The Blake School senior Chad Rich has committed to attend Hamline University and play basketball for the Pipers. Hamline is a nationally ranked, comprehensive university with more than 4,000 students in its undergraduate college, law school, and graduate schools. Hamline University is also known as the "Birthplace of Intercollegiate Basketball."
Hamline is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The members of the MIAC, all private undergraduate colleges in Minnesota, are Augsburg College, Bethel University, Carleton College, Concordia College-Moorhead, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint John's University, Macalester College, The College of Saint Benedict (women only), The College of Saint Catherine (women only), Saint John's University (men only), Saint Mary's University, Saint Olaf College, and the University of Saint Thomas.
Barry Wohler finished his third season as the head coach of the Hamline Pipers. In just his second season, Wohler guided the Pipers to their first MIAC playoff appearance since 1994. This past season the Pipers made it to the MIAC semi-finals.
Chad Rich, a 6'4, 210 pound power forward, averaged a double double for the 2006 season with 15.4 ppg and 10.0 rpg. Rich was named to the Tri-Metro All-Conference Team, and also received the award "Most Dedicated to the Program" by his teammates.
Blake School head coach Nick Rathmann assesses Rich as follows; "Chad's work ethic has set an example here at Blake that every other basketball player that comes through this program will have to try and live up to. He is a tireless worker, and proof that hard work can directly translate into success. Chad has earned every accomplishment, and I know his best days of basketball are still ahead of him. I'm most proud of him for his development as a person. He turned into the ideal captain, leading by example and encouraging teammates. Hamline is getting a very good basketball player, and great student, and an even better person."
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