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There was good news and bad news on the campus of Idaho State University Thursday.
First the good news: David Schroeder was granted a sixth year of eligibility.
Now, the bad news.
One of the most consistent components to the Bengals last season, Kasey Winters, has announced that he will be transferring to Dixie State College in St. George, Utah, for the 2006-07 season.
Schroeder, who finished second on the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game, was Idaho State’s lone first-team All-Big Sky representative last season. Schroeder applied for a sixth year of eligibility after having three knee surgeries that limited his playing time. Last season was just the second full season Schroeder played for the Bengals.
“This is great news for David and the basketball program,” Bengals coach Joe O’Brien said in a statement released by the university Thursday. “David is obviously a hard worker, a great basketball player and a great student. This will allow him to not only finish his basketball career, but his Master’s work as well.”
Schroeder tore his ACL during ISU’s season-opening Midnight Madness practice in 2003-04, then tore his other ACL three games into the 2004-05 season. Schroeder also tore an ACL during his high school career at Salmon.
With the transferring of Winters, the Bengals will now have a huge hole to fill in their frontcourt. Winters had 6.9 rebounds per game in his only season at Idaho State and was the Bengals’ fourth-leading scorer at 9.9 points per contest.
Winters has indicated that the reasoning for his transfer is because his wife would like to play collegiate basketball. Meridee Winters received a scholarship to play for ISU, but never suited up.
Dixie State, 45 minutes away from Winters’ hometown in Mesquite, Nev., is currently a junior college but will move to NCAA Division II status effective July 1. Once the school gains official NCAA status, it’s unclear whether Winters would need a release from his ISU scholarship to play at Dixie.
