Seth Gorney was a first team Greater Western Ohio
Conference selection. He played alongside Western Kentucky signee 7-0 Josh
Higgins, who was a first team Division I all-area boys and Greater Western Ohio Conference selection. The presence of Higgins allowed Gorney to play on the perimeter and demonstrate his shooting range. Butler has an enrollment of just 483, which makes the presence of two seven footers pretty amazing.
Head coach Ray Zawadzki said that for 32 of his 35 years
in coaching he had 6-1 pivot men, but was blessed to have two seven-footers
growing up on the same block. The Aviators were ranked fourth in the state
before being upset by Huber Heights Wayne 36-35 in the Division I (smallest
class) Dayton District semifinals. They finished 21-2, but Gorney will be the
lone returning player next year.
Gorney is a good offensive player who needs to add bulk
to his 225 pound frame. He is the third verbal for Iowa, who previously got
commitments from 6-6 J.R. Angle of Trefalgar (IN) Indian Creek and 6-8 Alex
Thompson from Ames (IA) High. Gorney had visited Ohio State on May 16th.
Gorney is the 14th player to commit to a Big
Ten school and no program besides Iowa has more than two verbal
commitments.