Oregon State Makes Changes, Calvin Haynes Going to Prep School?
The Oregon State men’s basketball roster has undergone two subtractions and one addition over the last month, as walk-on point guard Brett Casey informed the coaches that he intends to concentrate on baseball, followed by a decision to send letter-of-intent signee Calvin Haynes to a prep school in 2006-07.
The Beavers have filled the void by signing Vojin Sivlar, a point guard from Smederevo, Serbia, to a financial aid agreement, head coach Jay John announced Tuesday.
“We were thrown into a bit of a bind with the loss of Brett and the reassessment of Calvin’s situation at such a late date, but we feel very fortunate to be adding Vojin to the squad,” John said.
Casey (Corvallis, Ore./Crescent Valley HS) was not expected to play much as a true freshman last year, but was forced into the lineup after Lamar Hurd was injured.
Casey played in 17 games, starting three, and averaged 1.1 points and 1.1 assists in 10.8 minutes.
Once basketball season ended, he went over to the baseball diamond, where the Beavers are coached by his father, Pat Casey.
Brett saw no action during the Beavers’ 2006 national championship run.
“After we returned from recruiting in July, and after Brett played summer baseball, he said he wanted to meet with me,” John said. “He let me know that he just wanted to focus on baseball. We gave him a few days to think about it and to see if how firm he was with his decision, but his commitment is to baseball.”
Calvin Haynes (Reseda, Calif. /Taft HS) was going to be one of four Beaver newcomers in 2006-07. He averaged 21.7 points as a high school senior and was a two-time all-state third team selection.
The Beavers will re-sign him this November for the 2007-08 season.
“Just recently, it became apparent that Calvin was going to fall short in his efforts to get eligible for fall term,” John said. “I did not want Calvin to spend a redshirt year trying to get eligible. He, his family and I met at length to discuss his situation, and together we made the decision that he would go to a prep school this year and get his eligibility intact. He’ll be able to play basketball at his prep school, so he’ll be ready to compete for minutes once he comes the following year, and he’ll still have his full eligibility.”
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