Recruiting Report: Cole Chapman (2020)

Ryan James January 22, 2020 @ 06:46 PM

Six-foot-10 Mahtomedi center Cole Chapman and the Zephyrs have played to a .500 level so far this season. Can they take the next step? We asked the senior about that today. "All that really matters to the guys and myself is winning, and we believe we've got the talent to start really doing some big stuff on the court," the Zephyrs center said. Through a dozen games the Zephyrs have won six with losses to some solid teams and wins over squads the Zephyrs should beat. There have been some injury setbacks but things could turn soon. "(The season's) had its ups and downs," Chapman said. "The injuries have caused a lot of issues for the team, but we have a lot of great guys who have stepped up recently and were looking to get better with every practice and every game." Cole cares about one thing and that's winning. That's the goal. And he thinks a way to help the team win through an individual goal is by collections in the paint. "I just want to win. I want to make my teammates better. But if I did have one stat goal it would be for a few 20 rebound games. "We want to be conference champs but we dug a hole losing to Tartan but we're gonna get them back at their place later this year." The Zephyrs have also lost to North St. Paul and South St. Paul giving them a 2-3 league record. That said, after watching this team play I think they have a chance to jump back into the race. Chapman has impressed in the middle with a dozen points a game, Brody Fox is one of the top breakout seniors out there, Cal Greene looks like a scholarship player of the future, and Luke Ricker is a doing everything kind of guy. Next up for Mahtomedi is Hastings, Hill-Murray, Henry Sibley, St. Thomas, and Simley. Mahtomedi has the chance to go on a run but only if they play to their ability. The last I saw Cole play I was really impressed. He totaled 14 points and 13 rebounds on 5 of 6 shooting. My thoughts then were: "Really impressed with 6'10 Cole Chapman today. BC players have been aggressive with him so Cole is throwing bigger shoulders right back at them in position, boards, and scores. The Mahtomedi senior has a double double with 9min to go and hasn't missed a shot." He also looked like a player colleges should watch. At this point the big man has some good interest. "I think I might go to a D1 Juco and get my generals done," Cole said. "The other option would be to D2 or D3. I am hearing from NDSCS, Bethany Lutheran, other schools that have contacted me would be like UW Stout and UW River Falls. But NDSCS leads all of them."