elwin Heiny guided Oregon to 310 wins as the school's first Women's Basketball Coach.[/caption] <p>"I would like to go to college to play basketball," shared Weidemann.  "If I have the chance to go pro anywhere I will. I want to end up being a coach or scout for college. But my goal right now is college."</p> <h2 style="text-align: center">Legacy</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"I have two cousins that play at Fresno State (football)," listed Weidemann.  "My grandpa did gymnastics at Oregon University."</p> <p>Both of Blue's cousins have a decorated history of football success.  <strong>Jared Rice</strong> earned All-Mountain West Conference Second Team last fall.  His 55 receptions ranked fourth among all FB tight ends.  Middle child Justin Rice entered college as a running back after earning Division III Player of the Year for Modesto Catholic (near S.F.).  Now he plays linebacker sparingly and earned a redshirt last fall.  </p> <p>"I'm not sure where he played in college, but my uncle (Elwin Heiny) played professional in Europe and coached women's basketball at Oregon University and is in the hall of fame there," recalled Weidemann.</p> <p>Elwin coached the University of Oregon women's team from 1977 to 1993.  He finished first in the Pac 10 six times and advanced to the NCAA Tournament three times. With a proud family tradition, Blue Weidemann dreams big.  In the next few months he intends to focus on improving his on-ball defense, foot speed, and dribbling. </p> <p>Improvement is required for him to succeed, but the strenuous camping circuit is a great place to hone those skills.  He is chasing a family of athletic successes. </p> <p>Will Blue be next?</p>