Recruitng Report: Kaleb Haeffner (2017)
Danville’s 6-foot-7 power forward Kaleb Heffner is quietly becoming a stock-riser in Iowa’s 2017 class, and relentless work-ethic coupled with a proactive approach to his recruitment is starting to pay dividends. He currently holds one NAIA offer from an…
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Continue ReadingDanville’s 6-foot-7 power forward Kaleb Heffner is quietly becoming a stock-riser in Iowa’s 2017 class, and relentless work-ethic coupled with a proactive approach to his recruitment is starting to pay dividends.
He currently holds one NAIA offer from an Illinois program, and a slew of additional programs — From D3 to D1 — have at least reached out to the versatile stretch-four.
“I have one NAIA offer from Governors State University. And I’m going to visit Trinity Christian, and then I’m visiting Northwestern-St. Paul,” said Haeffner, who rattled-off 10 other schools which have reached out to him, including one low-major Division I progeam.
“North Central College, Illinois College, Central College, MacMurray College, Upper Iowa, Coe, Missouri Western, Monmouth, and Iowa Wesleyan,” said Haeffner, who also mentioned Grand View had reached out to him.
He listed Governor State, Trinity Christian and Northwestern University as schools recruiting him the heaviest right now, and says a school with his major will be an important deciding factor when the time comes.
“I’m really going to narrow it down to what schools have a criminal justice degree, because that’s what I’m going to be doing the rest of my life. And I’d like to get money out of the situation, just because I’ve put so much money into AAU and stuff like that,” said Haeffner.
“But that’s not the only thing: it’s also finding a right fit with the team aspect and the coach. And just finding the right fit for me as a person for four years, because that’s going to be a big part of my life.”
The big-man has put in a ton of work this offseason to morph into a capable perimeter player, and he says that work has paid off.
“I’m very versatile; I’ve changed my game to where I can play the two through five comfortably,” said Haeffner. “I probably see myself playing the small forward in college. Everyday this summer I put up at least 600 shots, which really expanded my range a lot.”
Though he’ll still be primarily a post with the Bears this winter for his senior season, it’s going to be more of a inside/outside role for Haeffner than it has been in the past.
“This year I’ll be playing down low because I’m one of the bigger kids in the conference,” he said. “But I talked to coach a little bit, and he’s going to move me outside a little bit just so I can get into the swing of things more so I can be a threat on the outside, and see the court and be a leader form out there.”