College Commitment – Austin Maurer (2024 Cascade Christian)
In this article:
From the second he stepped foot on the campus of Cascade Christian, college programs started to keep an eye on Austin Maurer Austin Maurer 7'0" | C Cascade Christian | 2024 State #209 Nation OR . And as the skilled 7-footer developed his body and his game, the offers started to pour in. The senior big man did his homework with his recruitment, carefully making campus visits and narrowed his choices down to a Top Five. On Sunday afternoon he whittled it down to one, announcing that he would be playing his college basketball at Grand Canyon.
“It just felt like home during my visit,” Maurer said. “I love the school’s support for basketball and for the program, they have a winning culture and strive for more each year. Both me and my family felt a great connection with the whole staff and they plan on using my whole skill set to make me as effective as possible.”
Maurer made his visit to Grand Canyon back in September, and while the Lopes certainly made an impression on him there, he was committed to the process. He chose GCU over Oregon State, BYU, and Washington State – the Beavers being notable as father Marty was a star tight end for the OSU football team back in the late 1990s.
With his decision in the books, Maurer now turns his attention to his senior season, one where the expectations for him and the Challengers will be there – a three-peat 3A title, state player of the year, etc – but the big man is taking it all in stride and with plenty of excitement knowing full well the load will be on his shoulders with the departure of Drew Hall from last year’s squad.
“I definitely want to be the best leader I can,” Maurer said. “Drew will be a big void to fill (but) Capitol City Classic will be awesome and our whole program is looking forward to it. The Les Schwab was a dream of mine to get into with Cascade!”
Our congratulations go out to Maurer and his family on his decision and he becomes the sixth member of the Class of 2024 to commit to sign in the early signing period, joining Terrence Hill (Utah State), Pearson Carmichael Pearson Carmichael 6'6" | SF Summit | 2024 State #270 Nation OR (Boise State), Jaden Steppe Jaden Steppe 6'8" | SF Tualatin | 2024 State #289 Nation OR (Colorado State), Marley Zeller Marley Zeller 6'5" | SF Central Catholic | 2024 State OR (Pepperdine), and Kyle Counts Kyle Counts 6'7" | PF Wilsonville | 2024 State OR (St. Thomas-MN).