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Kyle Vejraska
From the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
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Article published May 9, 2006
May 9, 2006

Kyle Vejraska picks Campbell


By CLIFF OLSEN

Special to the Sun

ALACHUA - Last season, Campbell University was the second-highest scoring Division I team in the nation.

On Monday afternoon the Fighting Camels added to their arsenal, as Santa Fe's Kyle Vejraska signed a national letter of intent with Campbell during a small ceremony in the high school's cafeteria.

"It's so relieving to know that I have a home for the next four years up at Campbell," said Vejraska, who was named to The Sun's All-Area big schools first team this winter. "They were second in the nation in scoring this past year, they're looking to improve that even more, by trying to focus even more on shooting and the offense side of the game."

The 6-foot-8, 185-pound Vejraska should fit right into the Fighting Camels game plan of getting the ball up and down the floor.

The versatile forward averaged 17.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 2.0 assists per game as a senior for Santa Fe. Vejraska was also a Class 4A, second-team all-state selection after leading the Raiders to their third straight district championship and regional playoff appearance.

"The way Campbell plays, they like to run up and down the floor and shoot the basketball, Kyle fits in real well with that," Santa Fe coach Scott McDaniel said. "He's got an excellent touch from the perimeter, he runs the floor well for a guy his size, he can pass, dribble and shoot. He's going to fit in real well up there."

Campbell finished 10-18 in 2005-06, but broke school records for scoring, 3-point field goals made and attempted and rebounds. The Fighting Camels averaged 82.8 points per game, second only to Long Beach State (83.3).

About a seven-hour car-ride from the Gainesville area, Campbell, located in Buies Creek, N.C., is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Vejraska and the Camels will play conference games at Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida (both in Jacksonville), Stetson University (DeLand) as well as at Mercer University (Macon, Georgia).

"I felt like it was far enough away from home but we come to the state (Florida) enough that I won't feel real home sick," said Vejraska, who also received Division-I offers from Mercer, North Florida and The Citadel. "It has been a dream my whole life to play Division-I basketball and hopefully with hard work and effort we can make it all the way to the dance (NCAA Tournament) and maybe pull a George Mason."

Vejraska is the first Santa Fe Raider boys basketball player since James Shuler to sign with a Division-I institution straight from high school. Shuler finished his collegiate career this past season with Winthrop and helped the Eagles reach the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons.

McDaniel sees Vejraska also becoming successful at the next level.

"He's going to get stronger, he's going to put on weight," McDaniel said. "I would not be surprised if he's one of the better players in that conference in four years. It wouldn't surprise me in the least."
05-09-2006 07:26 PM
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Sounds like a good one. Just out of curiousity, has your coach always ran that up-tempo style of offense? It's a blast to watch.
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He has tried to and this past year has been the most successsful so far. Hopefully they can figure out how to defend and win a few more games with that style of play.
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