One of the best dual-sport athletes in the Bay Area committed to Oklahoma on Tuesday afternoon.
Alec Blair, a rising senior at De La Salle, announced on a YouTube livestream with 247Sports that he will play basketball and baseball for the Sooners.
The 6-foot-6 wing is ranked as the 38th-best high school basketball player nationally — and fourth-best in California — in the class of 2025, according to 247Sports.
“I like to think I have one of the best midrange games in the nation, that’s what I do with the fadeaway and all that stuff,” Blair said. “I’ve definitely improved as a shooter since the last time you guys have seen me.”
The wing-sized prospect described himself as a “tall point guard” who is adept at running the pick and roll. The lefthander also said he “takes pride in his defense” and expressed a willingness to guard the other team’s best player, which he has done consistently in high school.
Blair averaged 18 points, six rebounds and four assists per game while shooting 54% from the field as De La Salle’s basketball team reached the NorCal Open Division playoffs.
He was named to the all-Bay Area News Group basketball team for the third year in a row.
Blair also had offers from Texas A&M, Cal, Clemson, Oregon and other top programs. The Sooners have enjoyed seven consecutive winning seasons, the last three coming under coach Porter Moser.
De La Salle’s Alec Blair (4), shown here in a file photo, hit .373 for the Spartan baseball team (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
When the season changed from basketball to baseball, Blair excelled as an outfielder for De La Salle’s powerhouse baseball team.
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He hit .373, belted three home runs and had 18 RBIs despite playing in only 18 games because of an injury suffered during the basketball playoffs.
“Baseball-wise, you’re getting a guy who just has a bunch of tools,” Blair said. “I’m tall and lanky, and when I walk on the field, I’m bigger than everyone else. … I hit for average, I hit for power, I play really well in center field, I’m fast and I have a big arm.”
Oklahoma’s baseball team went 40-21 and reached the NCAA regionals this past season.