Bangor High School’s Justin Smith is heading to Husson University to play men’s basketball this fall while Hebron Academy’s Shubham Bodke has committed to the men’s soccer team, the school announced Thursday.
Smith joins Jake Black of Hampden and Bruce St. Peter of Ellsworth in this year’s recruiting class for men’s basketball coach Warren Caruso.
“Justin had a good senior year with Bangor,” Caruso said in a news release. “He is an elite shooter with good size and will be able to play multi positions in our system. The recruiting class really complements one another.”
Smith, a 6-foot-4 guard/forward averaged 12.8 points, six rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 39 percent on 3-point goals last season at Bangor.
Husson finished its season with a 21-7 record after losing to Amherst in the first round of the NCAA Division III tourney last season.
Bodke is a midfielder from Mumbai, India, and attended Hebron Academy where he was a conference all-star with four goals and 11 assists in two seasons.
“Shuby is a driven, talented player who has all the fundamentals necessary to succeed in the classroom and as part of our program. Since the moment I saw him play, I knew he would be a fantastic addition to our current group,” said coach Gavin Penny, who will welcome his first recruiting class this fall.
Bodke has a younger brother who will be attending Hebron Academy as a sophomore this fall. Bodke has an interest in working with children as he has worked for a nonprofit organization called Karmavir Pratishthan in Jalna, India.
Karmavir Pratishthan helps children from the slums to study and play soccer, and Bodke has worked for them in the summer of 2015 for two months.
Husson golf team competes in NCAA Tourney
Husson’s men’s golf team finished tied for 33rd Thursday after the second round of the NCAA Division III championships at Midvale Country Club in Penfield, New York.
The Eagles finished with a 325 total in the second round after a 319 on Wednesday, tying Luther College at 644 in the 41-team field.
Greg Martin was the top Husson finisher with a two-round 150 and tied for 31st. He had a 75 in each round and recorded two birdies in the second round.
Other Husson finishers were Daulton Wickenden (157), Taylor Morang (166), Philp Thome (174) and Cam Clark (179).
It was Husson’s 10th appearance in the last 12 seasons in the NCAA championship.