Named as one of 5 area players to watch, along with Marquis Mason.
5 Area Players to Watch
Jeronne Maymon, Madison Memorial, 6-6, jr., forward, 16.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 55% FG
Maymon earned 2007 Associated Press and Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 1 All-State honors and was a repeat TCT All-Area and All-Big Eight Conference pick. A powerful inside-outside threat, he led the Spartans to their third straight league title.
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"I didn't think it was a big deal, the de-commitment," former Gopher verbal David Gilreath said. "I think this was the best decision of my life."
"(The University of Minnesota) didn't really compare," UW Kicker Taylor Mehlhaff said. "I loved the atmosphere here. It was pretty easy to cross (Minnesota) off the list. I wanted to play at the highest level possible but I also wanted to have that college atmosphere."