San Antonio class of 2008: A sign of things to come?

San Antonio is one of the hottest cities in the nation in terms of population growth. The city is also growing in regards to girls basketball players earning full rides to Division 1 colleges. The following is a list of girls from the 2008 class that went D1.

• Jasmine Malone- Missouri State (Antonian)
• Christine Flores- Missouri (Churchill)
• Bryanna Brock- Missouri (Wagner)
• Lacey Klause- Texas State (O'Conner)
• Bryonna Dawson- Texas State - (Stevens)
• Krystal Stirrup- Tenessee Tech-(MacArthur)
• Shavon Walker-UT Pan American-(Clemens)
• Chanice Scott- Tulsa-(Sam Houston)
• Amber Holmes-Southeast Missouri State(Cornerstone)

Wagner Standout Amber Roberson earned a full ride to the University of Texas in Volleyball while turning down Division 1 offers in basketball.

Is this a continuing trend? This list does not include several players that earned basketball rides to Division 2 and NAIA schools. The class of 2009 has already matched 2008 by placing two players in the BIG 12, Monica Engleman(Kansas) and Lyndsey Cloman(Oklahoma). Can the class of 2009 match the overall number of college bound basketball players?

The 2010 class has the potential of putting double digits recruits in the big time. It is no stretch to suggest that the 2010 class will put more than a few players in BCS conferences.

This is all great news for girls basketball in San Antonio. Girls are increasingly taking the game serious and being rewarded for it. Let's hope that this success breeds more success.