Cortes on commitment to Sooners

<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Kingfisher junior and Rivals-150 point guard <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/bijan-cortes/">Bijan Cortes</a> committed to Oklahoma on Sunday morning via Twitter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">"It just felt like the best decision [for me]" Cortes told Prep Hoops on Monday. "I loved it down there, the coaches made me a priority and it felt like a great fit."</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Cortes, standing about 6-foot-2-inches, helped to lead Kingfisher to a 4A State Title in 2019, its second in three years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">"About two weeks ago," Cortes said, "I knew I wanted to make the decision.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Cortes said the in-state dynamic was indispensable to his decision.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">"I'll have a good support system and I also believe that I can get better here," Cortes said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Cortes followed his Team Griffin teammate, <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jaxson-robinson/">Jaxson Robinson</a> (Texas A&amp;M) as the second player in the Oklahoma 2021 class to announce his commitment in the past week. He was relieved to make his decision, he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">"I mean, I enjoyed the recruiting process and all," Cortes said, "but I was happy once I got it over with.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">"I also believe I made the right decision so it made me feel even better," Cortes continued.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Cortes's parents, Yobany and Mariana, were "really supportive" of his decision, despite growing up in a traditionally Cowboys-leaning family.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">"I was supportive of [OU and OSU] growing up," Cortes said, "but I grew up going to OSU football games.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">"I've spoken to [my parents] a lot about this," Cortes added, "and they believed that it was also a great fit and they love Norman."</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Cortes has thus-far led the YellowJackets to a perfect record; one of only four undefeated marks in the state (Braggs, Fox and Pawnee).</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">With Cortes's commitment joining Robinson's, the eyes of the state fall now upon Cortes's Kingfisher teammate, <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/matthew-stone/">Matthew Stone</a> (Oklahoma State, Tulsa) and Team Griffin teammate <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/trey-alexander/">Trey Alexander</a> (Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Arkansas) for their respective decisions.</span></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Did we miss something? DM @McKinnisBryce via Twitter to let us know.</span></p>