Student-athletes from across the city make it official with their new homes
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OCS' Luke Gray signs his Letter of Intent to Oral Roberts University, Wednesday, April 17. Photo by George McCormick.
Wednesday was National Signing Day for the spring semester and athletes from Edmond-area high schools signed their letters of intent to their next school.
Starting with Oklahoma Christian School basketball’s Luke Gray, who signed with Oral Roberts University in front of a packed crowd inside the OCS gym. Gray was joined by his adopted parents as well as his head coach, Brandon Weaver.
The school’s all-time leader in points (2,019) and rebounds (1,039), Gray emerged as one of the top hoopers in the state of Oklahoma regardless of class. He was named a 2024 All-State selection by the Oklahoma Coaches Association as well as the 2024 Greater Metro Conference MVP, all while helping lead the Saints to a Class 3A state championship.
He averaged 21.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game as a senior.
Gray joins ORU under second-year head coach Russell Springmann, who led the program to a 12-19 record in 2023-24. The Golden Eagles have made the NCAA Tournament in two of the last four seasons as members of the Summit League conference.
High school athletes from across the city signed letters of intent Wednesday, including those from Deer Creek, Edmond North and Edmond Santa Fe.
Deer Creek wrestling saw both Keegan Sullivan and Barrett Weathers sign with Carl Albert State College. Basketball had three signees with Ky Cougl (Hesston College, KS), Morgan Massey (NOC-Enid) and Imani Cudjoe (Oklahoma City University). Finally, Kaden Trussell of Antlers’ soccer signed with Rose State College.
Two players from the Edmond North state runner-up boys’ basketball team signed on the dotted line. Dontrell Yearby will be joining NOC-Enid next winter and Bryce Potts signed his Letter of Intent to the University of Texas-Dallas.
Edmond Santa Fe had six student-athletes make it official with their next schools. Girls’ basketball player Jerney Bennett signed with Oklahoma City University and Christian Hammons from the Wolves’ boys’ team signed with Hesston College. Santa Fe soccer saw two pledges in Matt Hepner (Rogers State University) and Aubrey Smith (Rose State College).
Lydia Weldon signed with Oklahoma Panhandle University to play softball, and Wolves’ baseball player Rico Cedeno signed with Kansas Wesleyan University.