School Classification: 2A
Summer Team: Naples Finest 17-Under
Awards:
Colleges: Liberty Univ. (signed LOI)
Rankings: #2 in class of 2009 in SWFL, rated 79th best 2009 prospect in Florida by HoopScoopOnline.com
Notes: Long and thin post prospect with a lot of upside. His strengths at this point are his defensive and rebounding ability. Very good shot blocker who knows how to use his length to his advantage. The same goes for his rebounding on both ends, but could get a little more aggressive at grabbing boards outside of his area. Not sure yet how good he can be offensively but if he continues to grow, work on his ball skills and gets stronger Joel has a very bright future. He should fit in very well and have a great career at division 1 Liberty University following his senior year.
2007-2008 Stats
Pts/gm: 16.0 Asst/pg: 1.8
Blk/gm: 7.3 2ptFG %: 50
Reb/gm: 10.9 FG %: 49
Stl/gm: 1.3 FT %: 57
- 11/12/08 ~ "Vander Pol Makes It Official"
- 11/12/08 ~ "McKay Signs Vander Pol to NLI"
- 6/08 ~ Evangelical Christian School's Joel Vandel Pol commits to Liberty University. Read story here
- 5/10/08 ~ "One on One" with Joel Vander Pol
- 5/10/08 ~ Naples Finest finishes the AAU state tournament with a loss to state power Florida Elite Saturday night. Read the full recap of their weekend here
- 5/10/08 ~ Naples Finest goes 2-0 in pool play at AAU State Tournament with only 6 players, and are set to play Shaun Noriega and state power Florida Elite tonight at 6:30 pm in the first round of tourney play. Check back tomorrow for complete game recaps and interview with Naples Finest players! Read More
- 5/8/08 ~ Liberty officially offers Evangelical Christian School's Joel Vander Pol
- 5/4/08 - Naples Finest/Team Fort Myers wins local USSSA High Hoops Tournament in the 19-Under top division
- 4/20/08 - Naples Finest wins pool but loses in a hard fought contest to Chris Paul All-Stars in tourney play at DC Hoopfest over the weekend with Mike Liabo leading the way and catching the attention of some D1 colleges.
- 4/19/08 - Naples Finest Travel Team Preview - Read Story
- 4/11/08 - Evangelical Christian School's Joel Vander Pol named to Class 2A Honorable Mention All-State
Joel Vander Pol
Power Forward/Center
Evangelical Christian School
Ht: 6'11"
Wt: 220
Class: 2009
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Joel Vander Pol, 6'11", PF, 2009, Evangelical Christian School
