![]() ![]() In June, the Phillies took Rolen with the fifth pick of the second round, the 46th pick in the 1993 draft. ![]() Since Rolen had signed, the Bulldogs were able to continue to visit Rolen leading up to the baseball draft and even after it. Webber could see right away just how good Rolen was on the diamond.Įven after Rolen signed his letter of intent, Durham leaned on Slonaker, his top assistant, to make sure Rolen made it to Georgia. The basketball staff would allow him to play baseball, an opportunity that helped the Bulldogs in recruiting, something that Rolen’s dream school, Kentucky, didn’t offer when he was given a preferred walk-on role with Rick Pitino’s Wildcats.Īs soon as Webber saw Rolen play, though, Slonaker remembered the veteran baseball coach telling the basketball staff that he didn’t expect to ever see Rolen on Georgia’s campus. The Bulldog baseball team had won the national championship in 1990 and coach Steve Webber was excited about the news that Rolen could wind up on his team without even having to recruit him. The best baseball player in Indiana could be akin to the best basketball player in Montana.īesides, it wasn’t like Georgia was asking Rolen to give up baseball entirely. Most of the baseball talent in the United States came from warmer-weather states, like Texas, California, Georgia and Florida. Slonaker had been told that in addition to his basketball skills, Rolen was the top baseball player in Indiana, but he didn’t know exactly what that meant. ![]() Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter Baseball: Instagram Baseball: Schedule Baseball: Roster Baseball: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: Instagram Basketball: Tickets Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Football Football: Facebook Football: Twitter Football: Instagram Football: Tickets Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Golf Golf: Facebook Golf: Twitter Golf: Instagram Golf: Schedule Golf: Roster Golf: News Ice Hockey Ice Hockey: Facebook Ice Hockey: Twitter Ice Hockey: Instagram Ice Hockey: Schedule Ice Hockey: Roster Ice Hockey: News Soccer Soccer: Facebook Soccer: Twitter Soccer: Instagram Soccer: Schedule Soccer: Roster Soccer: News Track & Field Track & Field: Facebook Track & Field: Twitter Track & Field: Instagram Track & Field: Schedule Track & Field: Roster Track & Field: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: Instagram Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Cross Country Cross Country: Facebook Cross Country: Twitter Cross Country: Instagram Cross Country: Schedule Cross Country: Roster Cross Country: News Field Hockey Field Hockey: Facebook Field Hockey: Twitter Field Hockey: Instagram Field Hockey: Schedule Field Hockey: Roster Field Hockey: News Ice Hockey Ice Hockey: Facebook Ice Hockey: Twitter Ice Hockey: Instagram Ice Hockey: Schedule Ice Hockey: Roster Ice Hockey: News Lacrosse Lacrosse: Facebook Lacrosse: Twitter Lacrosse: Instagram Lacrosse: Schedule Lacrosse: Roster Lacrosse: News Rowing Rowing: Facebook Rowing: Twitter Rowing: Instagram Rowing: Schedule Rowing: Roster Rowing: News Soccer Soccer: Facebook Soccer: Twitter Soccer: Instagram Soccer: Schedule Soccer: Roster Soccer: News Softball Softball: Facebook Softball: Twitter Softball: Instagram Softball: Schedule Softball: Roster Softball: News Swimming & Diving Swimming & Diving: Facebook Swimming & Diving: Twitter Swimming & Diving: Instagram Swimming & Diving: Schedule Swimming & Diving: Roster Swimming & Diving: News Tennis Tennis: Facebook Tennis: Twitter Tennis: Instagram Tennis: Schedule Tennis: Roster Tennis: News Track & Field Track & Field: Facebook Track & Field: Twitter Track & Field: Instagram Track & Field: Schedule Track & Field: Roster Track & Field: News Volleyball Volleyball: Facebook Volleyball: Twitter Volleyball: Instagram Volleyball: Schedule Volleyball: Roster Volleyball: News Buy Tickets Student Tickets Mobile Ticket Instructions Contact Us Men’s & Women’s Basketball Away Game Donor Request Program Ticket Info Terms and Conditions Interested In Season Tickets? Football Basketball Men's Hockey Premium Seating Group Tickets Ticket Tools My Account Season Ticket Renewals Promo Codes UConn Ticket Marketplace Buy/Sell Seat Selection Seating Charts F.I.T.Still, the MLB draft was coming up that June, and Rolen told the basketball coach that the Phillies had been showing a lot of interest in him leading up to the draft.Īt the time, Slonaker realized he might still have more recruiting to do to actually get Rolen on campus, even if he’d already edged out Eddie Sutton’s Cowboys and a late charge by Jim Harrick’s UCLA team for Rolen’s signature. ![]()
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