Beloit Memorial star Amare Hereford remains loyal, signs with Milwaukee Panthers
Beloit Memorial senior Amare Hereford signed with the UW-Milwaukee Panthers despite a late scholarship offer from the Wisconsin Badgers.
Loyalty is a word you rarely hear anymore when it comes to college sports. Amare Hereford is an exception. The night before he was able to put pen to paper and make his commitment to the UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team official earlier this week, the Beloit Memorial standout was invited for an on-campus visit with the Wisconsin Badgers .
Hereford did his due diligence. What player wouldn't have in his position? "Me being an 18-year-old kid, my first high major [visit], I just decided to go check it out," Hereford said.
UW put on the full-court press in an attempt to lock down the Wisconsin "Mr. Basketball" finalist . "They offered me a scholarship," Hereford said.
"It all happened so fast. It was all within a day. " Hereford went home, processed the situation with his family and came to a decision.
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