Junior college center to play at WSU
While the football team was playing in Spokane, the Washington State basketball program picked up a potential difference-making big man.
Conor Clifford of Saddleback Junior College has chosen to accept a basketball scholarship from WSU over offers from South Carolina, West Virginia and Utah. Braulio Perez first reported the news of the decision by Clifford, who averaged 14.7 points and six rebounds a game.
Clifford fills an immediate need in WSU's frontcourt, which lost starting center Jordan Railey to graduation last season. He will join forward Josh Hawkinson, who averaged a double-double as a sophomore, and Houston transfer Valentine Izundu to give the Cougars as much skilled size as they've had in some time.
WSU is likely done recruiting for the class of 2015, which includes six players that will enroll in time for next season. A seventh, Jeff Pollard, will spend a year at the Impact Academy in Las Vegas before joining the Cougars.
