New Faces on Campus - 6/15/09

DENVER – Summer classes started this morning here at the University of Denver, and the newcomers to the men’s basketball team officially joined the DU community.

Freshmen Blake Foeman, Chase Hallam and Jeff Powers join transfer Trevor Noonan in taking their first classes at Denver, which also allows them to start weight training and conditioning, as well as open gym with the rest of the team.

“We are excited to have the guys on campus and starting to make an early transition to the challenges of college life,” head coach Joe Scott said. “I know that Nate Rohnert, Rob Lewis and Kyle Lewis and the rest of the upperclassmen will work with them this summer and prepare them for when workouts start in September.”

Joe Scott Basketball Camps: The Joe Scott Elite camp, which occurred from Friday to Sunday following a day camp earlier in the week, welcomed some of the best high school players in Colorado, as well as some from California, Florida, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming.

The camp places a strong emphasis on overall individual skill improvement for players in grades 9-12, while also focusing on advanced offensive and defensive skills along with developing the competitiveness to be a college basketball player.

“The camps were well attended with high caliber players, who were eager to learn and improve their skills,” Scott said.

Obviously, the level of instruction was the highest caliber, as well, considering it was run by the Denver Basketball staff. In fact, both camps provided an excellent coaches-to-players ratio, providing participants with an exceptional amount of individualized instruction from Scott and his coaching staff.

Coach Scott will host a Team Camp on June 26-28, and more information can be found on DenverPioneers.com.