Griffins Add Local Prep Star Nicole Yazzie

5-12-2009

SALT LAKE CITY – Head coach JD Gustin is pleased to announce that Nicole Yazzie has signed a NAIA letter of intent to join the Westminster women’s basketball team in 2009. Yazzie, a 5-6 guard from West Valley City, Utah, prepped at Bingham High School where she was a four-year starter at point guard for the Miners. During her time at Bingham, the team went 85-11 (.885) and won the 2007 Utah Class 5A State Championship.

Yazzie averaged 7.74 points per game during her prep career and was twice named First Team All-State (2009 Salt Lake Tribune, 2008 Deseret News). The Deseret News also named her Second Team All-State in 2009 and 2007 following an Honorable Mention All-State in 2006. After winning the 2007 state championship, Yazzie was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. She is the Bingham High School career leader in 3-point field goals made and ranked 15th in the state as a senior with her 1.04 makes per game. Yazzie is also a four-time member of the Honor Roll for her performance in the classroom.

"Nicole is a pure point guard that was all-state four times at one of the top 5A programs in Utah,” Gustin said. “She can really play and we are thrilled that she chose to attend Westminster."

Westminster is coming off the most successful season in school history. They finished the year 27-7 overall and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Tournament. They won the Frontier Conference regular season championship with a perfect 14-0 mark in league games