Nate Woods, one of the premier shooters in Illinois, has made his college commitment. The 6’6” wing guard of Bolingbrook High School and Young & Reckless made his commitment to Texas Rio Grande Valley on Monday night. 

The recruitment of Woods to the division one school has continued to progress over the past several months. They had initially offered him a scholarship back in May of this year. He then took his official visit down to the Edinburg, Texas campus back in October. “My visit was great,” he first said about the trip. “Spent a lot of time with the coaching staff and players and got to learn more about the team and program, and saw the school.”

There are a wide range of things Woods likes about Texas Rio Grande Valley that made him select the Southland Conference school. “I really liked the coaching staff, and the community feel around the program and school,” the senior said about why he made his selection. 

“I see my game fitting in well, they are a team that is unselfish and plays together, similar to me, and as a shooter that’s a good fit,” Woods said about his future playing for Texas Rio Grande Valley. Texas Rio Grande Valley won 19 games last season and has started this season out 2-1. In his junior season for Lyons Township, Woods averaged 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game while hitting a total of 78 three pointers. Now for his senior season he has made the move to Bolingbrook where he will form one of the state's top backcourts paired alongside Brady Pettigrew. Woods and Bolingbrook will get their season started later this month on the 23rd against Chicago Marshall.