Cats also got an interesting transfer in George Helms. He is an Elon transfer...but he's from Big Sky, Montana. He went to a prep school in Florida before then landing at Elon and then making his way back to Montana. He was a good Class C player but have no idea how good he is now.
I've wondered quite a bit if that's a path for Montana kids, especially in basketball. Not necessarily just prep schools, but also junior colleges. You saw Seth Amunrud from Manhattan Christian go from Class C to Dawson CC before making his way back to Montana State.
We saw this with Raequan Evans where he went to North Idaho JC and many thought he was fast-tracking to the Griz before Larry Krystkowiak offered him and his recruiting blew up. He ended up at Florida State.
I know that Montana kids are often "under developed" even though they have wonderful potential. Seems like so many kids who go out of state for a year or two and develop eventually find their way back to the level and the program they want to be at. Interesting to me more Montana kids don't try the JC route.
