Mullen’s Gallegos to U.C.-San Diego
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One of Colorado’s top 2022 players has decided on college. It will be the University of California-San Diego for Gracie Gallegos Gracie Gallegos 6'1" | SF Mullen | 2022 State CO , one of the top players in her class…
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Continue ReadingOne of Colorado’s top 2022 players has decided on college.
It will be the University of California-San Diego for Gracie Gallegos Gracie Gallegos 6'1" | SF Mullen | 2022 State CO , one of the top players in her class by Prep Girls Hoops-Colorado.
The Mullen senior announced her commitment to Tritons women’s basketball earlier this week.
“She’s happy and it will be good,” Mustangs head coach Frank Cawley said. “It’s a good school for Gracie.”
A 6-foot-1 guard, the versatile and experienced Gallegos has been a key part of Mullen’s past three Colorado titles in Class 4A. A starter since her freshman season, Gallegos has been stellar defensively, almost always guarding the opposing teams’ top player, and a vital part of Mullen’s defensive effort that has all but made the teams the powers they have been.
Offensively, she has emerged as a legitimate scoring force. She has improved from 5.9 points per game as a freshman to 10.2 as a sophomore to 16.4 as a junior the past season, when she led the team and developed into one of the state’s better perimeter shooters. She shot 59 percent from the floor and 85 percent from the free-throw line. She also goes to the basket well with either hand and her speed is under-rated.
The Titans coach is Heidi Vanderveer, sister of Tara Vanderveer, head coach of regular power and defending national champion Stanford.
“It’s a good place for Gracie,” Cawley said.
Mullen also should land solid college commitments for post Imani Perez Imani Perez 6'3" | PF Mullen | 2022 State CO and forward Kilah Freelon Kilah Freelon 6'0" | PF Mullen | 2022 State CO , like Gallegos, highly rated by PGH-Colorado.