Men’s Basketball: Saints finalize recruiting class

May 30, 2007

Lacey, WA – Saint Martin’s University men’s basketball has signed two all-State performers to National Letters of Intent as announced by head coach Keith Cooper. Joining the squad in 07-08 will be Blake Poole and Galen Squiers.

Poole, a 6’5” forward from Sheldon High School in Oregon, led his team to a third place finish in the 6A Oregon State Tournament and averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. He earned first-team all-State Tournament, second-team all-State for 6A, first-team all-conference and was a McDonald’s All-American Nominee. Poole was also selected to play in the 2007 Northwest Shootout and in the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Summer Classic.

“We are extremely excited to add Blake to our team,” said Cooper. “He is a good player and a great teammate. I expect him to have a very good career at SMU.”

Squiers, a 6’2” guard from Redmond High School, joins the Saints after an outstanding high school career where he averaged 17.2 points per game. He was selected first-team all-KingCo and second team all-State for 4A. Squiers was named team MVP twice and broke four school records during his senior year.

“Galen is another all-State player who Saints fans will enjoy watching for four years. He is not only a talented player but he has the work ethic and competitiveness to blend in with our program from the start,” said Cooper.

Pool and Squiers complete the 2007-2008 recruiting class for the Saints, who signed three players during the fall signing period; guards Nick Smith out of Tumwater High School and Sam Glasgow from Cleveland High School in Oregon and forward Mike Ognoskie who is transferring from Centralia College.

“With Mike and the four freshmen we not only add to our depth for the next two years, but have also brought in quality players whose roles will grow and expand each year. By bringing in good high school players we can continue to replace our seniors with players from within our program and continue to build our program to higher levels,” added Cooper.