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Washington State men land commitment from three-star guard Aaron Glass | The Seattle Times
Greg Woods
May 15, 2025
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The Spokesman-Review
PULLMAN — To earn their newest commitment, Washington State men’s coaches swooped in at the right time.
The Cougars’ latest pledge comes from three-star class of 2025 guard Aaron Glass, a source confirmed Thursday, about a month after a coaching change at Texas A&M prompted him to back out of his commitment to the Aggies’ program.
Listed at 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds, Glass hails from Rancho Cucamonga, California, which is in the Los Angeles area. In addition to Texas A&M, Glass held offers from Washington, Cal, Arizona State, New Mexico, Fresno State and others. He also took visits to Wyoming and Stanford, coached by former WSU head man Kyle Smith, who did not offer Glass.
247Sports.com was the first to report the news of Glass’ commitment to WSU.
Glass’ decision makes five additions for the Cougars this spring, including four transfers: Texas Tech wing Eemeli Yalaho, Boise State wing Emmanuel Ugbo, High Point forward Simon Hildebrandt and Morehead State guard Jerone Morton. Glass joins walk-on Dio Blakely as WSU’s only class of 2025 players.
That means the Cougs have about three open scholarships remaining, though the number isn’t set the way it was in years past. Starting in 2025-26, college basketball teams will have roster limits (15 players) instead of scholarship limits, allowing coaches to spread out scholarships as they see fit. That means some players could be on full scholarship with others on a partial scholarship.
Of the new group joining WSU coach David Riley’s team this fall, Glass represents something different. He’s a ball-handler and shot-creator, which the Cougars are in need of, especially considering the departures of Wake Forest-bound Nate Calmese, Maryland-bound Isaiah Watts, Texas Tech-bound LeJuan Watts and guard Cedric Coward, the latter of whom has been skyrocketing up NBA Draft boards lately, potentially playing his way into the first round and away from his commitment to Duke.
Where players like Ugbo and Hildebrandt will likely thrive on the defense and rebounding fronts — big-time needs for the Cougs, who struggled in those areas last season — they could get a boost in the scoring department from Glass, a three-time All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) pick at Rancho Cucamonga High. Glass piled up more than 2,000 points in his prep career.
WSU’s roster for 2025-26 now includes Glass, Morton, Ugbo, Hildebrandt, Yalaho and returning forward ND Okafor, guard Tomas Thrastarson, wing Ri Vavers and guards Parker Gerrits and Kase Wynott.
Greg Woods: Washington State beat writer for The Spokesman-Review
On Rivals he is a H I GH END 3 star, 3.5 star HS recruits. On at least 1 other ranking site like a ESPN, Verbal Commits, he is, was a low end 4 star recruit.
I remember that there was a LOT of HYPE about, around this recruit, and was recruited by Kyle Smith, Riley, until he committed to Texas A&M, a BIG TIME SEC P4 BBALL college.
The player, recruit got a LOT of offers and non offer interest from a LOT of BIG TIME Duke like, Kentucky like Kansas like, etc programs.
WSU is EXTREMELY LUCKY to get Aaron Glass, that he decommitted from TEXAS A&M, because they got a new coach, and then committed here.
At the Duke type levels Aaron Glass probably would have either redshirted, or played 13 minutes per game, 4 ppg, etc, his freshman year.
At the P4 level, Aaron Glass probably 10 to 13 to 17 minutes per game, 7 ppg, as a freshman
At the MWC level Aaron Glass, probably 13 to 17 to 20 to 23 minutes per game, 9 ppg.
At the LOWER WCC level, Aaron Glass probably 15 to 17 to 20 to 23 to 27 to 29 minutes per game, 11.5 ppg
Aaron Glass will probably be at WSU for 1,2 years, then probably either NBA bottom of 2nd round pick, undrafted FA, after 2nd year, or BIG NIL DEAL at a Duke type. Then 1 year at a Duke type, then 2nd round NBA draft pick. Or stay 1 more year at a Duke type, then get drafted as last pick of 1st round, 1st pick of 2nd round of draft. That's his likely ceiling.
Aaron Glass is a LOT better then you think. He is a SCORING MACHINE and 1 of the better, semi best HS scoring players to come out of the LA area, in a very extremely long time. He broke a lot of the LA scoring records. And he did that against some extremely good LA competition in HS.
