Chicago Hales Franciscan And Illinois Old School Stars Aaron And Aaric Armstead Enjoy Strong Unofficial Visit To The Campus Of Valparaiso University


Cavan Walsh
April 20, 2010

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Chicago Hales Franciscan and Illinois Old School stars Aaron and Aaric Armstead both enjoyed strong unofficial visits to the campus of Valparaiso University. Aaron and Aaric rank among the top prospects in the Illinois Class of 2011 and 2012 classes respectively.

Aaron and Aaric Armstead are a pair of 6'4" perimeter talents who both excel with their strong all-around skill packages. Both are coming off of strong seasons for Chicago Hales Franciscan, and both are off to strong starts on the travel team circuit with 17-U Illinois Old School.

The Armstead's got an opportunity to see the Valparaiso campus, and to also interact both with the players and the coaching staff at Valparaiso, and came away very impressed.

Phil Armstead, father of Aaron and Aaric mentions a number of schools that are already active in the recruitment of his sons. “Akron, Wichita State, and Fairfield are all in the mix. Fairfield has offered scholarships to both Aaron and Aaric. Indiana State, Illinois State, Ohio, and Northern Iowa have all been calling as well. Penn State has been sending some mail as well. Basically, they are both being recruited by the same schools right now.”

Armstead also noted that some consideration has been put into the two brothers playing together at the next level. “Yeah, as of right now they are both looking to play with each other at the next level. It would be good because they know each other very well, and it would really benefit the both of them. They have very good chemistry with each other on the court. It is something we have talked about as a family, so we’ll see what happens Aaron comes out a year earlier than Aaric. Family-wise it would better if they went somewhere together, but by no means is anything etched in stone that they will play together.”

Both Aaron and Aaric Armstead will be in action this weekend at the Nike Spring Showdown in Merrillville, Indiana with 17-U Illinois Old School.