He’s second on IM’s all-time scoring list and is 560 points behind the U.P.’s all. Wonders has played in 68 varsity basketball games for the Mountaineers, scoring 1,618 points, an average of 23.8 points per game, with Iron Mountain holding a record of 64-4 in that span. Other members of the MVC are Northern Iowa, Valparasio, Bradley, Missouri State, Drake, Loyola-Chicago, Indiana State, Evansville and Illinois State. “It’s very exciting to think about, definitely,” Wonders said of the possible opportunity to play on CBS in front of the country.
The MVC Tournament championship, which is nationally televised on CBS each year, sounds exciting to any young person with aspirations to play college athletics. “Talks with them were very good and their interest in me was high, but I never got the opportunity to visit there,” Wonders said.ĭavidson - the alma mater of Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry - Furman, Wofford, Bowling Green State and Colorado State were other schools with high interest in Wonders.
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Sports Hall of Famer Todd Lindeman received a full scholarship from Indiana University and played for the legendary Bob Knight from 1991-96.Īlso on Wonders’ recruiting trail was UNC-Wilmington, which has a new coaching staff that had prioritized Wonders. The last boys player from the area to receive a full Division I scholarship was current Western Michigan player Jason Whitens, who graduated in 2017 and played on three straight state championship teams at North Central.Īnother former Iron Mountain-area basketball players to receive and accept full Division I offers include Forest Park star Lexi Gussert, who played at Michigan State on a full scholarship from 2014-18.Īnd North Dickinson grad and U.P. Wonders’ first Division I offer was from CMU after attending their basketball camp in Mount Pleasant following his freshman year. Ferguson, Lansing Catholic Logan Schafer, Ionia Cole Mieske, Corunna Cole Prout, Standish-Sterling Chase Raymond, Standish-Sterling Hudson Hodgins, Ogemaw Heights Trevor Brown, Ogemaw Heights Demarcus Lee, Big Rapids Ben Reinert, Frankenmuth Derrick Campbell, Saginaw Finlay Tate, Paw Paw Isaiah Moore, Three Rivers Zac Velthouse, Hudsonville Unity Christian Colin Weber, Hopkins Elliott Grashuis, Grand Rapids South Christian Cameron Garner, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood Aidan Brehm, Boyne City Beau LaTulip, Kingsley Dayton Cole, Whitehall Peyton LaCombe, Lundington Seth Schuitema, Grant Logan Carson, Buchanan Tyson Davis, Goodrich Aidan Rubio, Goodrich Cole Mieske, Corunna Ben Steele, Eaton Rapids Alex Watters, Lansing Catholic Carson Socia, Corunna Xander Thelen, Haslett Jeremy Pilch, Stockbridge Ryan Brenner, Frankenmuth Seth Bradford, Midland Bullock Creek Bryson Huckaby, Freeland Paul Gadde, Alma Cade Frillici, Alma Thomas Alfano, Shepherd Jordan Fansler, Chelsea Joe Francis, Adrian Daane Harvey, Ada Forest Hills Eastern Donovan Boyd-Brown, Grand Rapids Christian Durral Brooks, Grand Rapids Catholic Central Conner Dykema, Grand Rapids South Christian Gabe Newhof, Hudsonville Unity Christian Jalen Overway, Holland Christian Trevor Smith, Hopkins Blake Stewart, Coopersville Jakhary Towns, Wyoming Godwin Heights Kareem Aburashed, Detroit Country Day Jack Olis, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep.Negaunee's Jakson Sager, below, waits for an opening to take a shot as Iron Mountain's Foster Wonders, top left, and Charlie Gerhard throw up a wall in the first quarter at Lakeview Memorial Gym in Negaunee on Jan. Voltz, Carrollton Treyvon Lewis, Ferndale Jayland Randall, Harper Woods Chandler Park Tamario Adley, Harper Woods Chandler Park David Hughes, Detroit Edison Carter Hudson, Escanaba Grant Gondrezick II, Stevensville Lakeshore D’Marco Singleton, Marysville Brent Wiles, New Haven Tyler Johnson, Croswell-Lexington Connor Mackenzie, Armada D.J. Ty Wyman, Blissfield Erik Victorson, Escanaba Ayden Davis, Onsted Braiden McDonald, Fremont D.J.
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