Bahamas News

Sports mentor and former Olympic medallist Frank Rutherford on Monday told the Bahama Journal he was “very happy” for another of his Bahamian recruits who has ended up in a major basketball college programme.

He spoke of the ex-Doris Johnson High School star Dwight Miller who has signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Pittsburgh. After visiting a “goodly Number” of interested institution, Ruther said it was decided to finally settle on Pitsburgh.

Miller accordingly gave a commitment to be a part of the Panthers. He is the latest in the string of Bahamian recruits by Rutherford who have gone on to seize opportunities on the collegiate and professional level.

Ranked in the top 100 on the United States’ high school chart, Miller, at 6-8 and 220 pounds is in his senior year at St. Pius High in Houston. St. Pius is the defending state champion and on the squad is another Bahamian, Probese Leo.

The University of Pittsburgh competes in the noted Big East Conference and is considered one of the top basketball colleges in the nation. They have gone to the round of 16 in the prestigious National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) four out of the last seasons.

Rutherford says his expectations are high on Miller.

“I expect that barring injury he will develop into a top college forward,” said Rutherford, a triple jump bronze medallist for The Bahamas, at the 1992 Olympic Games.

Source: Bahama Journal