SHORT AND PIERCE MAKE VERBAL COMMITMENTS...
Seahawk sophomore guard Aaron Short has verbally commited to the University of the Pacific. Short, 6'3" 220, was a 1st Team All-State selection as well as a Coast Conference South 1st Team selection for the undefeated Champion Seahawks. Short will sign scholarship papers and a National Letter of Intent (NLI) in April with Pacific. Pacific is a member of the Big West Conference and is located in Stockton, CA. Short averaged 15.8pts/gm and 7.4 rebs/gm this season.
Cabrillo College sophomore forward Thomas Pierce, 6'5" 210, has made a verbal commitment to Concordia University of Portland Oregon. Concordia University is a member of the Cascade Conference and is a NAIA Div 1 member institution. Pierce had an outstanding year for the Seahawks averaging nearly a double double on the year with 10.2 pts/gm and 9.5 rebs/gm. Pierce's toughness and versatility was a key component for the 24-4 Seahawks. He will sign scholarship papers and a NLI as well.
VELASQUEZ, SHORT NAMED TO ALL-STATE TEAM.....
Cabrillo's Tyler Velasquez and Aaron Short were named to the CCCAA All-State team. Their selections mark the first time in Cabrillo history two players have been named All-State in the same year.
Velasquez, a 5'10" Sophomore from Colorado Springs, CO., was the Coast Conference South MVP averaging 14 pts and 6.3 assists/gm. for the Seahawks.
Short, a 6'3" Sophomore from Reno, NV., was a 1st Team All-Coast Conference South selection and lead the Seahawks to an undefeated (12-0) season averaging 15.8 pts and 7.4 rebs/gm.. Both, Velasquez and Short, went 23-1 in their two seasons at Cabrillo in the Coast Conference South with two Conference Championships.
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