Wayne, Neb. — Wayne State College men’s basketball coach Jeff Kaminsky announced today that Landon Classen of O’Neill High School has signed a letter of intent to attend Wayne State and play basketball for the Wildcats in the 2023-24 school year. Classen joins Zach Anderson of Sherburn, Minnesota, JJ Ferrin from Omaha, Aiden Sullivan of Olathe, Kansas and Wade Voss from Lincoln as members of the 2023 Wildcat recruiting class.
Classen is a 6-2 guard where he was a four-year starter in basketball and football and a three-year starter/letterwinner in track and field for the Eagles. This season Classen averaged 21 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game for O’Neill High School to earn Class C1 Huskerland All-State honors along with All-Mid States Conference First Team honors while also being named to the Norfolk Daily News Elite 8 Team. Last weekend Classen scored 33 points for the Dark Team and was voted Most Valuable Player at the Northeast Nebraska All-Star Game in Norfolk.
As a junior (2021-22) Classen accounted for 18.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game to earn All-Mid States Conference First Team honors. He finished his high school basketball career as O’Neill’s all-time leading scorer with 1,623 points, 471 rebounds, 430 assists and 225 steals. Classen was also the starting quarterback on the Eagles football team the last two seasons, throwing for over 1,000 yards both years while rushing for another 698 yards and scoring 14 TD’s on the ground. He was the team’s leading receiver as a sophomore with 30 catches for 535 yards (17.8 avg) and four TD’s.
Classen was also selected to play in the Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game July 24th in Lincoln. He also excels in the classroom earning NCPA Academic All-State honors the last three years in all sports.
“We are excited to have Landon join our program,” stated Kaminsky. “He has outstanding shooting and passing ability and is a highly intelligent basketball player. Landon will add skill and toughness to our backcourt and has a strong desire, work ethic and commitment to the game and we look forward to his continued development in our program.”
Kaminsky added, “Not only was Landon highly productive during his high school career, more importantly, he made everyone else around him better with his competitiveness and unselfishness. He will be a great fit in our program.”
Wayne State College is an NCAA Division II school located in Wayne, Nebraska and competes in the 15-team Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Wildcats finished the 2022-23 season with an 18-11 overall record, winning the NSIC South Division for a third time in five years with a 13-9 league mark.
