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Tulsa's Wojcik Signs Top JUCO Point Guard
Nov. 23, 2007
Tulsa, Oklahoma - The University of Tulsa basketball program received a signed national letter-of-intent from California Junior College point guard Adrian Hernandez late Wednesday night, confirmed Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Doug Wojcik.
Hernandez is a 6'3", 185-pound left-handed guard who is originally from Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, but since his junior year of high school has attended high school and junior college in California.
"We're excited about Adrian's overall ability as a passer, handler and shooter," said Wojcik. "He has great size and more importantly he'll provide great leadership and maturity. He is a team player first. We're extremely excited and thrilled to have Adrian join our program knowing that he wants to be here and wants to contribute to this team."
"This is a heck of a signing for Tulsa," said Junior College Recruiting Analyst Mike Mitchell of Midwest Scouting Service. "Adrian is a big point guard with long arms and is very athletic. To date, I've seen over 150 junior college teams play, and he is for sure among the top 2 to 3 point guards in the country. I loved him the first time that I saw him play.
"He's a pass first, shoot second type of player. Adrian has a great concept and feel for running a team, but he has the ability to score. He has put up some big point totals. Adrian is a really good player," added Mitchell.
In his second year at Monterrey Peninsula College, Hernandez is averaging 13.5 points and 7.5 assists while shooting 90-percent from the free throw line. In his first season, Hernandez totaled over 12 points, seven assists and three rebounds while helping his team to an 18-13 record.
"Adrian is a great young man a great student-athlete. He's highly coachable and will be a great fit for Tulsa," said his Junior College Coach Blake Spiering of Monterrey Peninsula College. "He is a very unselfish player who does a great job of running the team. He's a phenomenal athlete who is great in transition and can play in a half-court offense. Adrian is also a very good defender. He's an all-around solid player who is very savvy on the court. He knows the game and wants to keep learning the game. Adrian is a great leader on and off the court. He was a great player out of high school. We were very fortunate to get him."
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Hernandez played his prep basketball at Mission Prep High School in California. He was a two-year starter for a team that posted a 56-16 record in his two seasons. He helped lead Mission Prep to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Section 2 Championship twice, advancing to the Final Four both years.
As a senior, Hernandez averaged 16.7 points and 4.1 assists while shooting 51-percent from the field. He earned first-team all-county accolades both his junior and senior seasons, and finished second in the County Player of the Year voting to Derrick Jasper, now in his sophomore season at Kentucky, as a senior.
"The thing that jumps out about Adrian is that he is as competitive as they come. He wants to win and he'll do what it takes to win. He's loyal to his coaches and his teammates," said Mission Prep Head Coach Tom Mott. "The Tulsa community will love Adrian both for his actions on and off the court. He's as good a person as he is a player.
"Adrian is an athletic point guard who plays under control. He knows how to play the position. He changes speeds well. He's a floor general," added Mott.
Tulsa Basketball Signees Name Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown/Previous School PPG RPG Armond Battle F 6-7 180 Fr. Plymouth, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret 20.1 6.9 Adrian HernandezG 6-3 185 Jr-JC Quebradillas, PR/Monterrey Peninsula Coll. 12.0 7.0 apg Joe Richard F 6-6 230 Fr. San Bernardino, Calif./Arroyo Valley 12.4 11.5
