A multiple-year starter for the Pella Christian basketball team feels he will be more prepared for the next level due to the competition he faced in high school.

Jack Vermeer recently announced his intention to play at Northwestern College in Orange City next winter after three seasons of varsity experience with the Eagles.

Vermeer says those three years were critical, especially as he played some of Iowa’s best basketball players twice a week every season.

“We have so many guys in this conference that are taking their next steps in their basketball careers,” he says. “Logan Shetterly, John Oltman, Xavier Foster, Bowen Born, AJ Toigo, Tyce Johnson–the list goes on and on.”

Hear more from Vermeer about his next step in his basketball career on tonight’s Radio Sports Page at 6 p.m. on 92.1 KRLS.