I don't know if he played on the famous Oakland Soldiers AAU team, but he probably did, or a Oakland Soldiers equivalent and probably did well, to get as much hype as he got.
Aaron Glass is a LOT better then you think he is.
Not If he does anything. Aaron Glass is a LOT better then you, others think. So he will probably put up better then "If he does anything", and probably put up GOOD STATS.
I think your semi right, in that I think he enters the portal after 2 years.
He said loves the coaching staff at WSU. I know that a lot, almost all recruits say that, but if he didn't love the WSU staff, I dont think he would have gone to a WSU type, after leaving Texas A&M.
Also I know that a lot of players say they love whatever, and then portal out, accept a big NIL Deal elsewhere anyways, but I think him loving the WSU staff, etc, buys WSU 1 more year, and then he leaves WSU after 2 years at WSU.
Altho its bad to semi bad that won't keep HS recruits, transfers for more then 1,2,3 years, before losing them to NIL Deals, Transfer portal, etc, that can still be overcome.
Kyle Smith, Riley are proving, have proved that WSU, coaches can recruit a mix of GOOD both HS, transfer portal, JC recruits and get BETWEEN 17 wins, Crown, NIT, CBI, at MINIMUM, WORST, EVERY YEAR, and 20, 21, 22, 23 wins, NIT Final 2, 4, NCAA. WSU can do that RANGE almost every year with a decent coach that can recruit decently. Kyle Smith, Riley have proved that.
Because of that, its not as bad as some think. WSU is just going to have to become, can become, if want to, if hire good coaching, a WINNING, double A, Tripple A FARM, MINOR LEAGUE team, that has a new team each year.
And thats ok, doable.
There are some double A, Tripple A minor league farm teams, that consistently have ENTIRELY NEW teams, with LOTS of NEW players, that consistently WIN.
Since, if they can do it, then WSU can do it too. The only question is will WSU do that.
I think Riley, like Kyle Smith is capable of doing that, or some day doing that.
Whether WSU can hire a good coach to replace Riley, after Riley leaves, remains to be seen, but its possible, doable, since WSU hired Riley to replace Kyle Smith.
I think WSU will be just fine with the roster turnover, with the turnover of the roster each year.
I think WSU wins at least 17,18 games, and goes to either the NIT or Crown AT MINIMUM.
And I am not worried about Glass leaving after 2 seasons, as WSU, Riley will just replace with a good replacement when, if that happens.
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These are Aaron Glass offers. Weird they would leave off Duke, Kansas and Kentucky
New Washington State men’s commit Aaron Glass is all about work ethic | The Seattle Times
Greg Woods
May 19, 2025
The Spokesman-Review
PULLMAN – Getting ahold of Aaron Glass is a little like catching a fish. It’s entirely possible, but you have to know when to do it.
For Glass, Washington State’s sixth addition of the spring and second incoming freshman, that means catching him when he isn’t working out. In the Los Angeles area, where the 6-foot-2 class of 2025 guard has earned a three-star rating out of Rancho Cucamonga High, he had to move around his interview a couple of times.
One time, he was working out. The other, he was wrapping up a shooting drill. He was putting himself through this regimen after signing with the Cougars, which he did on Friday.
“I’m always in the gym. That’s the number one reason why I’m this good, man,” Glass said. “Just working.”
That is likely music to the ears of WSU coach David Riley, whose staff got involved with Glass in mid-April, after a coaching change at Texas A&M prompted Glass to back out of signing with the Aggies and reopen his recruitment. Even at that point, he was a hot commodity, earning offers from all manner of high-major schools: Stanford, Cal, Washington and Arizona State, plus several other midmajor programs.
Some four weeks later, Glass is a Coug, announcing his decision on Thursday. To hear him tell it, he centered much of his decision around WSU’s coaches, who made him feel at ease, like he could trust them to elevate his game.
“Just the family aspect,” said Glass, who took his official visit to WSU from Monday to Wednesday. “It felt like they really knew me, and it felt like they knew my game. Just felt like they could develop me and put me in the right position in the program to thrive. It’s a great conference still, so playing against the best of the best, so it’s just a great place.”
Only time will tell what kind of impact Glass can make as a true freshman, but whenever he earns significant playing time, he figures to unlock the Cougs’ offense with a mix of shot-creation and ball-handling. A combo guard, Glass takes pride in his ability to score, which is a must in Riley’s pace-and-space system, focusing less on set plays and more on reading and reacting to the defense.
