Class of 2020: College Commitment Breakdown (NAIA)
The college destinations of the Class of 2020 in Oregon have been determined and many of those getting ready to start their college basketball careers have enrolled in school and have started practicing. Here’s a list of those who are heading to the NAIA level, which will be in one division in 2020-21.
Prospect | Height | Position | High School | College |
Silas Bennion Silas Bennion 5'9" | PG Churchill | 2020 State OR | 5’10 | PG | Churchill | Lewis-Clark State |
Colton Brownson | 6’5 | SG | Oakland | OIT |
Andrew Classen | 6’3 | SG | Wilsonville | Multnomah |
Grant Dunn Grant Dunn 6'5" | SF Newberg | 2020 State OR | 6’6 | SF | Silverton | Multnomah |
Erik Fraser Erik Fraser 6'4" | SG Grant | 2020 State OR | 6’4 | SG | Grant | OIT |
David Gonzales David Gonzales 5'11" | PG Silverton | 2020 State OR | 5’11 | PG | Silverton | Corban |
Jamison Guerra Jamison Guerra 5'11" | CG Sherwood | 2020 State OR | 5’10 | PG | Sherwood | OIT |
Blake Jensen Blake Jensen 6'7" | PF Sherwood | 2020 State OR | 6’7 | PF | Sherwood | OIT |
Joe Juhala Joe Juhala 6'7" | PF West Linn | 2020 State OR | 6’7 | PF | West Linn | Southern Oregon |
James Kreamier | 6’1 | SG | Long Creek | Eastern Oregon |
Jalen Lampman Jalen Lampman 6'2" | SG Lakeview | 2020 State OR | 6’1 | CG | Lakeview | OIT |
Caden Long Caden Long 6'4" | SG Baker | 2020 State OR | 6’4 | SG | Baker | Bushnell |
Austin Miller | 6’2 | SG | Salem Academy | Corban |
Malachi Muhic | 6’0 | PG | Stayton | Bushnell |
Alex Nicoli Alex Nicoli 6'1" | CG Western Christian | 2020 State OR | 6’1 | SG | Western Christian | Missouri Baptist |
Keegan Shivers Keegan Shivers 6'4" | SF Wilsonville | 2020 State OR | 6’5 | SF | Wilsonville | OIT |
Koby Williamson Koby Williamson 6'8" | PF Santiam Christian | 2020 State OR | 6’8 | PF | Santiam Christian | Eastern Oregon |
Breakdown: As usual the in-state NAIA schools in the Cascade Conference loaded up with signees, notably OIT which brought in a full class of freshmen. Point guard Jamison Guerra Jamison Guerra 5'11" | CG Sherwood | 2020 State OR was First Team 6A All-State and coming along with him is Sherwood teammate Blake Jensen Blake Jensen 6'7" | PF Sherwood | 2020 State OR . Also going down to Klamath Falls will be a group of talented guards and wings including big school guys like Erik Fraser Erik Fraser 6'4" | SG Grant | 2020 State OR and Keegan Shivers Keegan Shivers 6'4" | SF Wilsonville | 2020 State OR along with small school standouts such as Colton Brownson and Jalen Lampman Jalen Lampman 6'2" | SG Lakeview | 2020 State OR .
Elsewhere in the Cascade Conference, Bushnell (formerly Northwest Christian) added some backcourt depth with Caden Long Caden Long 6'4" | SG Baker | 2020 State OR and Malachi Muhic. Corban convinced star guard David Gonzales David Gonzales 5'11" | PG Silverton | 2020 State OR to stay close to home and also added Austin Miller. Eastern Oregon brought in players from near (James Kreamier) and far ( Koby Williamson Koby Williamson 6'8" | PF Santiam Christian | 2020 State OR ) while Southern Oregon inked one senior in Joe Juhala Joe Juhala 6'7" | PF West Linn | 2020 State OR .
Less than previous years, only a couple of seniors chose to sign with NAIA programs out of state. Silas Bennion Silas Bennion 5'9" | PG Churchill | 2020 State OR made an early decision to ink with Lewis-Clark State while 2A sharpshooter Alex Nicoli Alex Nicoli 6'1" | CG Western Christian | 2020 State OR is headed to Missouri Baptist.
Notable former Oregon preps choosing to finish their career at the NAIA level include Drayton Caoile, who comes back home to the Pacific Northwest at Bushnell after a year at prep school in Florida, Michael Morgan and Alonzo Parnell, both at Multnomah, and Joseph Brooks and Lyric Warren at Warner Pacific. Additionally, a quartet of four-year transfers have found new homes at the NAIA level, all out-of-state: Zach Baugher from Western Oregon to Taylor (IN), Russell Tillery from Concordia to St. Francis (IL), Matthew Hayes from Santa Clara to Milligan (TN), and Jace Norton from Holy Family (WI) to Siena Heights (MI).