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Ole Miss flips former Louisville signee Eric Van Der Heijden

Millbrook (Ga.) small forward Eric Van Der Heijden committed to Louisville and Chris Mack last summer. Then, after the dismissal of Cardinals’ assistant Dino Gaudio, the three-star prospect re-opened his recruitment last weekend.

Well, it didn’t take long for him to find a new home now that he has announced that he has verbally committed to the Ole Miss Rebels and Kermit Davis. The 6-foot-8, 200-pound forward ultimately chose the SEC over notable offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Clemson, Iowa, Marquette, Maryland, Providence, Texas and Wake Forest among others.

As a junior, the Millbrook product averaged 12.