Add Comment    May 19, 2010

May 19, 2010�

SALT LAKE CITY The Westminster mens basketball team announced today that two more student-athletes have signed a Frontier Conference letter of intent to join the Griffins for the 2010-11 season.� AJ Reilly and Michael Salazar will each come to Westminster to play basketball Westminster head coach Tommy Connor said on Wednesday.�

Reilly will join the Griffins as a junior after spending two seasons at BYU-Hawaii.� During his time there, Reilly helped the team reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA D2 National Championship Tournament each season.� He averaged 11.4 points, three rebounds, and 2.3 assist per game while shooting 52.4% from the field and 49% from beyond the arc.� Reilly started his collegiate career as a redshirt on both the football and basketball team at the University of Utah.� His senior season at Valley Center High School in San Diego, California, he finished third in the state of California in scoring at 29.5 points per game.�

"AJ is a tremendous recruit for our program. Having lost three outstanding guards to graduation, we needed to bring in an immediate impact player, Connor said. �Fortunately for us, AJ had exceeded a credit limit at BYU-Hawaii and was in a position to transfer. He is a terrific talent and will be expected to play at a high level for us each night.�

Salazar comes to Westminster after prepping at Springville High School in Springville, Utah.� During his senior season, Salazar averaged 18.6 points per game while collecting 3.4 steals and 9.4 assists per contest.� The six-foot point guard averaged 3.2 makes from 3-point territory.� Salazar was twice named All-Region and was All-State and a McDonalds All-American following his senior campaign.� He is currently serving a 2-year LDS Church mission in Houston, Texas.�

"Michael is a very determined and skilled basketball player. Before his mission he was one of the premier guards in the state while at Springville High School, assistant coach Adam Hiatt stated. �He is a perfect fit for Westminster, in the sense that he has a tremendous feel for the game, is a terrific passer and outside shooter, and has an engaging personality. With continued work ethic and patience, Michael will have an outstanding four-year career as a Griffin."�

The Westminster mens basketball team went 27-6 during the 2009-10 season and they advanced to the second round of the NAIA National Championships. They won the Frontier Conference regular season and tournament championships for a second consecutive season and earned the No. 4 overall seed at the national tournament.

-Utah College Sports News staff and wire reports

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Jeremy Vick