Stone Confirms USU Hoop Commitment
Basketball programs at BYU and Utah grabbed some headlines recently with news that Logan High's Charles Abouo has commited to the Cougars and Brighton High's Jace Tavita has pledged to the Utes.
Utah State also has an in-state commitment for the Class of 2008, but the Aggies didn't get as much mileage out of theirs because it happened way back in March.
Sky View' s Jordan Stone, a 6-foot-11 center, commited to coach Stew Morrill a few days after his junior season ended. Stone, who is not a beanpole at 245 pounds, said he made the promise the night before his season-ending team banquet.
"BYU and Utah were talking to me, but they just never offered," he told The Recruiting Trail on Monday. "So when Utah State offered, I jumped on it."
Sky View coach Terrill Baldwin said Stone is a hard worker, but very raw.
"He's got a big upside, and he's got a great body on him, but in basketball terms he's still a young one," Baldwin said.
Stone averaged almost 16 points a game for the Bobcats last year, and also led the team in rebounding at nearly seven a game, Baldwin said.
"He has kind of been under the radar," Baldwin said.
Stone said he didn't start playing organized basketball until he was in the ninth grade, He thinks USU is a good fit for him because he still has a lot to learn about basketball, and "USU coaches are excellent teachers."
The recruit said he turns 19 in October of 2008 and will go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at USU.
This summer, Stone played on the same Utah Pump & Run club team that included Abouo and Tavita. The team also featured a half-dozen or so other college prospects, including Bountiful's Ben Aird, Clearfield's Nick Thompson, Alta's Taylor Brown, Woods Cross' Holton Hunsaker and Dalton Groskreutz of Snow Canyon, although the 6-foot-5 Groskreutz's future may be as a college football receiver.
Utah State also has an in-state commitment for the Class of 2008, but the Aggies didn't get as much mileage out of theirs because it happened way back in March.
Sky View' s Jordan Stone, a 6-foot-11 center, commited to coach Stew Morrill a few days after his junior season ended. Stone, who is not a beanpole at 245 pounds, said he made the promise the night before his season-ending team banquet.
"BYU and Utah were talking to me, but they just never offered," he told The Recruiting Trail on Monday. "So when Utah State offered, I jumped on it."
Sky View coach Terrill Baldwin said Stone is a hard worker, but very raw.
"He's got a big upside, and he's got a great body on him, but in basketball terms he's still a young one," Baldwin said.
Stone averaged almost 16 points a game for the Bobcats last year, and also led the team in rebounding at nearly seven a game, Baldwin said.
"He has kind of been under the radar," Baldwin said.
Stone said he didn't start playing organized basketball until he was in the ninth grade, He thinks USU is a good fit for him because he still has a lot to learn about basketball, and "USU coaches are excellent teachers."
The recruit said he turns 19 in October of 2008 and will go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at USU.
This summer, Stone played on the same Utah Pump & Run club team that included Abouo and Tavita. The team also featured a half-dozen or so other college prospects, including Bountiful's Ben Aird, Clearfield's Nick Thompson, Alta's Taylor Brown, Woods Cross' Holton Hunsaker and Dalton Groskreutz of Snow Canyon, although the 6-foot-5 Groskreutz's future may be as a college football receiver.
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