Niekie Thomas-Fontleroy will be closer to home, which makes his parents happy.
The 2016 Kickapoo High School graduate will continue his pursuit of a college basketball dream in West Plains. Thomas-Fontleroy is committed to play basketball at Missouri State University-West Plains, a junior college with a population of approximately 2,000 students.
Thomas-Fontleroy spent his first year after high school attending Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He sees his chance to play junior college basketball as a way to continue his basketball career and one day move on to a larger university.
“I think it is a great opportunity for me.