Wes Rubin is going to be the real good fish that got away…..
Here’s the info on Avila from the Indiana State site. 6-10, 240, along with those high school numbers and a good freshman season thus far is very Krutwig-like. How did our staff not give this kid a closer look??????
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A four-year letterwinner at Oak Forest High School ... One of the highest-rated commits for the Indiana State men's basketball program ... Rated as the sixth-best player in the state of Illinois and the 54th-best power forward nationally by 247Sports.com ... Finished his career as the Bengals all-time leading scorer ... Averaged 23.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 steals and two blocks to help Oak Forest to a 25-8 record as a senior ... Shot 72.1 percent from the field, 41.9 percent from deep and 84.4 percent from the free-throw line ... Earned 3A First Team All-State honors from IBCA, the Journal Star as well as the Chicago Sun-Times ... A Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection ... Earned First Team All-State accolades from the Champaign News-Gazette in 2021 after averaging 25.8 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 65 percent from the field during his COVID-shortened junior season.