STILLWATER — Ask anyone around the OSU basketball program to name one player that has made a strong impression this offseason, and you’re likely to get one name: Hidde.
It’s the first name of freshman import Hidde Roessink, the Netherlands product who was so far off the recruiting radar at the time of his Cowboys commitment this summer that he didn’t even show up on recruiting websites 247Sports or Rivals. And in fact, he still doesn’t.
So, who is this European mystery man, and what’s behind all the hype?
“He’s a guy who came in here and totally bought into what we asked, even though it was completely foreign [to him],” said Mike Boynton at OSU’s media day on Monday.