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For now, the question remains - is the future of E.J. Singler in football or basketball at the college level? The all-around 6-foot-6, 200-pound athlete from South Medford High School is keeping all of his options open, but one thing's for sure - his focus right now is on hoops. Singler has been one of the key guys with Team Jones on the AAU circuit so far this spring and summer and with more tournaments ahead, he wants to keep on helping the squad earn wins and elevate his college recruitment along the way.
"I feel really good about our team as we really play well together," Singler said. "I thought we played well and obviously with us not able to practice with each other a lot, there's a lot of room for improvement so I'm excited about that. I played alright and felt I did everything pretty good. This year I'm trying to do more thing on the offense end as I have the ball in my hands more."
College coaches flocked to the games of Team Jones during the spring evaluation period and it wasn't hard to take notice of Singler and the improvements to his game. He hasn't picked up any new offers as of yet, but there's no question that three schools have gotten a lot more serious with him and they currently reside on the top of his list.
"Recruting has been going good and I've been really hearing from Washington State, Stanford, and Oregon," Singler said. "I like how they're in the Pac-10 and how they're interested in me. I like the coaches and I like how they play too."
Since Singler will have some free weekends in June before getting things going again in July, he's planning on possibly making some unofficial visits. No dates are set in stone but he is eyeing trips to Stanford and Washington State.
While his focus has been on basketball, Singler has definitely not forgotten about the intrigue he has to football coaches as a wideout. "There have been a lot of coaches who have come by the school," Singler said. "We have weight lifting class in the morning and coaches have come to watch us workout. I'm going to the Nike Combine in Eugene on June 6th, but I'm not really going to do football stuff until basketball ends in July. Then when it's August, practices will kick in."
Singler notes that no football offers have come about, but he remains open to the idea of playing on the gridiron if it's the best fit for him. "Whichever school wants me the most then that's probably where I'll go," Singler said.
