Red Raiders sign Frisco Memorial shooting guard Drew Steffe
Drew Steffe, a high-scoring guard from Frisco Memorial, signed a letter of intent with Texas Tech on Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA's fall national signing period.
Steffe, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound guard, helped Memorial go 33-3 last season and reach the Region II-5A championship game in the school's fourth year of existence. Steffe was a junior on that team, and he averaged 16.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
The Rivals recruiting service ranks Steffe as the No. 125 prospect in the nation, and 247Sports ranks him No. 144 in the country.
Among the other schools to offer him a scholarship were Arizona State, Auburn, Colorado, DePaul, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State and Oregon State. He also was courted by Rice, St. Louis, SMU, TCU, Texas-El Paso and Xavier.
Tech women's basketball
Texas Tech on Wednesday announced the signing of Loghan Johnson, a 5-8 guard who was the leading scorer on Houston Christian's undefeated private-school championship team last season.
Johnson committed to Tech in October, selecting the Lady Raiders over Alabama, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. She averaged 19.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season, helping Houston Christian go 33-0 and win the Southwest Preparatory Conference, an association of private schools in Texas and Oklahoma.
Johnson transferred from Katy Tompkins to Houston Christian before her junior season.
Tech volleyball
Texas Tech announced the signings Wednesday of Abby Dickinson, Kate Hansen and Courtney O’Brien to letters of intent.
Dickinson is a 5-8 defensive specialist/libero from Orlando (Fla.) Olympia who led her team to a 21-win season and a district championship. She had 1,235 digs in her high-school career.
"Abby is a fearless defender with great touch and instincts," Tech coach Tony Graystone said. "I fully expect her to make an impact right away and improve our first touch."
Hansen is a 6-3 middle blocker and right side from Weatherford, where she was a three-time all-state honoree by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. She had more than 1,000 career kills.
"Kate is one of the highest-rated prospects we've signed at Tech and we're very excited about her future as a Red Raider," Graystone said. "Kate has great size and length, is a next-level blocker and is a terminal attacker."
O'Brien is a 5-11 defensive specialist/libero from Katy Cinco Ranch, where she's helped her team reach the regional quarterfinals four times. As a senior, O'Brien has hit .323 with 495 kills and 416 digs. Her career numbers include 1,206 kills and 1,044 digs.
"Courtney has played at a very high level for a long time and worked with some great coaches," Graystone said. "She's a fighter, super competitive, and I know she's going to be a great fit and someone we can build around."
O'Brien is a sister of Tech outside hitter Maddie O'Brien.
Tech men's golf
Texas Tech's Ludvig Aberg has been the Big 12 golfer of the month for October after he helped the Red Raiders win the Big 12 match play championship and finish second at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational.
Aberg shot 3 under par at Colonial Country Club, tying for eighth in a tournament that had 13 of college golf's top 25 teams. He then went 4-1 in the Big 12 match play and won his championship match to help Tech nail down its second title in four years in the event in the Houston suburb of Hockley.
The senior from Sweden is No. 1 in both the World Amateur Golf Ranking and the PGA Tour University ranking.
Tech soccer
Texas Tech announced the signing of eight players, a class consisting of four midfielders, two defenders, a forward and a goalkeeper.
The midfielders are Sam Courtwright from Fusion Academy Southlake, Skyler Haase from Fort Collins (Colo.) Rocky Mountain, Berkley Patterson from Austin Lake Travis and Chloe Soto from Norman, Oklahoma.
The defenders are Clara Whitten from Rockwall-Heath and Lauren Woodruff from Allen. The forward is Storie Sexton from Plano Prestenwood and the goalkeeper is Madeline Mueller from Rockwall-Heath.
"This group has really good athleticism, but also, the level of 'student' in this class is amazing," Tech coach Tom Stone said. "They are so talented on the field and in the classroom. They're going to make Red Raider nation proud."
SPC men's basketball
LEVELLAND — Four South Plains College sophomores signed letters of intent Wednesday with NCAA Division I programs: 6-4 guard Jaden Harris with East Tennessee State, 6-4 guard Elijah Tate with Texas State, 6-9 forward Christian Coleman with Alabama-Birmingham and 6-11 center Kalifa Sakho with Utah State.
Sakho and Harris played for the Texans last season, Sakho averaging 6.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and Harris averaging 6.7 points on an NJCAA Tournament team that finished 21-12.
Tate and Coleman are first-year transfers to South Plains, Coleman from LSU-Alexandria and Tate after previous stops at Odessa College and Alabama-Birmingham. Coleman averaged 12.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game last season for LSU-Alexandria, an NAIA Division I program. Tate averaged 1.8 points in 11 games last season for UAB.
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