Warren Central boys’ basketball coach William Unseld believes Wright State might have pulled off a major heist in Bowling Green by landing Dragons’ talented shooting guard Skyelar Potter.

And it’s not just Unseld who thinks that, either.

“Their coaches put a lot of effort into him,” Unseld said after Potter signed his national letter of intent Friday during a ceremony in the school library.

“They saw him and they were like, ‘Coach, he’s going to be unbelievable at our level. He’s really probably a player that’s a level up from us, so he’s going to be an all-league guy.’ Their coaches put a lot of effort into him. They came down here three or four times within a three-week period.”

Potter, 6-foot-4 and pushing 200 pounds now, had other offers including Miami (Ohio) and Lipscomb plus interest from programs including Western Kentucky and Mississippi State. But Wright State’s strong recruiting push and a comfortable style of play prompted Potter to go ahead and sign now.

“At first that was my theory – I was going to wait until the spring and see what comes then because I plan on having a big year,” Potter said. “I thought about it and I decided I don’t want to go through the season and mess around and break something or hurt myself, then I’m stuck going somewhere that I don’t want to be going. At Wright State, I liked what I saw and enjoyed it so I made my decision.”

Potter said Wright State coach Scott Nagy and his staff plan to use him at any one of three spots, mainly as a shooting guard but potentially some at point guard or even as a wing.

“During the games they get it and go, get it off the backboard and then go shoot 3s,” Potter said. “It’s a style that we’re actually going to be running this year. We really don’t have a main point guard. We run four plays and other than that we get it off the backboard and go – fast break.”

Last season, Potter averaged a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds an outing. His blend of strong outside shooting (he averaged 43 percent from 3-point range last season) and tenacious rebounding made him a hot commodity for Wright State.

“Skyelar is a tremendous shooter and has an uncanny ability to rebound the basketball from the guard position, which are two traits we love as a staff,” Nagy said in a news release announcing the signing.

A member of the Horizon League, Wright State is coming off a 20-12 season that included an 11-7 mark in conference play.

Potter would become the fifth Division I player currently on rosters from Warren Central, joining Darrell Bowman of Miami (Ohio), Chris Porter-Bunton (Austin Peay), Kolbe Caldwell (Utah) and Jared Savage (WKU). Unseld thinks Potter still has a chance to be the best of the lot.

“That’s the goal when they come here, and I talk to all of them about that – to be able to go somewhere and get your education paid for, graduate college without having to owe anybody any money,” Unseld said. “And he’s just another one that we got that’s fortunate to go on and do this. A special kid, and he’s worked his tail off for me. I haven’t been easy on him – I’ve been hard, but he’s grown up a lot and matured from the first day he walked in here.

“… I’m glad I get him one more year, I get to push him one more year. He ain’t off the hook yet, so he’s still got work to do.”

Potter’s aim this season is simple – get the Dragons to Lexington for the state tournament.

“My goal is to go to state this year,” Potter said. “I don’t really have any numbers or anything like that.”