Glass, who often goes by the nickname Ace, can do plenty of that. But he also prides himself on the intangibles, he said, on earning his minutes.
“Really just a dog, man,” said Glass, a three-time All-California Interscholastic Federation pick. “I’m gonna come play hard every night. I’m gonna make sure my teammates are going and I’m gonna make sure I get off also. I feel like I can do it at all four levels. I can score all four levels. I can pass. I’m gonna play defense. I’m gonna bring some IQ to the game. I’m gonna bring some dog to Pullman, man.”
This offseason, Riley and Co. have been searching for that and more. The Cougars lost their entire starting five from last season – point guard Nate Calmese transferred to Wake Forest, guard Isaiah Watts headed to Maryland, wing LeJuan Watts took his talents to Texas Tech and senior forwards Ethan Price and Dane Erikstrup exhausted their eligibility – and guard Cedric Coward, who missed all but six games with a shoulder injury, looks primed to hear his name called in next month’s NBA draft instead of landing at Duke, where he committed last month.
To replace those players, WSU has landed five other commitments, leaving around one or two scholarships open: Texas Tech wing Eemeli Yalaho, Boise State wing Emmanuel Ugbo, High Point forward Simon Hildebrandt, Morehead State guard Jerone Morton, plus prep commit Dominik Robinson, a 6-10 post out of Portland.
In short, the Cougars’ 2025-26 team is beginning to take shape. Glass figures to help next year’s squad execute Riley’s vision for the team, which has become clear based on the players he’s brought in – a tougher group that can defend and rebound, the two areas that gave last year’s club the most trouble.
Can Glass help that come to fruition? At 6-2 and 170 pounds, Glass has the tools and the willingness, which is a promising start for a true freshman. For the Cougars, the most encouraging part is that Glass has the work ethic, one part of his game in which he might take the most pride.
For that, he gives credit to his parents, whose work ethics rubbed off on their son. He’s also grateful for his trainer, Aaron Perez, who he said “motivates me every day to just get up and keep working.”
“And then just my self-motivation. I feel like I have a lot of discipline,” Glass said. “I feel like it just comes from my heart, just to work hard. I don’t know. I’ve just always been like this.”
Greg Woods: Washington State beat writer for The Spokesman-Review
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These are Aaron Glass offers. Weird they would leave off Duke, Kansas and Kentucky
I said semi blue bloods TYPES, like a Duke TYPE, etc.
That does not mean specifically Duke, Kentucky, etc.
And Texas A&M is a semi blue blood, Kentucky type, etc.
Also he got a lot of NON offer, non official visit, etc, interest, etc, from a lot of semi blue bloods.
A lot of those programs had Aaron Glass as their Plan B option, if they didnt get their plan A option. A lot to semi mostly to semi almost all got their Plan A option, and so didnt offer their plan B scholly to him.
Aaron Glass was Very Highly HYPED(Not by me(By the media, recruit rankers, experts, etc.)
But you go ahead and believe what you want, as that won't change, what me, others, etc, saw, heard, etc.
Again I think he is a very solid recruit very talented and sought after on the west coast but mostly by the second tier west coast teams. But hey we’ve just had two under recruited players, one who is in the NBA who came from D-2 and one moving up the draft boards who started at a D-3 so who knows
LeJuan Watts wasn’t highly recruited as well. While Riley needs to grow on the sideline he seems to do a good job projecting players.
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Not only projecting players, which is great, but also BEATING OUT THE SEMI VERY GOOD, GREAT COMPETITION for Players like LeJuan Watts, Aaron Glass.
Kyle Smith, Riley, Raveling, Sampson, have proved that a decent coach can OUTRECRUIT, BEAT OUT COMPETITION for RECRUITS, something that some have said can't be done at WSU.
That said Riley does need to improve on the sideline and as a coach, as even with the LOTS OF INJURIES, Riley should have been able to win 19, 20, 21, 22 games, goto NCAA tournament/NCAA tourny bubble, NIT Final 2, Crown Champion, etc.
That said winning about 17,18 games and going to THE CROWN WAS NOT, IS NOT WORTHY OF BEING FIRED AS A FIRST YEAR COACH AT WSU TYPE LIKE WSU THAT HAD A LOT OF INJURIES, ETC, LIKE SOME HAVE SAID, SUGGESTED.
