New basketball recruit?

[Moose39]

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From an article I found

Former Marion High School and Kirkwood Community College basketball guard Kasey Semler said via Facebook Thursday night that he will continue his education and basketball career at Northern Iowa this coming year.

Semler is recovering from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his knee, suffered late in Kirkwood’s season. He said he will be a walk-on this coming school year for the Panthers, with no other promises for the future.

“Great program and environment,” Semler said. “Couldn’t be more excited from both an educational and basketball standpoint.

“I am redshirting my first year, will have to pay that year. From there, we’ll see.”
Semler was an all-stater at Marion and played well in two seasons for Kirkwood. The 6-foot-4 guard is known for his shooting.
He’ll be reuinited with old childhood friend and teammate Wes Washpun, who will be a red-shirt sophomore for UNI this coming season. Washpun graduated from Cedar Rapids Washington.
“One of the best things about this is one of my best friends for a long time . . . three more years together. Can’t beat it!”

[williebat]

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From an article I found

sounds good. More team chemistry and friendships is always good.

[GoPanthers85]

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Last player we had come from Kwood worked out for us pretty well!

[9YRPLAN]

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semler was a good player, not a d-1 scholarship player but certainly good enough to practice versus them.

[NEI Panther]

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According to Kirkwoods Site, Semler is only 6'1".

[orangetennis]

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an article on Jesperson leaving UVa. Not too kind to him at all:

http://www.streakingthelawn.com/2013/4/15/4226840/paul-jesperson-to-transfer

[Moose39]

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With the right position, system, and bball IQ Jesperson should still be a solid player

[SteinPizza]

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With the right position, system, and bball IQ Jesperson should still be a solid player

Agreed. I also can't believe that that a 6'1 guard from freakin' Cedar Rapids is also being mentioned in the same thread. We have enough of that type of player, AKA not good enough to play in the MVC. They would be good for NDSU, but this is a different ball game.

[BCPanther]

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Sounds like Jesperson was their Brooks McKowen.

He'll be incredibly effective in The Valley.

Also, Stein is right on Semler. He's Brian Haak without the great basketball IQ. He'll never be on scholarship and won't ever see any meaningful minutes.

[Blue42]

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Pardon my frankness...but some of you people are running your traps like a bunch of !@#$%.

Semler was a JC all-american candidate at Kirkwood. He is coming to UNI because he wants to be part of the program and is willign to pay his own way.

And you guys are running him down like he's a burden.

Kid honed his game at the JC level, wants to wear the purple, and is asking for nothing more than a chance. Respect it.

[orangetennis]

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SLU Message board:
Paul Jesperson, SG: 6-6, 197, Virginia. Transfer eligible as junior in 2014-2015. Interest from SLU, Northern Iowa, USC, Nebraska, and Florida. Latest (5/7): Jesperson is visiting USC on Thursday and SLU over the weekend. He has already visited Northern Iowa. Previous: Decided to transfer despite starting 33 of 35 games, likely because two transfers become eligible this season and he stood to lose minutes. I'm not sure how SLU is on his radar, but he did play for Brad Soderberg's brother Kurt in high school - Merrill, Wisconsin, where he was the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state. One sportswriter says the school he's hearing most in connection with Jesperson's name is Nebraska. Jesperson recently tweeted back and forth with a Northern Iowa player.

[ProwlingPanther]

Pardon my frankness...but some of you people are running your traps like a bunch of !@#$%.

Semler was a JC all-american candidate at Kirkwood. He is coming to UNI because he wants to be part of the program and is willign to pay his own way.

And you guys are running him down like he's a burden.

Kid honed his game at the JC level, wants to wear the purple, and is asking for nothing more than a chance. Respect it.

Good post. Repsect!!!

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[SteinPizza]

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Pardon my frankness...but some of you people are running your traps like a bunch of !@#$%.

Semler was a JC all-american candidate at Kirkwood. He is coming to UNI because he wants to be part of the program and is willign to pay his own way.

And you guys are running him down like he's a burden.

Kid honed his game at the JC level, wants to wear the purple, and is asking for nothing more than a chance. Respect it.

I don't have any issue with him coming here as a walk on. That said, unless he's the second coming of Kawzdo, I hope he doesn't ever use a scholarship. We need those in case guys like Jesperson decide to transfer. He's a starting caliber player at an ACC school, and those players don't visit Cedar Falls often. We also desperately need big men.

[DownGoesKansas]

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Pardon my frankness...but some of you people are running your traps like a bunch of !@#$%.

Semler was a JC all-american candidate at Kirkwood. He is coming to UNI because he wants to be part of the program and is willign to pay his own way.

And you guys are running him down like he's a burden.

Kid honed his game at the JC level, wants to wear the purple, and is asking for nothing more than a chance. Respect it.

Everyone on this board wants him to be very successful here.

But it is also unrealistic to expect any major production from a walkon whether that be Martino, Macdougal, or Semler. It can happen but its not that likely.

[run&blade]

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Uni will get back to the ncaa tournament when their inside play improves greatly.

If he is an upgrade at guard that is great but it isn't going to help uni biggest need.