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OSU commitment Sibert enjoys taste of Value City
Saturday, March 28, 2009 3:04 AM
By Mark Znidar

Cincinnati Princeton junior guard Jordan Sibert made sure there wouldn't be any confusion among spectators at the Division I state basketball tournament about which college team he will be playing for in 2010.
He has committed to play for Ohio State and made sure to wear a pair of "Block O" game socks.

"It was amazing," Sibert said of playing in Value City Arena. "I've got to get used to it."

Sibert certainly looked at home, scoring 15 points and getting six steals to lead Princeton to a 55-41 victory over Toledo St. John's last night before 12,154 in a semifinal.

Princeton (25-1) will get a long-awaited rematch against Northland (26-1) in the championship game tonight. The teams scrimmaged in the preseason, and the results weren't pretty for Princeton.

The story line will be particularly interesting for Sibert because he'll square off against 6-foot-9 Jared Sullinger, his teammate in Amateur Athletic Union summer league play and a future Ohio State teammate.
"It's great competition and we know we're going to have to step up," Sibert said. "This is going to be about the Princeton family."

Forward Marquis Horne said he and his teammates have been aching for another shot at Northland, the top-ranked team in the state.

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On a sidenote, Princeton had two other Division I signees on their team.