VALLEY CITY (VCSU, CSi) – Valley City State University (N.D.) men’s basketball coach Jeff Kaminsky announced Wednesday that Rashad Satahoo of North Lauderdale, Fla., has signed a letter of intent to attend VCSU and play basketball for the Vikings this fall.
A 6-foot-2 guard, Satahoo averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game this season for Pompano Beach High School. Satahoo led his team in scoring and was named Team MVP and Offensive MVP this season. He was also named Offensive MVP as a junior and received the team’s Most Promising Player Award as a sophomore.
Kaminsky says, “Rashad had an outstanding high school career. He is intelligent, athletic, and skilled. We are excited to have him in the Viking Basketball program.”
Pompano Beach head coach Alex Jenkins says Satahoo has a hunger and readiness to go to work.
Jenkins adds “Rashad was the inspiration of our program. The day I took the job, Rashad got my attention – ever since that day, he has given me 100 percent of his efforts and improved those around him. He will be truly missed. Valley City State has gained a great student-athlete who will be a great addition to the program.”
Satahoo has also excelled with high marks in the classroom at Pompano Beach High School, which is known for its high academic standards and is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. He plans to continue his education by studying business and accounting at VCSU. Satahoo is the son of Winston Satahoo and Barbara Spence.
The assistant coach at Pompana Beach, Joe Bateman, is a VCSU alum and former player for Kaminsky’s Vikings.
Satahoo joins fellow high school seniors Briton Bussman (G, Milnor, N.D.), Jayden Ferguson (F, Williston, N.D.) and Alex Quist (G, Bismarck, N.D.) as signed recruits for next season. Transfer Riley West (G, Lakeville, Minn./St. Cloud Tech.) has also signed to attend VCSU.
Valley City State University posted a 14-14 record in 2013-14. Under Jeff Kaminsky, the Vikings are 149-115 and have posted 20-win seasons in four of the past seven years. In 2012-13, Kaminsky led the Vikings to their first NAIA National Tournament appearance since 1987.
