Kaelan O'Neil, a senior from at Churchill High School in Eugene, Ore., has signed a letter of intent to attend Eastern Washington University and play for the men's basketball program next fall, head coach Shantay Legans announced Wednesday (Nov. 13).
 
O'Neil, a 6-foot-5 guard/forward, has led his teams to 45 victories overall and 24 in league play during his junior and sophomore seasons. Last summer, he attended the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Top 100 camp in Virginia in the summer of 2019. He enters the 2019-20 season as the No. 3 ranked player in the PrepHoops Oregon Class of 2020 rankings.
 
In 2019-20, O'Neil earned second team All-5A Midwestern Basketball League honors in a conference regarded as the toughest in Oregon. He averaged 13 points as a junior while helping Churchill to a 23-5 record overall and a 15-0 mark to win the league title.
 
The top-seeded Lancers Defeated La Salle (82-55) and Willamette (63-43) in the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Championships before falling to Wilsonville (67-58) in the title game.
 
As a sophomore, the Lancers were 22-8 overall and 9-5 in league play. They beat top-seeded Silverton (53-51) in the quarterfinals of the OSAA 5A Championships, then fell to Wilsonville (58-43) in the semifinals. Churchill beat Crater (61-54) to finish third.