The Casper College Men’s basketball staff has finally wrapped up their 2012 summer recruiting class with just inside 10 days left before school starts. The T-Birds are known for tough guard play and have added a very tough guard to their 2012 recruiting class. Trahmier Burrell, of upstate New York, fits the bill with the toughness at that position. The 6’4” 180 pound guard, who played the point guard position at his high school (Troy High School) in New York, has tenacity and the ability to put the ball on the floor to create for others and himself which is hard to find.
As a senior, Trahmier racked up 362 points to lead his team this season, averaging 17.2 points per game, including a season-high 29 against Albany in January. Burrell was also excellent on the defensive end of the court, recording an average of 2.3 steals over 21 games. He was named the Big 10 Player of the Year while leading his team to its first Big 10 title in more than a decade. While averaging 7 rebounds and 6 assists a game, he was also named to the All-City First Team.
“While Coach Russell was recruiting Burrell there were a lot of attractive things I noticed of the big guard. His toughness and motor on the floor were at a very high level. That was something we wanted to address in this recruiting class.” Coach Davidson said of the new addition to the Thunderbird roster. “He is a jack of all trades and can do a little bit of everything but him being a 6’4” point guard that can go off the dribble, finish at the rim and also is a great passer with a good feel for the game is hard to find.”
Junior College came into play late for Trahmier as he had been waiting to hear from the NCAA clearinghouse. He was being recruited by Virginia Tech, St. Johns, Rutgers, Rhode Island, DePaul, UAB, Seton Hall, Niagara, Northeastern, Delaware and Austin Peay.
