More on Devin Koeplin and his signing with CSU San Marcos

Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) point Devin Koeplin has cast his lot with Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) located in northern San Diego County. The 5-foot-9 sharpshooter averaged 12.4 points per outing this past season with 45%, 45% and 83% accuracy respectively.

"I went on a visit last Friday and the campus was beautiful. I met with Coach [Jim] Saia and talked a lot about the school and the basketball program. I thought I'd be a good fit and I liked what I heard."

For background, the Cougars finished 32-2 in the 2013-14 season with 2014-15 just as successful -- a 30-4 record and a final ranking of #5 nationally. Joining such a successful program was another attraction to Koeplin.

MPC Assistant Coach Perry Huang, himself a former assistant at CSUSM and someone who played for Saia when the latter was helming the Fresno Pacific program, was able to provide his knowledge about both school and coach to Koeplin.

Also, Cougar senior-to-be Akachi Okugo, who played at Jesuit High will now be a teammate. "I played against Akachi in high school," Koeplin recalled.

With CSUSM becoming a full-fledged member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association in 2015-16, family and friends will be enjoying multiple opportunities to see him in action with Chico State, Cal State East Bay, Cal State Stanislaus, Sonoma State and San Francisco State also in the league.

So what will Koeplin bring to the CSUSM program? "Experience and leadership after two years in college."

He'll be majoring in business administration.

Koeplin also provided some advice to high schoolers with dreams of playing collegiately: "play with confidence but don't be overly confident. It's not like high school, there's a learning curve. The strength difference is huge so get in the weight room and bulk up."