Men’s basketball: Castleton staying in area

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College standout men’s basketball player,

David Castleton, will continue his collegiate career at Cal State

Fullerton next season.

Castleton, who led the Pirates in scoring at 22.6 points per game, chose

the Titans primarily because of first-year coach Donnie Daniels.

Daniels was an assistant for Rick Majerus at the University of Utah for a

number of seasons. “He knows a lot about the game,” Castleton said. “I

wanted to play for a coach that would make me a better basketball player

and I think that he can do that.”

Castleton chose Fullerton over a number of Division I schools like Fresno

State, the University of Wisconsin, Providence and Loyola Marymount. He

should see substantial minutes for the Titans, another big factor in his

decision.

“Being a JC player the past two years, I wanted to go to a school where I

would find a lot of minutes right away,” Castleton said. “Coach Daniels

and I have talked about that and I’m excited about being a part of his

program.”