New York Guard Signs National Letter of Intent with Casper College

Casper College has inked another perimeter player, coach Joel Davidson announced Tuesday.  Jonathan Blythers, a 6’2 185 pound “dynamic” guard from Rochester, N.Y., has signed his National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the Thunderbirds next season. 

Blythers played his high school basketball at Edison-Tech High School in Rochester and was a three year starter for the Inventors. Davidson says the “super athletic and phenomenal shooter” was a member of the 2011-2012 All-Greater Rochester Team.

This past season, Blythers produced 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game for the Inventors (13-9). He scored 41 points against Gates Chili High School, which was part of a triple-double credited to the third-year starter. His team finished in the semi-finals of the city sectional tournament.

Along with being named to the first team All-Greater Rochester squad he was also named MVP of annual Rochester Ronald McDonald House all-star game. In the game, the explosive guard topped all scorers with 25 points in the win. In a career at Edison-Tech High School, Blythers scored 1,006 points which is second in school history.

“Jonathan is a guy that is perfect for what we are trying to do here at Casper College,” Davidson says. “He is really athletic, plays with a motor, and attacks the rim fearlessly. He is a great three point shooter as well as having a solid mid-range jumper.”

“I love his game and I think he has a chance to be a great player here at Casper College and continue the long list of great guards to have come through here and move on to the Division 1 level,” the T-Bird coach adds.

Blythers will be joining some talented players on the perimeter in Juwan Starks 6’4 (Chicago, IL), Khalid Banks 6’1 (Las Vegas, NV), Ryan Madsen 6’2 (Wheatland, WY), Nate McGinley 6’3 (Boulder, CO), and Corey Spence 5’10 (Baltimore, MD). Davidson says he and his staff know “it’s a guards world” and they feel they have a very talented group of guards. He hopes Blythers can continue the tradition of great guards at Casper.

 

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