Prep basketball: Poway High’s Beeler commits to UC Santa Barbara

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Sam Beeler wasn’t sure exactly how many scholarship offers he received, but the Poway High basketball player knows it was easily over a dozen and included big names like Washington State, Oregon State and Utah.

But ultimately, it was a California school that won the heart of the 6-foot-10, 205-pound center, as the senior gave a verbal commitment to UC Santa Barbara Oct. 7.

“I had a few really good visits and they went well and it was just a really good atmosphere and it has all the key elements I was looking for with academics and basketball,” Beeler said. “It is also right on the beaches.”