Pasco's Danielle Walter Signs With Gonzaga

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By Keith Leventhal

Story Published: Nov 14, 2009 at 12:51 AM PST

The Big Nine hasn't produced a lot of Division 1 basketball players over the last few years.

Gavin Gilmore is in his sophomore season at Seattle University, and Walla Walla just had two of their players sign with D-1 teams.

And now have another name to add to that list.

Friday morning, Pasco's star guard Danielle Walter signed with Gonzaga.

Last year, Walter had a stellar season for the Bulldogs, averaging over 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game.

She had been recruited by some good D-1 teams all over the country, including New Mexico and Villanova.

But she says staying close to home ended up being a big factor in her decision.

Walter says, "I didn't think it was at first, I always said it wasn't, but as I got closer to the decision and I visited Villanova, that was really far and so, now I can kind of say, yeah, the distance kind of did make a big impact."

Walter also said playing time with the Zags wasn't a factor in this decision.

And she says, based on her conversations with the Gonzaga coaches, she thinks she'll see some playing time as a freshman.