Oliver Gehrke 6'7 Power Forward from Ostersund, Sweden, has given his verbal to UC Davis. Gehrke joins Caleb Fuller from England as the second international recruit Coach Les has landed in the past two years.
At 6'7 and 215 he looks like he may be a wider body than Goode and looks like he'll certainly score more. He hasn't put up big numbers in international play...12.7 ppg and 7 rebounds per game but he is shooting around 40% so that will be good for us since Garrison really doesn't look to score much. I expect he'll be a bit raw and will find the American game faster and more physical and he will need to time to adjust just like we're seeing with Caleb Fuller.
I'm still hoping we'll see Les bring a a legitimate big man...6'9+...that is agile in the paint to give us an inside presence so we aren't so perimeter oriented and one dimensional.
Couldn't find any recruiting video of Gehrke, but I did find this whole game video from 2017 U18 Euro championships, pitting current Agge Caleb Fuller for Great Brittan, vs future Aggie Oliver Gehrke of Switzerland. Click Here if you have some free time before the next aggie game.
If you're wondering, Fuller scored 11 pts on 50% shooting with 2 rebounds, Gehrke scored 13 pts on only 28% shooting, but with 7 boards and 3 assists.