Guevera Signs Fantastic Four
11/12/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Before the Central Michigan women's basketball team settles in for what could be a fantastic ride in 2014-15, there is first the business of securing part of its future.
On Wednesday, coach Sue Guevara unveiled her 2015 recruiting class, signing four players - all from the state of Michigan -- to letters of intent.
"They all have a pretty high basketball IQ," the eighth-year CMU coach said. "I like that. Two of them are 4.0 (grade point) and another is a 3.6.
"They're basketball savvy. They're the kind of kids who spend a lot of their own time in the gym. That tells you a lot."
The class comprises Aaliah Hill of Flint, Presley Hudson of Wayland, Reyna Frost of Reese, and Gabrielle Bird of South Lyon. Hill, Frost and Bird are all listed at 6-foot, while Hudson is a 5-foot-6 guard.
"Three of them played on the same AAU team together so they know each other very, very well and they've played against each other," Guevara said. "And I like the versatility that they all bring to the table, especially with the type of offense that we run."
Bird, who has several family members who are CMU alums, averaged 18.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game last season at South Lyon East High School. She led the Kensington Lakes Athletic Association in scoring and was second in rebounding.
Hudson averaged 16.7 points and 5.8 assists per game in 2013-14 at Wayland High School.
Hill earned First Team All-State honors a year ago at Hamady High School, and she chose CMU over several Division I schools, including Western Michigan, Toledo, Oakland and Detroit Mercy.
Frost averaged 15.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4.3 steals last season at Reese High School. She chose to join the Chippewas over Western Michigan, Princeton and Bucknell, among others.
All four student-athletes have played on the varsity at their respective schools since their freshman seasons, and all count myriad All-State and individual regional and league honors.
"I think they're all very, very competitive and they've won a lot," Guevara said. "I think we've got really good rebounding with Frost and Hill, and three-point shooters with Bird and Presley. Frost can also hit the three."
Guevara said the quartet comes from the mold she covets - competitive, driven and, obviously, talented.
In the past six years, CMU has averaged 18-plus wins per season, won a Mid-American Conference Tournament title, captured a MAC West crown, and made three post-season appearances.
"They will all fit in with the competitive nature of this program and our style of play," Guevara said, adding that next year, the Chippewa roster will include 10 underclassmen. "They want the bar high because they want to jump over it. This class will keep me coaching for a long time.
"They're all Michigan kids. I think we've made a firm commitment since I've been here to get some of the best Michigan kids and we've been able to do that."
 | Gabrielle Bird • Forward • 6-0 • South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon East HS High School: Two-time first team All-Conference KLAA(Kensington Lakes Athletic Association) selection ... earned BCAM MHSAA All-State Academic honors (2013-14) ... BCAM MHSAA All State Class B Special Mention (2012-13) ... BCAM MHSAA All State Class A Special Mention (2013-14) ... Detroit AP All State Class B Honorable Mention (2012-13) ... Detroit AP All State Class A Honorable Mention (2013-14) ... Detroit Free Press All State Class A Honorable Mention (2013-14) ... Detroit All Area North Honorable Mention (2013-14) ... two-time first team All-Area Hometownlife News selection ... led the conference in points per game (18.7) and second in rebounds per game (10.4) as a junior ... holds the school record in career points (879), season scoring average (18.7), career average (13.7), game high points (28) ... also holds the school record in career rebounds (535), rebounds in a season (219) and rebounds per game (10.4) ... earned four letters in basketball, one in cross country. | ||
 | Reyna Lee Frost • Forward • 6-0 • Reese, Mich./Reese HS High School: three-time BCAM individual Academic All-State honoree ... BCAM Class C All-State recognition (2013-14) ... three-time first team All-Advertiser selection ... earned first team Associated Press All-State accolades ad a sophomore and junior ... named first team Free Press All-State, Detroit News first team All-State and first Team Saginaw Dream Team during junior campaign ... three-time Chris Ogryski Defensive Player of the Year ... earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior, and second team recognition as a freshman ... three-time first team All-Thumb honoree ... received All-Thumb Player of the Year and All-Advertiser Player of the Year honors (2013-14) ... help lead her team to back-to-back undefeated seasons (20-0) as a freshman and sophomore ... back-to-back district champions (2012-13 & 2013-14). | ||
 | Aaliah Hill • Forward • 6-0 • Flint, Mich./Hamady HS High School: First Team All-State selection ... Flint Journal first team Dream Team ... earned Detroit Free Press second team recognition ... played AAU for Michigan Crossovers ... four year letter winner in basketball ... earned two letters in track, earning All-State honors in the 100-yard dash. | ||
 | Presley Hudson • Guard • 5-6 • Wayland, Mich,/Wayland Union HS High School: BCAM Academic All-State honoree (2013-14) ... earned AP Honorable Mention All-State recognition twice ... two-time OK Gold All Conference First Team honoree ... three-time All Allegan County First Team selection ... two-time Advanced News South First Team selection ... MLIVE Grand Rapids Dream Team Selection First Team (2013-14) ... BCAM All-State First Team (2013-14) ... BCAM Special Mention All-State (2012-13) ... earned OK Gold All Conference Honorable Mention and Advanced News South Honorable Mention honors as a freshman ... four-year letter winner in basketball. |
