Thursday, November 28, 2013
Matt Heitmann Signs With Augustana University
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana men's basketball head coach Tom Billeter announced today the signing of three student-athletes to letters of intent for the 2014-15 season.
Marcus Asmus from Westminster, Colo., Matt Heitmann of Williamsburg, Iowa and Ben Weisbeck from Bismarck, N.D., have all signed letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at Augustana. Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period for NCAA basketball programs.
Asmus, a 6-foot-7 forward, is a senior at Standley Lake High School and is a one-year letterwinner for the Gators. Asmus was a team captain as a junior and earned Jefferson County Conference First Team honors. He was also named his team's Most Valuable Player after averaging 19.1 points and 12.0 rebounds per game last season. Asmus shot 48 percent (145 of 301) from the field last season and was a 78 percent (130 of 167) shooter from the free throw line.
"Marcus is a young man who grew up playing hockey and only started taking basketball seriously until the last four or five years," Billeter said. "He has a tremendous upside and is not afraid to mix it up. Marcus has both outside and inside abilities and has a lot of potential to be a very good player."
Heitmann, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward, is in his senior season at Williamsburg High School where he is a two-year letterwinner and starter. Heitmann averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game as a junior last season. He was a 73 percent shooter from the field and hit 65 percent of his shots from the free throw line in 2012-13. Heitmann earned All-State honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association and IowaPreps.com last season while being named first team all-conference.
Marcus Asmus from Westminster, Colo., Matt Heitmann of Williamsburg, Iowa and Ben Weisbeck from Bismarck, N.D., have all signed letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at Augustana. Wednesday was the first day of the early signing period for NCAA basketball programs.
Asmus, a 6-foot-7 forward, is a senior at Standley Lake High School and is a one-year letterwinner for the Gators. Asmus was a team captain as a junior and earned Jefferson County Conference First Team honors. He was also named his team's Most Valuable Player after averaging 19.1 points and 12.0 rebounds per game last season. Asmus shot 48 percent (145 of 301) from the field last season and was a 78 percent (130 of 167) shooter from the free throw line.
"Marcus is a young man who grew up playing hockey and only started taking basketball seriously until the last four or five years," Billeter said. "He has a tremendous upside and is not afraid to mix it up. Marcus has both outside and inside abilities and has a lot of potential to be a very good player."
Heitmann, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward, is in his senior season at Williamsburg High School where he is a two-year letterwinner and starter. Heitmann averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game as a junior last season. He was a 73 percent shooter from the field and hit 65 percent of his shots from the free throw line in 2012-13. Heitmann earned All-State honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association and IowaPreps.com last season while being named first team all-conference.
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