Men's College Basketball Rider Signs 7 Footer

Steve Castleberry, a 7'0", 235 pound center at Dixie State College in Utah, is the newest addition to the 2003-2004 Rider University basketball team, Rider head coach Don Harnum announced. Castleberry signed a national letter of intent to further his education and basketball career at Rider.
      "Steve is a young man that is just starting to come into his own as a basketball player," said Harnum, the 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. "He is a very good athlete who can run the floor, block shots, rebound and score around the basket. With the graduation of our three senior centers he certainly fills a strong need in the middle."
      Rider graduated 6'10" center Robert Reed, 6'9" forward Tank Whalmann and 6'9" center Vitor Goncalves this season.
     Castleberry was a starter on the 2001-2002 Marist College team as a red-shirt freshman, and comes to Rider from the 30-6 Dixie State team, which finished third in the Junior College National Championships last year.
     Castleberry attended Solebury Prep School in Bucks County, PA in 1999-2000, after attending Clearview High School in Mullica Hill, NJ.
     "I'm very excited about Steve coming back to the area, and I think he is a good fit for Rider," said Solebury Prep coach Cleve Christi. "Steve will definitely continue to improve and develop under the tutelage of Coach Harnum. I think he will be a great player."
      The 2003-2004 Rider schedule features non-conference games with Massachusetts, Brown, Harvard, Delaware, Monmouth and Coppin State, as well as a Thanksgiving trip to the Hawaii-Hilo Tournament.

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