Salesian guard Elias Obenyah commits to Stanford
RICHMOND Elias Obenyah is staying home The Salesian basketball star committed to Stanford on Monday choosing to continue his career just miles where he has become one of the Bay Area s greater part dynamic guards Obenyah a four-star prospect in the class of stated his decision via the social media news account League Ready which first announced the news Obenyah won the Tri-County Rock Division MVP last season and chose Stanford over Cal Saint Mary s San Diego State and Colorado State among others He was an all-Bay Area News Group first-team selection for the - season I m totally happy for him because he s worked really hard to elevate his contest to the point that it is now Salesian coach Bill Mellis narrated the Bay Area News Group on Monday I think Stanford has pretty much dependably been his dream school So for him to be able to and fulfill his dream is pretty awesome Salesian s Elias Obenyah is guarded by Riordan s Cole White in the NorCal Open Division boys basketball semifinal Saturday March at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco Calif Karl Mondon Bay Area News Group Obenyah was a key defensive performer for Mellis during Salesian s run to the CIF Open Division title challenge in Obenyah made another jump last season becoming the Pride s go-to scorer while continuing to round out his championship on defense In last year s NorCal Open Division semifinal Obenyah scored a game-high points to help Salesian topple Archbishop Riordan at home While his play on the court has turned heads over the last sparse seasons Mellis praised Obenyah s commitment to the classroom as to why he has gotten to this point He s reliably been very serious about his academics Mellis announced His parents have raised him right and to take his academics seriously Mellis commented He would only be able to commit to Stanford if he was able to do what he s done in the classroom Stanford snags Obenyah just a sparse days after getting a commitment from consensus top- sportsman Aziz Olajuwon son of NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon As of Monday Stanford at the moment has the third-best recruiting class in the country for the Class of according to Sports after receiving commitments from Obenyah Olajuwon and four-star point guard Isaiah Rogers from SoCal powerhouse Centennial-Corona Related Articles Archbishop Mitty senior Emma Cook commits to UC San Diego Archbishop Riordan guard Andrew Hilman stays in the City commits to USF North Coast Section commissioner Pat Cruickshank to retire in after seven-year tenure Getting closer McKenna Woliczko s long road back almost complete as college decision nears Keshad Johnson s Summer League slam brings back memories for San Leandro alum Salesian will go into this season as one of the favorites to come out of Northern California Along with Obenyah the Pride boast a band that includes two-sport star Carlton Perrilliat junior guards Asante Johnson and Ronnie Selleaze and senior forward Leon Powe For Mellis the longtime coach expects Obenyah to be the senior leader for his band this upcoming season He ll play a lot of point guard for us this year Mellis noted He ll be the main leader this year He ll take on that role and that responsibility of being one of the captains Salesian guard Elias Obenyah looks to drives past Saint Mary's forward Tremaine Moore II during the third quarter of a boys high school basketball meeting Tuesday Jan in Richmond Calif D Ross Cameron for the Bay Area News Group
