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Men's Basketball Signs Eight Athletes
The Malone University men’s basketball team, led by
first-year head coach Tim Walker, has recently signed eight student-athletes,
five of whom are local, who have committed to attend Malone this fall and play
basketball for the Pioneers.
Eric Coblentz (Lake H.S.), Colton Hostetler (Hiland H.S.), Jordan Lindesmith (Jackson H.S.), Oscar Martinez (Malvern H.S.), Nick Sommers (North Canton Hoover H.S.)
and Kyle Lodermeier (Norwalk H.S.)
along with Ebiowei Porbeni
(Plainfield Central, IL H.S.) and Nick
Watts (West Ottawa, MI H.S.) will attend Malone University this fall.
Eric
Coblentz, of Hartville and a 2007 graduate of Lake High
School, is a 6’2 guard who was a four-year letterman in basketball for the Blue
Streaks and earned numerous awards throughout his high school playing career.
He collected 2nd Team All State honors and holds the Lake record for
Most Points Scored in a Game, Season and Career along with Most Three Point
Goals in a Season. He also was a member
of last year’s University of Akron team which won the MAC championship. He is the son of Marion and Nancy Coblentz of
Hartville and plans to major in Sports Management and minor in Bible &
Theology.
Colton
Hostetler, of Walnut Creek and a 2009 graduate of Berlin
Hiland High School, is a 6’0’’ guard who was a three-year letterman in
basketball for the Hawks and who earned numerous awards throughout his high
school playing career. As a senior, he was named All-District and Special
Recognition All-Ohio. In addition, he helped the 08-09 Hawks capture the first
20-0 regular season in school history en route to a district championship and
an incredible 25-1 final record. He is
the son of Mark and Cindy Hostetler of Walnut Creek and he intends to major in
Business Administration.
Jordan
Lindesmith, of Massillon and a 2008 graduate of Jackson High
School, is a 6’0’’ guard who was a two-year letterman in basketball for the Polar
Bears and who was a member of the Mt. Vernon Nazarene University men’s
basketball program in 2008-09. At
Jackson, he collected 2nd Team All Federal and All-County Honorable
Mention honors. In addition, he was a
multiple member of the Honor Roll. He is
the son of Jim and Carolyn Lindesmith and he plans to major in Math Education.
Oscar Martinez, of Madrid, Spain and
2009 graduate of Malvern High School, was an exchange student at Malvern and a
member of the Hornets basketball program. The 6’4 forward plans to major in Computer Science at Malone and is the son
of Jose Martinez and Maria Gonzalez of Madrid, Spain.
Nick
Sommers, of Greentown and a 2009 graduate of North Canton
Hoover High School, is a 6’3’’ forward who was a two-year letterman in basketball
and a two-year letterman in baseball for the Vikings. He participated in the
Chick-Fil-A All-Star Game and helped the Vikings en route to both a Federal
League and District championship. He is
the son of Mitch and Lorrie Sommers of Greentown and he intends to major in
Education.
Kyle
Lodermeier, of Norwalk and 2009 graduate of Norwalk High
School, is a 6’1’’ guard and was a two-year letterman in basketball and a
three-year letterman in tennis for the Truckers. He was a 2nd Team All Conference
recipient and, as a junior, helped Norwalk attain a sectional
championship. In addition, he was a
member of the National Honor Society. Lodermeier, who is currently undecided as to his major at Malone, is the
son of Jeff and Josie Lodermeier of Norwalk.
Ebiowei
Porbeni, of Plainfield, Illinois and a 2007 graduate of
Plainfield Central High School, is a 6’5’’ forward and was a two-year letterman
in basketball for the school. A transfer from Trinity Christian College in
Palos Heights, Illinois, he competed for two seasons for the Trolls and, in
2007-08, averaged 8.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Porbeni is the son of
Joshua and Margaret Porbeni of Covington, Kentucky. He intends to major in Nursing at Malone.