Pleasanton’s Aubrey Guerra signs with CBC basketballFree Access


PLEASANTON—As a child, Aubrey Guerra would play basketball outside every day until the sun went down. Since she picked up a basketball at age six, it was all she wanted to do. And she does not want to stop anytime soon.

She won’t have to.

The Pleasanton senior signed with Coastal Bend College basketball at a ceremony April 11 surrounded by family, coaches and friends in the Pleasanton ISD Sports Complex.

“It’s going to be different because the talent is higher, but I’m ready,” Guerra said. “I’m ready to continue my journey.”

Guerra said growing up playing against her male neighbors helped create her competitiveness and love for the game. CBC girls basketball coach Nathan Purswell saw that competitive spirit after watching four of her games this season.

“[She’s] definitely a competitor, somebody that’s going to show up every day and work really hard in practice,” he said. “[She’s] a shooter that’s capable from any range on the court, something we need in our offense.”

Purswell said Guerra has the “it factor” and abilities “you can’t coach.” He said he saw Guerra this season rebound from a three-point first half to score 16 after halftime in leading the Lady Eagles to victory.

Pleasanton girls basketball coach Daryl Rentfro said he expects Guerra to keep adding to her game in hopes of making it to a higher level after CBC.

“I hope she can continue being successful at the junior college level,” he said. “Two years after that, try to get into a higher division and keep getting better. She’s just at the beginning of her college journey, so I know she’s going to improve like she did here.”

Rentfro added that the ceremony, which members of the girls basketball teams attended, will benefit the program as well.

“It means a lot to me, and I think it means a lot to our program, too,” he said. “The whole team getting a chance to see Aubrey sign today after all her hard work for the entire four years that she’s been here is going to be good for us.”

For Guerra, CBC offers a chance to continue playing while staying close to home. The campus size fit her as well.

“I’m really shy, so it’s good that it’s super small,” she said. “I just get to play basketball and my family gets to come watch me, so that’s a bonus.”

And for Purswell, the local product will be a welcome addition to the roster.

“Local talent is a big thing,” he said. “Local talent is something we need to get established in the program. We get a lot of kids from Houston and Dallas and metroplexes like that. But we need those small-town kids that have worked all their life to be there. Just the amount of support for the program, being in the stands, it really helps them. It brings a little more family atmosphere into the picture. It’s nice to get a few local kids to mix and match with kids that are far away.”

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