Coronado basketball standout commits to Texas Tech

Richard Isaacs has returned to Coronado for his elder play aft spending the past 2 years astatine Wasatch Academy successful Mount Pleasant, Utah. But Las Vegas is lone a impermanent halt for the statement four-star constituent defender arsenic helium continues his hoops career.

Next stop: Texas Tech.

Isaacs announced his verbal committedness to the Red Raiders via Twitter connected Thursday night, ending a recruiting process that began for the scoring level wide successful inferior high. His committedness is non-binding and won’t beryllium authoritative until helium signs a nationalist missive of intent.

Prospective assemblage hoops players tin statesman signing Nov. 10.

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“I person a accidental to spell determination and person the shot successful my hands close away. They don’t person a constituent defender connected their roster close now,” said Isaacs, the No. 57 subordinate and No. 7 constituent defender successful the elder class, per 247 Sports. “(It’s about) the spot that manager (Mark) Adams and I person successful 1 another. … It’s conscionable a large relationship.”

Isaacs has agelong been 1 of the champion players connected the West Coast, receiving an connection from Marvin Menzies’ unit astatine UNLV erstwhile helium was successful eighth grade. He played astatine Coronado arsenic a freshman successful 2018-19 earlier departing for Wasatch, which plays a nationalist docket comprised of apical precocious schoolhouse and prep schoolhouse opponents.

He solidified his presumption arsenic one of the country’s champion constituent guards, performing clip and clip again against immoderate of the champion players successful the country.

Isaacs fielded assistance offers from much than 2 twelve programs earlier whittling his database to Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Arizona State and UNLV.

The Rebels did not enlistee Isaacs erstwhile T.J. Otzelberger was their caput coach. But caller manager Kevin Kruger and his unit made a constituent to enlistee the Cougars’ level general, who said UNLV was astatine 1 clip his apical option.

“I person thing but emotion for UNLV,” Isaacs said. “They didn’t halt recruiting me. We inactive talked. The connection conscionable died down.”

He yet decided betwixt Texas Tech and Oklahoma State.He said helium felt similar helium was astatine location erstwhile visiting the Red Raiders’ field past weekend.

Texas Tech has emerged arsenic 1 of the champion programs successful the country, reaching the past 3 NCAA Tournaments and the nationalist title crippled successful 2019.

“He made a pugnacious determination connected his ain with small power from either parent,” said Isaacs’ father, Richard Sr., who utilized to manager 1 of the champion grassroots hoops teams successful Los Angeles. “Every spot we went was fantastic.”

At 6 feet, 2 inches, Isaacs is simply a earthy scorer who is effectual astatine each 3 levels. His choky grip and speedy archetypal measurement assistance him bushed defenders disconnected dribble and get into the paint, wherever helium tin make discourtesy for himself and his teammates. He’s a susceptible and assured 3-point shooter arsenic good — some disconnected the drawback and disconnected the dribble.

After 2 years astatine Wasatch Academy, Isaacs opted to instrumentality location to reason his precocious schoolhouse vocation wherever it started.

“I anticipation helium beats Bishop Gorman,” the elder Isaacs said with a laugh. “(Coronado) plays a fun, rambunctious style. … I deliberation he’s looking guardant to that.”

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