MAHOMET — Chad Benedict would have supported Christian Romine wherever his former player ended up after deciding to transfer from Texas-El Paso a month ago.
But the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball coach admits he’s glad Romine landed at Illinois State. The 2015 News-Gazette second-team All-Area selection announced his intention to join the Redbirds via social media on Tuesday night.
“I’m excited he’s close,” Benedict said. “To be able to go see him live and get to read about him in the paper every day and read about his team and his program is going to be exciting.”
Benedict helped Romine narrow his choices following his decision to transfer from UTEP.