What happened to Newark's Greg Avery? He went from Western Carolina to the University of Findlay. Where is he now? He was a great high school player at Newark where he lead them to the state title in 2008.
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Wed, Apr 21, 2010 6:21 PMApr 21, 2010 6:21 PM
From what I know he is still at UF.
They were good this year but very young playing multiple freshman.
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Wed, Apr 21, 2010 7:18 PMApr 21, 2010 7:18 PM
I live in Newark and the last I heard he was still at Findlay.
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Wed, Apr 21, 2010 7:48 PMApr 21, 2010 7:48 PM
Avery is not listed on the current Findlay Roster/website?? Maybe just a clerical mistake? That's one of the reasons for the query?
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Wed, Apr 21, 2010 8:28 PMApr 21, 2010 8:28 PM
He is no longer attending Findlay. He has a young child and left WCU to be closer to the child and mother then left Findlay for the same reason.
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Wed, Apr 21, 2010 8:34 PMApr 21, 2010 8:34 PM
That's a good reason.
I don't think he got the type of playing time that he thought he was going to get. UF had some talented freshman this year play some big minutes.
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Wed, Apr 21, 2010 11:00 PMApr 21, 2010 11:00 PM
Just goes to show the level of play at UF. Many thought he would go in and be a star, but Findlay was probably as good as the team that he left at Western Carolina.
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Thu, Apr 22, 2010 11:09 AMApr 22, 2010 11:09 AM
Dynasty - Saw U of F play a few times this past year (3 times) and Avery got very little, if any, play time. I could tell from the warm-ups and his body language that he was "not into it". Not surprised at all by this departure, It's a mistake many D-1 transfers make when transitioning into a "lower" program - thinking it will be easy when in-fact it's very hard. Upper tier D-2 programs like Findlay are just as good and in many cases better than many lower tier D-1 programs. Avery was a tremendous high school player - I hope he continues his education, graduates and moves well into his career.
