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CLASS OF 2011 INTRO: JARELLE REISCHEL

Import from Germany has gained Big East interest since coming to New Jersey

by MATT WHITFIELD

Jarelle Reischel came to this country about one year ago from Germany, but the 6-foot-6 sophomore (class of 2011) is already receiving a lot of attention from college coaches after being here such a short time.

As just a sophomore, Reischel starred for Point Pleasant Beach in New Jersey, averaging 21 points and 9 rebounds a game. Those numbers helped him earn 1st-team All-Ocean County as well as well as third-team All-Jersey Shore this past season.

Point Pleasant Beach made it all the way to the third round of the NJSSIA Tournament before being knocked out by New Egypt and their star sophomore, Desmond Hubert, who was a 2nd-team All-Ocean County honoree.

For Reischel, he is still learning the game as he did not play much organized basketball before coming here, as soccer is the sport of choice in Germany. The younger, who speaks English well, appears to have a bright outlook in the states and flashed that potential this past weekend at the Reebok Headliner Tryout camp in Somerset (NJ).

Admittedly, Reischel came to the States for basketball and college. However, when you’re projected to be 6-foot-8 and have a great frame to grow into, who wouldn’t make the move. College coaches are already finding out who he is.

Reischel, told NBE this past weekend that he already holds offers from Rutgers and Monmouth with interest from West Virginia, St. John’s and Seton Hall. Despite being new to the county Reischel also told NBE, “it doesn’t matter, [I’ll go to college] anywhere.”

For now though, Reischel is just getting used to the American game and being in a county where soccer’s popularity doesn’t even come close to matching that of basketball.

“Germany’s more about soccer, for basketball they don’t really show NBA basketball or college basketball, so it’s really my first year getting into basketball and watching everything,” said Reischel.

Reischel also added, “over the summer I want to work on my strength, my frame, my ballhandling, I mean everything. I want to become a more complete player and get used to the American style of basketball.”

By the way this German native picks Brazil, not Germany, to win the 2010 World Cup.

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