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StumbleuponFormer Dunbar stars take long road to Division I hoops
After stops at community colleges, 6-8 Anderson to play at Miami University, and 6-9 Pogue will join Cleveland State.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Mark Anderson talked about his path from high school to Division I college basketball. But he also could have been speaking about that of his Dunbar High School teammate, Aaron Pogue, who recently enrolled at Cleveland State.
"It's been up and down," Anderson said Tuesday, Sept. 2, about his commitment to Miami University. "Just being patient and knowing and realizing that my time was eventually going to come."
Anderson, a 6-foot-8 forward at Sinclair Community College who averaged 26 points and was a Division II Junior College All-America second-team pick, has one more season at Sinclair and will join the RedHawks in 2009.
"I liked the role they wanted me to play, to be the leader at a Division I school," Anderson said. "I always knew I would be a whole lot better once I went to a team when I could be the man and develop like I did at Sinclair."
Dunbar's 2006 Division II state title team featured Miami Heat guard Daequan Cook, Pogue, Anderson, Cleveland State's Norris Cole and Darran Powell, who played football at Cincinnati before going to Lane College.
Anderson and Pogue had unusual routes to big-time college basketball.
Pogue was shot in a random act of violence. While recovering, the 6-foot-9 post player decided to play at Vincennes (Ind.) Community College, where he averaged 7.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in limited time for a run-and-gun team.
"Aaron has the ability to dominate inside through both his rebounding and defensive play," Cleveland State coach Gary Waters told the school's Web site. "He will use this redshirt season to get accustomed to our program, improve on his skill level and get into the best shape of his life."
Pogue was not available for comment Tuesday.
Anderson spent one quarter at Wright State, but not with the basketball team. He didn't do much until joining Sinclair the following summer.
"I was playing ball wherever I could — rec leagues, downtown at the (YMCA), trying to stay in shape and keep my skills," said Anderson, who wished he would have had a higher ACT score earlier and had played summer basketball. "I'm going to be one of those guys who took the back way to get where I want to go."
