Michael Snaer Class: Freshman Hometown: Moreno Valley, Calif. High School: Rancho Verde Height / Weight: 6-5 / 205 Birthdate: 06/21/1989 Experience: HS

ON SNAER: "Michael Snaer is an excellent athlete who put his tools to use to the fullest extent possible. You constantly saw him getting out in transition, crashing the offensive glass and attempting to make plays on the defensive end, a characteristic that sticks out like a sore-thumb in an all-star setting," said Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress...a five star recruit according to Rivlas.com...named the Gatorade California boys' basketball player of the year as a senior...earned the 2008 John Wooden Award as the CIF Southern Division II Player of the Year...the seventh best player in the nation and the second ranked shooting guard in the prep ranks according the Rivals.com...the 22nd overall ranked player and the seventh best shooting guard in the nation according the ESPN.com...scored 13 points on six of nine shooting from the field and pulled down two rebounds in 17 minutes of playing time at the 2009 McDonald's All-American game played at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla...named the Most Valuable Player at the Derby Classic All-Star game which was played at the University of Louisville's Freedom Hall following his senior season...led all scorers with 30 points, pulled down seven rebounds and earned six assists in leading the Gold Team to a 151-145 victory in the Derby Classic...named the top performer in the class of 2009 in the Las Vegas all-star events by Rivals.com during the summer of 2008...finished third in scoring in the Reebok Tournament in Las Vegas with a 24.3 points per game scoring average...named the top performer at the Paul Pierce Skills Academy during the summer of 2008.

AT RANCHO VERDE: Graduated from Rancho Verde High School in 2009...averaged a double-double of 28.1 points and 10.8 rebounds to go along with 5.2 assists, 3.;6 steals and 2.2 blocked shots per game as a senior...led the Mustangs to a 24-6 record during his senior season...led the Mustangs to wins in all four games of the Serrano Tournament with victories over Silverado, Alta Loma, Miller and Victor Valley...led his team to a pair of victories in the Tournament of Champions with wins against Serra and Carces high schools...helped Rancho Verde to three wins in the Nogales Tournament with wins over Salesian, Compton and Nogales...led the Mustangs to the Inland Valley League title and the Southern Section Division IAA quarterfinals with victories over Paramount and Jordan...scored 32 points in a near upset of Meter Dei, the nation's top ranked team in the ESPN Rise Fab 50 rankings...Mater Dei was held to its' smallest winning margin of the season in that game...the Mustangs ended his senior season with a 13-1 league record and a 9-3 tournament record...was the standout player in leading Rancho Verde to a 23-7 overall victory, an Inland League championship and to the CIF Division IIA title as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born June 21, 1989...Michael is the son of Ann Stephens...selected Florida State over Missouri, Marquette, UCLA and Kansas.