These are some very good articles written by Don Owen of the Northern Kentucky Tribune. Glad to see these former NKY hoop stars shining on the college hardwood, looks like all 5 are making a very nice impact for their respective college teams.

 

 

Brossart’s Trentman plays key role at Christian Brothers Christian Brothers University is located in Memphis, Tenn., but sports fans would never guess that based on the school’s men’s basketball roster.

 

Given that eight of the 15 players are from the Greater Cincinnati area, many people would probably assume Christian Brothers is extremely close to Northern Kentucky. But the school is in Memphis, where head coach Mike Nienaber has established a pipeline of talented basketball players from the Greater Cincinnati region since taking the job in 1999.

 

That pipeline includes former Bishop Brossart High School standout Alex Trentman, a 6-foot-6 forward who has helped Christian Brothers jump out to a 5-0 start and earn a No. 10 ranking in the Division II poll.

“His numbers speak for themselves, and Alex is a great team guy whose personality reflects the relaxed, confident attitude our team is playing with,” said Nienaber, a Cincinnati native who has been on the Christian Brothers sidelines for 18 years and owns 316 career victories. “Alex has a real knack for rebounding that one would not expect when you look at his overall size. He has added strength during the past offseason that has enhanced his overall game.”

 

Trentman currently averages 9.6 points per game, is shooting 55.9 percent from the field, and pulls down 7.0 rebounds per game. He scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds on Nov. 12 as CBU posted an 87-78 victory in Memphis.

 

During a 77-74 win at Trevecca Nazarene on Nov. 18, Trentman netted 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting from the field and hauled in eight rebounds.

 

A year ago, Trentman scored in double figures 13 times. He poured in a career-high 24 points against Alabama-Huntsville on Feb. 23, 2017.

 

“He has consistently done his job for two years now, and Alex is critical to our team’s continued success,” Nienaber said.

 

As a senior year at Brossart, Trentman averaged 19.6 points per game and 8.1 rebounds. He led the Mustangs to a 23-5 record and a district runner-up finish. A two-time All-10th Region performer, Trentman set five school records and finished 11th in career scoring with 1,137 points.

 

 

SCHRECK SHINES FOR CAPITAL: Former Dixie Heights High School standout Austin Schreck is averaging 14.0 points per game for Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Schreck, a 6-foot-3 junior guard, also averages 4.8 rebounds and has made 58.3 percent of his attempts from the field. He is also shooting 86.7 percent from the free-throw line and scored 25 points against Wittenberg on Nov. 21.

As a senior at Dixie Heights, Schreck averaged 11.4 points per game and led the team in rebounding at 5.1 boards per contest. He was also the cornerstone for the Dixie Heights defense, which limited opponents to less than 50 points per game that season.

 

Schreck is also an academic scholar at Capital, which competes at the NCAA Division III level in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

 

 

TRANSY’S SCHUH EXCELS: Transylvania University features Covington Catholic graduate Bo Schuh, who is shooting 52.6 percent from the field and averages 9.0 points per game.

 

A 6-foot-6 junior forward, Schuh scored 13 points during an 88-72 win at Thomas More on Saturday night. Transylvania is 3-0 and averages 102.3 points per game.

Schuh was a starting forward on CovCath’s 2014 state championship basketball team. The Ft. Mitchell native also helped the Colonels advance to the semifinals of the state tournament in 2015 before losing to eventual champion Owensboro. During his three seasons as a varsity starter, the Colonels had a 91-15 record.

 

Schuh finished his CovCath career with 1,089 points and 677 rebounds. In his senior season, he averaged 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds and was named to the 9th Region all-star team.

 

 

During his storied basketball career at Dixie Heights High School, Brandon Hatton set every imaginable scoring record for the Colonels. In fact, Hatton ended his prep career with 3,045 points, the most in 9th Region history.

 

Hatton is now continuing his exploits as an effective scorer in the starting lineup for Kentucky Wesleyan College. The 6-foot-2 junior guard averages 12.8 points per game for the Panthers, who have won an NCAA Division II-record eight national championships.

 

On Friday, Hatton scored a career-high 24 points as Kentucky Wesleyan posted an 88-78 victory over Shorter (Ga.) University. He netted 10 consecutive points early in the first half, including a pair of long-range jumpers from beyond the arc, as the Panthers built a 24-14 lead against Shorter.

 

Hatton’s 7-for-12 shooting performance from the field on Friday included five 3-pointers. A week earlier, he poured in 16 points against Auburn-Montgomery and also dished out a team-leading seven assists in that game.

 

Success on the hardwood has followed Hatton, who played varsity basketball as a seventh-grader for Dixie Heights. He saw action in 183 games at Dixie Heights and drained a school-record 334 shots from 3-point range. He also made 82 percent of his free throws and grabbed 522 rebounds while a member of the Colonels.

 

Hatton was named 9th Region player of the year in 2014 after averaging 25.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He ended his career as just the 31st player in Kentucky high school basketball history to score at least 3,000 points.

 

Hatton began his college career at the University of Vermont, where he averaged 3.9 points per game in limited action as a freshman in 2014-15. He transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan and averaged 6.5 points per contest last season as the Panthers posted a 28-3 record and advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Kentucky Wesleyan also won the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship last season.

 

 

 

WEYER EXCELS AT BELLARMINE: Former Newport Central Catholic all-state basketball player Ben Weyer is off to a tremendous start this season for Bellarmine University, averaging 12.2 points per game and leading the Knights in 3-pointers made with 14.

 

On Friday afternoon, Weyer pumped in 14 points and buried four 3-pointers as Bellarmine posted a 75-69 win at previously undefeated Barry (Fla.) University. The unbeaten Knights (5-0) are ranked No. 3 nationally in the Division II poll, while Barry (3-1) is No. 5.

 

Earlier in the week, Weyer led Bellarmine to a key 65-50 road win at Wayne State (Mich.) on Tuesday night with 16 points. Weyer drained four 3-pointers in that victory and grabbed four rebounds.

 

Weyer, a 6-foot-7 sophomore forward from Ft. Thomas, has started all five games for Bellarmine this season. He is a major reason the Knights were picked as preseason favorites to win the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

 

During his senior year at NewCath, Weyer averaged 21.6 points and 11.4 rebounds as the Thoroughbreds finished 30-5. Weyer scored 22 points and pulled won 12 rebounds in NewCath’s 52-47 win over top-ranked Covington Catholic in the 9th Region Tournament championship game.

 

NewCath then advanced to the state tournament semifinals before falling to eventual state champion Lexington Paul Dunbar. Weyer earned 9th Region Player of the Year honors as a senior and was also named to the all-state team.

 

As a freshman at Bellarmine last season, Weyer earned a spot on the GLVC’s All-Freshman Team after averaging 6.8 points per game. He also shot 52.5 percent from the field, 47.1 percent from 3-point range and 85.7 percent from the free-throw line.

Congrats to all.