June may be a month off for many basketball players, but try and tell that to E.J. Singler. The all-around 6-foot-6, 200-pound forward from South Medford High School has been busy playing with Team Jones, his high school team, and working out daily on his own. The month was to possibly end with a camp and unofficial visit, but even though Singler instead used this past weekend to rest up he still saw a major change in his recruitment.
The original schedule included a trip up to Pullman for Washington State's elite camp this past weekend, but Singler didn't make it up. "I just decided to stay at home," Singler said. "It was pretty much the only weekend I had off, so I just worked out on my own and get ready for July."
Wazzu has been one of Singler's favorites for quite some time, so he was a little disappointed that he didn't participate. While he didn't make it to Cougs camp, he did get an important phone call from the WSU coaches once their event concluded.
"Yesterday (Monday), Washington State offered," Singler said. "I loved it. Coach (Tony) Bennett is a very successul coach and I really like him. They've always said that they wanted me but didn't know if they had a scholarship. But after camp they decided and they called me."
According to Singler, the coaching staff had been looking at going with a big man for their scholarship, but after getting a closer look at their top targets in elite camp, decided on offering the South Medford star instead.
Obviously, Singler is happy about receiving his first Pac-10 offer and would like to get a closer look at Pullman soon. "I definitely want to make it up there sometime," Singler said. "That's the biggest offer so far and it's very exciting."
