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Aaron Redpath Commits To McMaster

Published by Gilbert Muako on January 28, 2011

Top-25 Canadian prospect Aaron Redpath has elected to stay north of the border.

On Friday, Redpath, a J. Clarke Richardson standout, committed to McMaster University. The 6-foot-4 scoring threat had received a lot of Division 1 interest south, combined with a list of CIS schools vying for his services. He even recently picked up an offer from Dartmouth in the Ivy League but felt staying home and going to McMaster would be the best option for him.

“Ultimately, I chose McMaster because I feel it’s where I will be most successful in both basketball and academics,” he said “On the basketball side, I feel Mac is the best fit for me because the style of basketball that they play compliments my game very well. I will be able to flourish in their system. They have top of the line facilities and great coaches that will be able to foster me into the player that will be successful at the CIS level and hopefully at the professional level one day.

“Academically, they are a top-100 school in the world and their Kinesiology program is second to none. I also really enjoyed visiting the school and walking around campus. It is fairly quiet and the campus layout is very nice.”

This is a great pick up for the Marauders as Redpath is one of the best scorers in Canadian high school basketball — currently leading Richardson with his 26 ppg average. He has the shooting ability you look for in an off guard, capable of nailing it from deep or from the mid range with a unique release and is steadily improving his ball handling as well.

Even though he seriously considered McGill, U of T and Ryerson, and enjoyed what those programs had to offer, Redpath ended up choosing McMaster because he felt they were willing to go the extra mile.

“I was really comfortable with all of the coaching staffs from the other schools but Mac’s coaching staff was definitely special,” he said. “They would have different coaches come out to my games and I was able to build a relationship with each of them. I really feel like they are accepting me into their family and are there to guide and help me to become not only a better basketball player but also a better person.”

Now pleased to get his recruitment out the way, he has his eyes set on leading a strong J. Clarke Richardson squad to a provincial championship.

“I want to cap off my high school career with an OFSAA gold medal,” Redpath said. “Everyday in practice, from now until the end of the season, we are going to have to go hard and go after what we all want. We can’t slack off at all because winning OFSAA is not going to be easy by any means.”

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