Millbrook (Ga.) small forward Eric Van Der Heijden committed to Louisville and Chris Mack last summer. Then, after the dismissal of Cardinals’ assistant Dino Gaudio, the three-star prospect re-opened his recruitment last weekend.
Well, it didn’t take long for him to find a new home now that he has announced that he has verbally committed to the Ole Miss Rebels and Kermit Davis. The 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward ultimately chose the SEC over notable offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Clemson, Iowa, Marquette, Maryland, Providence, Texas and Wake Forest among others.
As a junior, the Millbrook product averaged 12.