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Fenton Twins Headed to Notre Dame of Ohio
Ryan and Dylan Hickoff commit to play basketball at Division II school.
As twins, Ryan and Dylan Hickoff tend to stick together.
The athletes plan to stay close in college as well as both will attend the Notre Dame College of Ohio next fall, The Tri-County Times reports.
The school, near Cleveland, is set to be a Division II school after starting a men's basketball program in 2001.
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"It was definitely important to me because we've been playing together our whole life," Ryan Hickoff told the Tri-County Times. "We come together and like playing with each other. This was an offer we just couldn't pass up."
The twins had numerous offers, including Central Michigan, Dayton, St. Francis and Holy Cross, the Flint Journal reported.
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"I really like the coaches and the players there," Dylan Hickoff told NBC 25. "I liked the atmosphere and I like the school and the campus. All around it's a good school."
Ryan Hickoff has scored 734 career points while Dylan Hickoff has logged 705.
“They have a great relationship,” Fenton coach Tim Olszewski told the Flint Journal. “They motivate each other, they hold each other accountable, they make each other better. (NDC) gives them an opportunity to continue what they have done at Fenton. It is the ideal situation for them.”
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