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Weber, Lowery looking at JC point guard Sloan

Chris Lowery, Bruce Weber and the Wildcats are looking at an Illinois point guard.
Chris Lowery, Bruce Weber and the Wildcats are looking at an Illinois point guard. (Grant Flanders/KSO)

We know Kansas State has at least two open scholarships to hand out now, thanks to the departures of Austin Trice and Goodnews Kpegeol.

There's been a school of thought suggesting the Wildcats should move some of their scholarship allotment from post players and into the back court.

One way to do that would be to add David Sloan, a junior college point guard out of John A. Logan Community College in Carterville, Illinois.

Sloan, who was actually on an official visit to Georgetown this weekend, was able to talk with KSO about the Wildcats.

"I feel like it’s a great program, and that the program is a real family," Sloan said. "And, from watching the games, the fans are amazing."

To no surprise, the recruitment of the Illinois junior college star is being handled by associate head coach Chris Lowery.

"Coach Lowery and I have a different type of relationship," Sloan said. "We be having good times when we talk."

Sloan had a pretty impressive resume as a high school recruit out of the Louisville area, earning offers from the likes of Butler, Iowa State, Louisville, Memphis, Missouri, Murray State and Tennessee before ultimately ending up in junior college.

The 6-foot, 195-pound lead guard filled up the stat sheet as a sophomore, averaging 16.1 points, 10.2 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 37.1 percent from deep on an average of about three three-point attempts a game.

"I am more of a true point guard," Sloan said when asked to describe his game. "I feel like people enjoy playing with me from the way I distribute the ball. I can shoot, score, and I feel like that I’m a great leader."

Sloan's visit to see the Hoyas wrapped up Sunday, but don't expect any decision from him until he's been to Manhattan.

"My visit to Georgetown was good," he said. "I had a good time, but my decision will be after the K-State visit."

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