Auburn Mountainview standout Ryan Lacey announced Dec. 17 via Twitter that he verbally committed to play basketball next season at Western Oregon University.

Lacey, who is aiming to become the first Auburn Mountainview boys basketball player to score 1,000 career points this season, will be joined at WOU by teammate Tristan Miguel, who signed with the program earlier this month. The 6-foot-10, 220-pound Miguel averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game last season.

The 6-3 Lacey averaged 18 points per game last season for the Lions. His older brother, JJ, a 2013 Auburn Mountainview graduate, plays basketball at George Fox University in Oregon.