Zephyrhills High School basketball standout Jeremy Oppenheimer has signed to play college basketball with Southeastern University in Lakeland, in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
(Courtesy of Southeastern University basketball)
The 6-foot-2 senior led the Bulldogs in scoring (22.6 points per game), rebounding (8.2 rebounds per game), assists (5.4 assists per game) and steals (4.8 steals per game) last season, helping to guide Zephyrhills (27-5) to the Class 6A state semifinals. The team, which lost to Poinciana High in February on a score of 70 to 52, had not made an appearance at the state semifinals since 1966.
“Jeremy’s a very good player, and he was a very good on-court presence,” former Zephyrhills coach Alan Reed said after the 2015-2016 season. “He scored a lot of points, but a lot of times he distributed the ball.”
The now-retired Reed said he was surprised Oppenheimer didn’t receive more college looks, but acknowledged his former star player needed to add size and explosiveness to succeed at the next level.
“I think he’s got to get a little more physically stronger,” Reed said. “I think he’s got some things to work on, basically his physical strength and his quickness are two things he needs to improve a little bit.”
