UTAH STATE SIGNS THREE MORE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS FOR 2003-04 SEASON
Utah State head women’s basketball coach Raegan Pebley announced Thursday the signing of three women’s basketball players to national letters of intent to compete for the Aggies in the 2003-04 season. The future Utah State student-athletes are Camille Brox of Harbor City, Calif., Terrin Johnston from Fallon, Nev., and Tracee Kennington of Salt Lake City.
“Together the three bring a lot of versatility to our squad,” Pebley said. “We have a shooter, a point guard and a post player in this mix. They round out our team and will help us make that move to our first season of Utah State women’s basketball.”
Brox is a senior at Narbonne High School, and played for James Anderson. Narbonne finished both the 2000 and 2001 seasons as the USA Today’s top high school girls’ basketball program and was 14th in 2002. The team was 24-7 in the 2003 season.
“Camille is the most athletic player we’ve signed at Utah State to date,” Pebley said. “She’s a fireball. Camille is quick offensively, with a great ability to get to the basket and create shots. Defensively, her athleticism gives us a great defensive stopper.”
A 5-6 guard, she is the daughter of Michael and Shirlye Brox. She plans to major in political science and will graduate later in June with a 3.0 grade point average. “I chose Utah State because of the academic programs,” said Brox. “It’s exciting to be a part of a new program, too.”
Johnston, a 2003 graduate of Churchill County High School, played in the 2003 Nevada 4A state tournament. Churchill County was 19-7 on the season.
“I have family in Utah, so that was a factor in my decision,” said Johnston. “But I was really impressed by the community support for Utah State athletics. I went to both a football and men’s basketball game and the crowd attendance was awesome.”
The daughter of Robby and Candace Johnston, she graduated with a 3.8 grade point average and is interested in majoring in sports medicine.
“Terrin is a straightforward fundamental player,” Pebley said. “She thinks the game and works very hard to be at the level she’s attained. She will extend our offense out to the three-point line and is a pure shooter.”
Kennington is a 2003 graduate of Salt Lake’s Olympus High, which finished third in its region last season. A 6-2 post player, she is the daughter of Kendell and Luann Kennington and graduated with 3.3 grade point average. She is considering a social work major.
“Utah State had the most to offer me and it was the best fit,” said Kennington. “I think we will have to work together as a team and will have a great team atmosphere. I’ve very excited.”
“Tracee was heavily recruited by national-power junior colleges,” Pebley said. “We had the option to sign her now or compete with a lot of Division I schools in a year or two. We opted to go for her now and it’s going to be a great decision. She has good hands and is a very physical post player.”
The three join four recruits – Brittany Hagen (Gillette, Wyo.), Anne-Marie Torp (Louisville, Colo.), Tiffany Peterson (Orem, Utah) and Christina Zdenek (West Hills, Calif.) – who committed to USU in the November, 2002 early signing period. Five players were on the Utah State campus throughout the 2002-03 academic year – Salli Fiefia of Logan, Utah; Jessica Freeman from St. George, Utah; Stephanie Grant of Orem, Utah; Virginia Jennings of Hastings, Mich.; and Brittany Tressler from Orem, Utah.
Utah State reinstated its women’s basketball program on March 5, 2002 after a 15-year absence, and begins play in 2003-04.
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