<p>Is it possible to play college basketball for Cal on a scholarship and still be an engineering major</p>
<p>May I ask if your like 6"7 225lbs with skillz? Cuz if you are, imma be watching cal basketball this year.</p>
<p>I think it's possible. </p>
<p>PS Nassau rocks!</p>
<p>My friend is an engineering major, and is on a scholarship for water polo.</p>
<p>Im 6'7 215 but I should get up to 235 soon. I won't be in college for 2 years</p>
<p>O man, you gots a chance then, if you make it to the mcdonalds all american high school game, CAL gonna have a new PF.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, if one is a McDonald's All-American, they're far more likely to attend (1) Duke, (2) UNC, or (3) Kansas. Cal's lone player to earn that distinction in the last decade or so is Leon Powe, and that's most likely only because Powe came from Oakland. The OP has good size, especially for a young man going into junior year of high school. Add some muscles behind that bulk, establish some solid footwork, work on your post moves and you'll stand a good chance at recruitment if you're in-state. You can always initiate the contact with Athletics Office; this is what our Elite 11 QB recruit from Texas did (Brock Mansion) and he'll be coming to Cal next year. </p>
<p>Of course, the "surest" (as compared to alternatives) way into Cal is to do well in school. The benefit of doing well in school is two-folds: it will also help you handle the courseload for the Engineering major, if you get in. You can definitely do Engineering and Basketball, but it's likely that your marks in Engineering will be lower than you desire. College sports (especially basketball, with the number of games to be played and travel) is very time-consuming. With that said, having "Varsity Basketball at Cal" alongside a 3.0 GPA is much better on your resume than another engineering applicant with a 3.8 GPA and "Level 6,000,000 on Warcraft." </p>
<p>Best of luck,
TTG</p>
<p>thanks for the reply. I do pretty well in school. I'll be going tohigh school in houston so I'm out if state. I am actually an international student.</p>
<p>bro a power forward is more like 6'9-6'11 at about 250-265...</p>
<p>dpaykin, at the collegiate level, even in Division 1, you don't have many players at that size that play PF. The most obvious answer is that young men are still developing, and they grow as the years go on. For example, our current roster only features a total of three pairs of forwards and centers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Eric Vierneisel (f) 6-7, 205</li>
<li>Theo Robertson (f) 6-5, 240</li>
<li>Ryan Anderson (f) 6-9, 225</li>
<li>Taylor Harrison (c) 6-9, 225</li>
<li>Jordan Wilkes (c) 6-11, 225</li>
<li>DeVon Hardin (c) 6-11, 235</li>
</ul>
<p>I'm not sure what you are referencing, but I'd imagine that you've been watching a lot of NBA. What you commented on are "ideal sizes" for power forwards in the NBA, although consider athletes like Ben Wallace and his position at center.</p>
<p>The 6'9-6'11 range is mainly for the NBA. There are plenty of 6'7 power forwards in college. </p>
<p>Icer, good luck man! Playing basketball and studying engineering will be very challenging. You're quite an ambitious person. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I was only into schoolwork and being an engineer at first but I just started to play ball and a scout dude recommended me to go to the US to play in a program here where I get all kinds of tip notch training here to go to college.</p>