Beaver nation just got bigger... well taller to be exact. Andrea Aquino, a 6-foot-9 center, originally from Paraguay has committed to Oregon State to play for Scott Rueck and the rest of the Beavs. She announced her decision via Twitter.
Andrea Aquino is not your typical high school recruit. As a 6-foot-7, 15-year old she was often mocked and felt out of place in the small city of Caacupe, Paraguay. Until one day a friend of her mother suggested she try basketball. Andrea knew nothing about basketball at the time, but once the Paraguay Basketball Federation received word of the teenager they immediately began to teach her the game from scratch.