Scott Melick

Hey fellas,


My name is Scott Melick. I know im extremely late but I live in the Pittsburgh and i have a beautiful girlfriend (Amanda Cetra) . I went to Central Catholic, tho I didnt play basketball there after my freshman year. I got a job at Longue Vue(a country club in Penn Hills) 5 years ago and during the summer i work nonstop. I chose upg because im getting the same education as main campus just a smalller envirnment. I also had quite a few family member go here and I wanted to get away from home.





As for the hoop team, we have a lot of potenial this season. With all the new talent comming in and the with the returners, we'll have a great shot a becomming champions as Coach Strickland has tought us to become. He know what he is talking about and I know this because i have many successful relitives who coach and play hoops ,who have tought me the same things growing up.



Scott Melick #32

David Palmer

Whats up. My name is David Palmer an im extemely late on doing this but its better late then never. So a little about myself, im going to be a junior here at upg. I have first chose to attend upg because of the nice quiet campus in addition to the pitt degree. Im from pittsburgh in which I attended Westinghouse High. I was recruited by the former coach my senior year bringing me to upg. This summer I pretty much worked a lot but found time to work out and better at my game in addition to competing in a few summer leagues.

On the basketball side of things, I am a post player in which I dominate the paint (caleb v.). My first two years I only had little success reaching the playoffs one of those years. However I did make first team all conference with the help of my teammates and my coach, especially caleb who is a tough player on the rise. But after last season I feel that our team is on a rise to championship status, given the great core group of guys returning and the new talent joining the team. I feel like we definitely have a shot at doing something unheard of at upg. I know that we have a great coach that knows how to use the talent we have an get us to be at the top of not only this conference but also help us to climb up the d3 ladder of competition. I cant wait to get started with everyone an I'll see you guys in a few days.

Big Fella..

Caleb Handlon

Whats up, this is Caleb and this blog is about two months late but its all good. I guess i'll start out by telling you a little bit about myself. I just turned 20 in june and will be a sophmore this coming year. I spent my summer pretty much working and fishing, but also put in the time to work on my game while competing in a summer league. I am constantly reminded by Brock Witkowski via his facebook and twitter that its always time to go and get better. As far as academics, I graduated from Central Cambria High School in 2010' with high honors and have done my best to carry over the same mentality through the first year of college. One thing I have learned through my first two semesters is that no matter how bad your life may seem at the time, it always seems to work out later on. I'm not trying to preach to you and no matter what I write on here, im sure I will get made fun of for something.

Now to the basketball side of things. Last year was a big learning period for myself as well as everyone that was on, or around the team. The transition from the high school level to the college level was quickly taught to me by E, when he elbowed me the very first practice of the season putting me in a waiting room preparing for stitches. Believe it or not there were some good times too. By far my favorite part of the year was how we became kind of like a family, and even though things didnt always go our way we usually found some positives to take away from every circumstance we were in. Win or lose I don't think anyone would have traded the overall experience for anything. I wouldn't come back if I didn't think I would become a better player and person for doing so. As for the team I can't wait until we call ourselves the AMCC champs and shock the world.

Stay Classy,

#52

My name is Nick Bolias and I am looking forward to kicking this thing off. I am from Monessen, home of the Monessen Greyhounds, which is about 40 minutes from campus. I played 3 sports and had a pretty good year getting a section title in football, soccer and basketball. In basketball Monessen is a Class A school but we play up in class and won the WPIAL Class AA Championship. Our head coach, Joe Salvino, got his 500th victory during my senior year.

I chose Pitt-Greensburg because I was looking for a good education at a smaller school. I am not sure what direction I want to go with a major and Pitt has a lot of options. I really liked the campus during my visit and look forward to meeting everyone.

Nick-

brian heinle

Waddup guys? Ill start off by saying how pumped I am to become a part of the Pitt Greensburg family. I'm not gonna lie, the decision was not easy. I thought I was never going to decide, until I made my overnight visit. I instantly loved the campus and felt I could really fit in with the team. Although I wish it was only basketball, there was the academic side of the decision. I will graduate with a Pitt degree, which is highly regarded anywhere in the country. This was a very important part of my decision. I could not go wrong choosing a Pitt degree.

A little about myself, my name is Brian Heinle and I will be a freshmen this year. I am from Brackenridge, Pa which is about 50 minutes north-west from campus. I graduated from Saint Joseph High School where I had pretty successful 4 years both on and off the court. We lost 9 seniors my sophomore year and it showed. We took our fair share of blowouts and finished with a record below 500. We used that rough year as motivation to get better and work hard as a team. By the time my senior year came around, my team and I had improved a ton and became one of the best teams in Single A. We won our section for the first time in my 4 years at Saint Joes and made it to the second round of playoffs, losing to Lincoln Park. So I know what it takes to improve, both individually and more importantly as a team. I would not have picked UPG if I didn't truly believe we had a chance to be Championship caliber team.

During the recruitment process, I met a lot of different coaches from a lot of different schools, and I have to say that Coach Strickland impressed me. He was very genuine in his recruitment of me and I truly believe that he can and will put UPG basketball on the map. I am really excited to play for him. See everyone soon!

Brett Hart

Hey everyone, summer is about over and I'm getting more and more excited to start my college career at UPG. A little about me, I'm from a small school called Shade, in northeastern Somerset County. I had a very successful high school career. My head coach started a successful basketball program about 3 years before I joined varsity, in 9th grade. The program turned around from about 4 win seasons at the start, to 4 loss seasons my whole four years on varsity. On the team we won two conference championships, a district championship, and a run to the sweet sixteen in state playoffs. Not bad for a school that graduates fourty kids a year. I'm ready to bring my hard work and love of the game to Pitt Greensburg for a successful season and career.

I chose to attend Pitt Greensburg for several reason. The campus is the nicest I have ever seen, and I've been to a lot over the years with team and Elite camps. The location is great for me. I live only 50 minutes east, so it feels like I'm far from home on my own but at the same time I can easily go back home for anything. The atmospheres on campus and on the court are encouraging. Everyone seems to want to succeed with classes and basketball as well, which is very different than high school, for me. That's also a huge plus for UPG. Then there are small class sizes and a small college feel, which is where I have always succeeded in the past. That's why I'm excited to be a student-athlete at Pitt Greensburg and enjoy the college experience.

Brett Hart