Former Oregon guard Ben Voogd has signed with NAIA Northwest Christian University to play basketball with his one year of eligibility remaining.
Voogd received little playing time, and left the Oregon team this year the day after Oregon’s loss to USC in early January. It’s Voogd’s third college in four years, after playing for Louisiana State for two seasons.
The Northwest Christian University men’s basketball team announces that Ben Voogd, former Division I athlete at Louisiana State and the University of Oregon, has signed a Letter of Intent to play basketball with the Beacons for the 2009-2010 season.
Voogd has one year of eligibility remaining at the NAIA level and has chosen NCU to close out his collegiate playing career. Voogd was a scholarshiped member of the University of Oregon squad earlier this season and was a red-shirt with the Ducks last year in accordance with NCAA transfer rules. He played his first two seasons at LSU where he was a member of the Tigers’ 2006 Final Four team.
“I wanted to go somewhere that I knew I could play,” said Voogd. “This is a place where I already know a lot of the players from growing up in the area and I have known most of the coaching staff for a while as well. I’ll be able to play my style of basketball here under a coaching staff that has been here for a long time and understands the game and will give me the opportunity to play.”
