Baylor’s Reggie Upshaw has committed to play basketball at Middle Tennessee.Reggie Upshaw could have been swayed by the numerous college football coaches trying to convince the Baylor three-sport standout that his skills would be best displayed on the gridiron.
Instead, Upshaw chose to go with his heart – and basketball.
The Red Raiders senior committed Sunday afternoon to continue his favorite sport at Middle Tennessee State University. Upshaw was in Murfreesboro for the weekend and fell in love with the surroundings.
He is the third guy who played for an area school last season to commit to an NCAA Division I basketball program thus far, but he’s the first who will don a local jersey in the winter. Former Cleveland standout D.J. Bowles committed to Central Florida in March before decommitting in August and transferring to a prep school in Tampa, while former McCallie standout Terrance O’Donohue, who now attends Norcross (Ga.) High School, committed to the College of Charleston recently.
“It’s close enough to Chattanooga where I can get back if I need to,” Upshaw said about MTSU. “I was up there for my official visit, and in hanging out with the players, I really liked how they interacted with each other and with the coaches.