05/01/2006
SDSU men sign Illinois point guard
Two time all-state selection Garrett Callahan of Seneca, Ill., signed a national letter of intent Monday, indicating he will enroll at South Dakota State University next fall and compete for the Jackrabbit men’s basketball team.
A 6-foot-2, 165-pound point guard, Callahan earned first-team all-state honors twice from both the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and Associated Press. Callahan led Seneca High School to a 66-1 record the last two seasons, including an undefeated 35-0 record and Class A state championship in 2006. He set Illinois State Tournament records for consecutive free throws made with 26 and highest free throw percentage in a tournament at 96.8 percent.
A four-year starter, Callahan averaged 14 points per game as a senior and finished his career as Seneca High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,710 points and 440 assists. Other career totals for the three-time Interstate 8 all-conference and all-area selection include 173 three-pointers, 230 steals and 370 rebounds.
Callahan also has been an all-conference selection in baseball, a regional and sectional qualifier in golf and is a member of FFA and the National Honor Society.
SDSU, located in Brookings, S.D., currently competes as an NCAA Division I independent. The Jackrabbits are coached by Scott Nagy, who has compiled a 229-97 record in 11 seasons at SDSU