BND: With the poise which made him one of the top players both at Central and Southwestern Illinois College, David Wiegmann came through under pressure again late Wednesday.

A former all-state forward at Central and all-Region 24 player at SWIC, Wiegmann signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball at the University of Albany in New York beginning with the 2012-13 season.

While players can still accept scholarship offers, NCAA Division I and Division II letters of intent have to be signed and accepted by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.

Wiegmann faxed the letter at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

"Actually, they (Albany) didn't offer me until about 4:30 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday). I went out and had two really good workouts. I got off the plane, knowing that it seemed right and the place that I wanted to go and we faxed the letter with about 30 minutes to spare," Wiegmann said. "I thought about it and where I thought I could be happy. Albany just felt right. The coaches, the school, everything."

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New York Post: Shaun Lawton saw himself as a Division I player.

It didn’t matter that he didn’t have any offers after helping Long Island Lutheran to the New York State Federation Class A title or even after a solid summer on the AAU circuit with the Long Island Lightning.

Rather than go to a Division II school – the Harlem native had a few options – he opted to do a postgraduate year at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut.

“A lot of people said I shouldn’t go to a prep school, go Division II,” he recalled. “I chased my dreams.”

And after a stellar season at PSA, he achieved them. Lawton verbally committed to Maine on Friday, choosing the America East program over Norfolk State.

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Zanesville Times Recorder: Logan Aronhalt has overcome injury to shine at the University at Albany

However, the Zanesville graduate will be transferring, according to reports on the school’s athletic website Monday and Albany Times-Union.

Aronhalt is looking to earn his master’s degree in kinesiology. Because Albany does not offer it as a graduate program, he is seeking a transfer to another school to get his degree and play basketball.

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Kyle Radall transfers to Central Michigan

Detroit Free Press: Central Michigan received a commitment from point guard Kyle Randall, who played the past three years at North Carolina Greensboro, according to his father, Craig.

Randall is expected to graduate from UNCG this spring and then enter a graduate program at CMU.

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