Nov. 20, 2010
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State women's basketball's fall 2010 recruiting class has been rated 20th nationally and first in the Mountain West Conference according to Espn.com's HoopGurlz national rankings. The Aztecs moved up 11 spots from last year's No. 31 final ranking, after inking five high school seniors to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period, Nov. 10-17.
For the second campaign in a row, the Aztecs are easily the top ranked school among Mountain West Conference members, as TCU is the only other team listed in the top 40 at No. 38. San Diego State's recruiting class is rated higher than several notable programs including LSU (No. 22), Notre Dame (No. 25), Ohio State (No. 26), Georgetown (No. 27), West Virginia (No. 28), Nebraska (No. 34) and Michigan State (No. 51). The Aztecs are also the only school in a "non-automatic BCS qualifying" conference rated in the top 30.
San Diego State signed three, four-star recruits according to HoopGurlz, including forward Chairese Culberson, who was the No. 7 rated wing and 46th overall, forward Deajanae Scurry (No. 31 forward) and point guard Ahjalee Harvey (No. 32 point guard). Forwards Khristina Hunter and Erimma Amarikwa rounded out the Aztec fall signing class.
SDSU finishes out its season-opening, three-game homestand this Tuesday, when the Aztecs play host to UC Irvine at 7 p.m. at Viejas Arena. The team will then travel to Reno for the four-team Nugget Classic at the University of Nevada, Nov. 26-27.
2010-11 Aztec Basketball Signees
NamePositionHeightYr.Hometown (High School/Last School)
Erimma AmarikwaForward6-1Fr.Vacaville, Calif. (Vanden HS)
Chairese CulbersonForward6-0Fr.Oakland, Calif. (Berkeley HS)
Ahjalee HarveyPoint Guard5-6Fr.Mountain View, Calif. (Eastside Prep HS)
Khristina HunterForward6-1Fr.Fairfield, Calif. (Berkeley HS)
Deajanae ScurryForward6-1Fr.Los Angeles, Calif. (Inglewood HS)
Chelsea Hopkins*Guard5-8Jr.Las Vegas, Nev. (Mojave HS/Duke)
* = signed with the Aztecs in July 2010