Moline's Paul Bayer transfers

[BradleyBrave]

Re: Moline's Paul Bayer commits to......Lehigh

Re: Moline's Paul Bayer commits to......Lehigh

Paul Bayer, the sharp-shooting guard from Moline high school has announced he will accept a scholarship to attend Lehigh University of the Patriot League.

Paul Bayer was a previous recruiting target of Bradley, and so far he hasn't had a chance to play at Lehigh.

Lehigh is the only team to have played THREE games this season, and they have lost all three. But Paul Bayer has not yet gotten into a game.
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He wasn't an MVC-caliber player IMO.

 

[it's boogie time]

Sounds like he will be redshirting.

edit - it looks like I was wrong.

 

[BU fan]

Paul Bayer, who Bradley was once interested in, has left Lehigh.
He is transferring to Olivet Nazarene in Kankakee.
Apparently, since he did noy play in any games for Lehigh, he will still have 4 years of eligibility starting next season.

http://www.ilprepbullseye.com/page38.html

 

[DannyCooksey]

ONU is a very good NAIA program. They have a well-funded athletic department and an awesome place to place. McHie Arena is a really nice place especially for that level.

If I'm not mistaken Ryan Paxson, John's son, is on the ONU squad.

Bayer should have a chance to make a good impact there.

 

[dogsrus]

Bayer kind of reminds me of Coon from E. Peoria.....sharphooter that some wondered if he was D1 material. Had a very good career at Eureka if I recall.

 

[Grassman]

Bayer kind of reminds me of Coon from E. Peoria.....sharphooter that some wondered if he was D1 material. Had a very good career at Eureka if I recall.

Dog, make that Illinois Wesleyan!

 

[OrangeandBlack74]

Bayer kind of reminds me of Coon from E. Peoria.....sharphooter that some wondered if he was D1 material. Had a very good career at Eureka if I recall.

I think Korey Coon played at Illinois Wesleyan, not Eureka.

 

[Da Coach]

ONU is a very good NAIA program. They have a well-funded athletic department and an awesome place to place. McHie Arena is a really nice place especially for that level.

If I'm not mistaken Ryan Paxson, John's son, is on the ONU squad.

Bayer should have a chance to make a good impact there.

Olivet has been a very successful NAIA program.
Here is their roster. Ryan Paxson is a freshman there. They also have several Peoria area kids on the roster. http://www.olivet.edu/athletics/roster.asp?t=2

The head coach is Ralph Hodge who is in his 28th year. His top assistant is Dan Voudrie, from Morton and a Bradley grad.
http://www.olivet.edu/athletics/Coach.asp?t=2&c=39
http://www.olivet.edu/athletics/coach.asp?t=2&c=1

 

[BradleyBrave]

Looks like my assessment of Bayer not being DI-caliber was spot-on. Nazarene is a perfect place for him. Pax's son is there, and they run a fantastic program. I look for Bayer to have a great career there.

 

[chitownBUB]

Ryan Paxson is a sophomore at Olivet and was a 2005 high school grad.
After playing a couple games last season on the Olivet JV squad, an injury forced Ryan to take a redshirt year.
http://www.olivet.edu/athletics/Player.asp?t=2&p=661

One of the varsity players at Olivet just left the squad, and some of the Peoria people will recall him.
It is Micah Lavender who led his Peoria Christian High School squad to a 4th place finish in the Class A IHSA Playoffs.
It is reported that Micah, who also played one season at ICC, will transfer to Illinois-Springfield, and still may have two years of eligibility.

 

[dogsrus]

Bayer kind of reminds me of Coon from E. Peoria.....sharphooter that some wondered if he was D1 material. Had a very good career at Eureka if I recall.

I think Korey Coon played at Illinois Wesleyan, not Eureka.

Thanks...I was originally thinking that. Go with your gut dogs cause the memory is fading :lol:

 

[Majik45]

I played with Korey Coon last year in a league. He can still light it up like you wouldn't believe. I bet he could have made in impact at the D-1 level somewhere.