Aaron Wheeler has a new high school and he’s looking for a college, too.
The 6-foot-7, 180-pound small forward from Stamford, Conn., will transfer from St. Andrews (R.I.) to national powerhouse Brewster (N.H.) Academy for his senior season and play for coach Jason Smith. He’s also busy taking college visits, including one on Wednesday to Seton Hall.
Wheeler also considered prep powers South Kent, St. Thomas More and New Hampton but settled on Brewster.
“The campus is nice, we talked to Coach Smith,” Wheeler said. “He was just saying how he has a lot of top guys and sends a lot of guys to high-major schools. I thought it was one of the best shcools out there so it wasn’t too hard of a decision.”
As far as Seton Hall, Wheeler took the trip on a rainy Wednesday.
“It went well, I liked it a lot,” he said. “They showed me around. We didn’t get a chance to walk around the campus because it was raining so they just showed me around the athletic building and we spoke to the academic advisor.
“I spoke to head coach [Kevin Willard] and he said it would be an opportunity to play right away. He thinks it would be a great fit for me.”
The No. 37 small forward in 2017 according to 247Sports.com, Wheeler said Providence, Pittsburgh and St. Joe’s were recruiting him hardest prior to the Seton Hall visit.
“I visited Providence a couple times because I was right there at school,” he said. “I like their coaching staff a lot. [Ed] Cooley’s a great guy and he’s saying I would have the opportunity to come in right away and play because they don’t get a lot of Top 100 recruits every year. He was saying it would be a good opportunity for me to play right away. They also have coach God Shammgod who can help me with my guard skills.”
Wheeler is also planning other visits soon.
“We’re trying to get down to Pittsburgh and I think next week we’re going to Phily to see St. Joe’s, Temple and La Salle,” he said.
Wheeler considers himself a natural wing who’s working on his guard skills.
“Eventually I think in college I’ll be playing the wing,” he said. “I’m a really good athlete and I can also shoot the ball pretty well.”
