Alta Loma senior J.J. O’Brien committed to Utah on Sept. 16 after visiting the campus in Salt Lake City, Utah the first weekend of September.
The versatile 6-foot-6, 205-pound small forward, a first-team all-Inland Valley player a year ago, narrowed his eight scholarship offers to a final three of Utah, Creighton and San Diego State.
“(Utah) just had a way better family feel than anywhere else,” O’Brien said. “I decided to go ahead and commit before the season because a lot of people told me I couldn’t get any more attention than I did this summer.”
O’Brien, who averaged 27 points and 13 rebounds per game for the Braves last season, played for a reputable travel ball team this summer in addition to competing in several notable camps.
Some of his other scholarship offers: Pepperdine, University of San Diego, University of San Francisco and University of Portland.
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