End of Year Recruiting Tidbits

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 GreggBenGregg6'8" | SFClackamas | 2021State#50NationOR made it official signing with Gonzaga and then in December, Nathan Rawlins-KibongeNathanRawlins-Kibonge6'7" | PFJefferson | 2021State#228NationOR and Drew CarterDrewCarter6'3" | SGTigard | 2021StateOR 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 GakwasiDariusGakwasi6'5" | SGCentral Catholic | 2021StateOR of Central Catholic committing to Princeton and Luke SmithLukeSmith6'3" | CGWillamette | 2021StateOR of Willamette signing early and staying home at Bushnell. Jonah ZellerJonahZeller6'9" | CCatlin Gabel | 2021StateOR 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 EstepKellEstep6'3" | CGSunset | 2021StateOR (Sunset), Brady GrierBradyGrier6'4" | SFWestview | 2021StateOR (Westview), and Alex Newkirk (Oregon City). Bushnell also signed sleeper big man Jackson GielishJacksonGielish6'8" | PFPleasant Hill | 2021OR from Pleasant Hill. At the Division III level, Jesuit sharpshooter Liam RuttledgeLiamRuttledge6'2" | CGJesuit | 2021StateOR 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 KrauelAsherKrauel6'1" | CGSherwood | 2021StateOR and Caden DavisCadenDavis6'0" | CGSherwood | 2021StateOR 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 GrableJalenGrable6'3" | SFWestview | 2021StateOR 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.