College Commitment – Moroni Seely-Roberts (2023 Lincoln)

A few weeks ago, Moroni Seely-Roberts Moroni Seely-Roberts 6'6" | SF Lincoln | 2023 State OR had his immediate future off the court determined as he learned he'll be serving his LDS mission to Scotland. The strong 6-foot-6 forward from Lincoln High School was excited about that, but he was also hopeful he could nail down what he'd be doing two years from now when he's back home. That decision was settled on Monday when Seely-Roberts announced that he's made a verbal commitment to continue his basketball career at Eastern Arizona after a recent trip to the school.

"After I went down for the visit, I loved the campus and the area, and the lifestyle there is what I was looking for," Seely-Roberts said. "The basketball is good and the coaches are nice, and everything seemed right. I had wanted to commit before my (LDS) mission, and it was the right place for me."

Eastern Arizona, of course, has a well-established pipeline to Oregon and just last year, head coach Cameron Turner brought in another talented group of guys including Raysean and Deray Seamster, Roy Bunn, Noah Ogoli, and Dallon Morgan. Seely-Roberts was aware of the pipeline and learned from the aforementioned group of guys how the Gila Monsters could fit him as well.

"I met with the guys from Oregon that are there and talking to them, they all said they really enjoyed it," Seely-Roberts said. "They all said it was a good place to go."

Seely-Roberts noted that he made his commitment independent of his brother Malachi, and that while they may continue their college careers together, it's now in his brother's hands. He made the decision for himself and as he now preps to head off on his mission, he can also look back on his high school career with a lot of pride. Seely-Roberts finished his four years with 2324 career points, good for ninth all-time in state history, and his senior season was stellar at 23.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists, and he was recently named First Team All-State by the Oregon Basketball Coaches Association.

"We really wanted to win the state title, but to end the year with a win and get third place, it was a great way to finish high school," Seely-Roberts said. "Especially playing for my mom and playing with my twin brother - it was a good ending. Also I thought it was a good season for me - there were some ups and downs, but I overcame them and I thought that's what made it a successful year."

Our congratulations go out to Seely-Roberts and his family on his commitment.