Jessica Sheble, daughter of former Iola standout Shelley (Moore) Sheble, will take her basketball talents to Manhattan next fall.
The 17-year-old Olathe North senior signed a letter of intent Nov. 15 to play basketball for Kansas State University.
The 6-foot, 4½-inch Sheble is fulfilling a childhood goal, her mother said.
“She’s always been a K-State fan and always wanted to play there,” Shelley Sheble told the Register in a telephone interview. “She just never was sure she was good enough.”
A conversation with a coach of her AAU summer basketball team led to Sheble’s invitation to a camp hosted by K-State womens coach Deb Patterson.
“Her AAU coach happened to know a recruiter from K-State, so they invited her,” Shelley Sheble said. Everything changed from that point. The coaches said she had a lot of potential.”
A three-year starter for Olathe North, Sheble averaged 13 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as a junior for the 8-13 Eagles.
“They haven’t had a lot of team success, but we have some young guards who will help this year,” her mother said. “We’re really hoping to make it to state.”
Shelley Sheble, the former Shelley Moore, was a four-year standout for Iola High in the late 1980s.
She, along with twin sister, Sherry, was a part of Iola’s state-qualifying basketball teams in 1986 and 1988.
Daughter of former Iolan signs with KSU
