Apr. 6—PULLMAN — The ripple results of Kyle Smith’s transfer from Washington State to Stanford are starting to unfold.
Former WSU recruit Evan Stinson, a 6-foot-7 ahead from Cheney, has flipped his dedication to Stanford, as first reported by Rivals. A 3-star class of 2024 prospect, Stinson had been dedicated to WSU since final summer season, when he turned down presents from Utah State, Jap Washington and others to change into a Cougar.
However now that Smith is the pinnacle coach at Stanford, he is taking Stinson with him, taking away considered one of WSU’s two 2024 commitments. It is the Cougars’ second decommitment within the class, together with the choice from three-star guard Adam Nije, who backed out of his dedication final August — shortly after the Pac-12 collapsed.
It leaves the Cougars, who launched new head coach David Riley on Thursday, with only one class of 2024 commit — three-star guard Marcus Adams, who signed with WSU final Could. He hails from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Stinson, the nephew of former WSU volleyball coach Jen Greeny, is considered one of Smith’s first commitments since he took the job on March 25.
Smith is working to rebuild his Stanford roster, which noticed its total beginning lineup enter the switch portal when its season ended with a loss to WSU within the Pac-12 Match final month.
Riley, the previous head coach of three years at Jap Washington, might should do one thing comparable. Ten Cougars have entered their names into the switch portal, together with guard Myles Rice and senior wing Andrej Jakimovski, plus facilities Rueben Chinyelu and Oscar Cluff.
It is unclear which WSU gamers may stick round. Cougars to attend Riley’s introductory information convention included Jakimovski, who has made clear he is contemplating returning to Pullman, Chinyelu, freshman guards Isaiah Watts and Parker Gerrits, walk-on middle AJ LeBeau, and junior wing Jaylen Wells, who on the identical day introduced he is testing the NBA draft waters whereas retaining his faculty eligibility.
