colincondi, I know the kid you are inquiring about and I will not mention his name for his sake.  But the kid actually has a very good gpa.  He did not do very well on his SAT but his GPA was so high that Piedmont took that into consideration.  He was admitted to Piedmont on a probational status and will have to take some classes before school starts.

And Piedmont's academic standards are basically the same as everyone else in the conference.  He was also admitted into Huntingdon along with a plethora of other D3 schools.

A little Piedmont recruiting news for you.

Joe Chilton 6'7 PF/C - Transfer from Montreat, played 8-10 minutes a game on the 20th ranked team in the nation as a sophomore, Will most likely start right away

Chuck McCoy 6'3 SG/SF - Etowah, averaged 15ppg, 5apg, 2spg, Will push for big minutes as a freshman

Michael Rubio 6'1 PG/SG - North Forsyth, averaged 18ppg, 3apg, 2spg, Will get minutes at both the point and 2 as a freshman

Wes Miller 6'6 PF - North Springs, averaged 14ppg, 8rpg, Athletic forward who will be a solid backup at both post positions as a freshman

Aaron Patton 6'2 wing - Hayesville, averaged 20ppg, 9rpg, Will push for minutes at both wing positions

That is just the cream of the crop.  Piedmont has got commitments from a couple other solid players including a transfer from Presbyterian College.  Piedmont also has two more post players that they are waiting on that could be solid players.

Along with 4 returning starters; Jake Green (potentially the best pg in the conference), Jake Baldwin (potentially the best player in the conference), Mike Adams (one of the best guards in the conference), and Tyler Whitlock (one of the hardest working players in the conference), Piedmont could surprise a lot of you haters out there.