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NILES — A former Niles basketball standout has found his new collegiate home. 

Mikel Forrest has committed to play basketball for Division II Barry University in Miami, Florida. A 2020 graduate of Niles High School, Forrest played for Southwestern Michigan College from 2022-24 and averaged 8.8 points per game in 52 games with the Roadrunners.

He totaled a career-high 28 points in a win over Olive-Harvey College and helped the Roadrunners qualify for the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament in 2023, the first year of the program’s reboot after a 26-year athletics hiatus. His efforts earned MCCAA All-Western Conference Honorable Mention status in 2023.