End of Year Recruiting Tidbits
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As the year comes to a close, here’s a quick look at some recruiting tidbits over the past couple of months with the Class of 2021. Moving On In November, Ben Gregg Ben Gregg 6'8" | SF Clackamas | 2021…
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Continue ReadingAs the year comes to a close, here’s a quick look at some recruiting tidbits over the past couple of months with the Class of 2021.
Moving On
In November, Ben Gregg Ben Gregg 6'8" | SF Clackamas | 2021 #50 Nation OR made it official signing with Gonzaga and then in December, Nathan Rawlins-Kibonge Nathan Rawlins-Kibonge 6'7" | PF Jefferson | 2021 #228 Nation OR and Drew Carter Drew Carter 6'3" | SG Tigard | 2021 OR put pen to paper and inked with Oklahoma and Colorado respectively for football with the intentions of also joining the basketball team. All three have decided to graduate early and enroll at their respective schools this spring – in fact, Gregg is already on campus at Gonzaga and made his college debut with a four minute appearance against Dixie State.
Since they have moved on to college, they will drop out of the Class of 2021 rankings and won’t appear in the next update – which should be intriguing as Greg, Rawlins-Kibonge, and Carter represented the top three players in class so the top spots will be occupied by new players.
Other Commitments
Two other top ten ranked players in the Class of 2021 made their college decisions this fall with Darius Gakwasi Darius Gakwasi 6'5" | SG Central Catholic | 2021 State OR of Central Catholic committing to Princeton and Luke Smith Luke Smith 6'3" | CG Willamette | 2021 State OR of Willamette signing early and staying home at Bushnell. Jonah Zeller Jonah Zeller 6'9" | C Catlin Gabel | 2021 State OR of Catlin Gabel followed through on his summer commitment to Concordia-St. Paul in Minnesota and signed his LOI in November.
In the Cascade Conference, Multnomah picked up a trio of in-state signees all from the Portland Metro area in Kell Estep Kell Estep 6'4" | CG Sunset | 2021 State OR (Sunset), Brady Grier Brady Grier 6'5" | SF Westview | 2021 State OR (Westview), and Alex Newkirk (Oregon City). Bushnell also signed sleeper big man Jackson Gielish Jackson Gielish 6'8" | PF Pleasant Hill | 2021 State OR from Pleasant Hill.
At the Division III level, Jesuit sharpshooter Liam Ruttledge Liam Ruttledge 6'2" | CG Jesuit | 2021 State OR committed to Puget Sound while OES guard Charles Willmot made a pledge to Williams for both football and basketball.
Offers
While it’s been relatively quiet on the recruiting front as most college coaches have been unable to attend the limited number of games going on in person, there have been some seniors who have picked up some offers or roster spots for the next level.
The Sherwood backcourt duo of Asher Krauel Asher Krauel 6'1" | CG Sherwood | 2021 State OR and Caden Davis Caden Davis 6'0" | CG Sherwood | 2021 State OR have gotten the most attention recently. Krauel picked up a scholarship offer from Bushnell and also a roster spot from Pacific, while Davis has received roster spots from Pacific and Pacific Lutheran.
Athletic forward Jalen Grable Jalen Grable 6'3" | SF Westview | 2021 OR of Westview, who didn’t play football last year, has started to generate interest again for his talents on the gridiron and has picked up offers from Central Washington and Western Oregon. Grable hasn’t ruled out basketball as an option though and is still receiving interest for hoops.