Reagan’s Samantha Wagner Signs NLI to Play Basketball for Oregon Ducks

November 9, 2022

After a long and winding process that began in the seventh grade with her first verbal offers and ended with offers from over 25 Division I universities, Reagan Senior Sammie Wagner has finally found her fit, committing to the University of Oregon Ducks to play Women’s Basketball in 2023.

Wagner has a long string of accomplishments at the high school level, including:

2019-2020
District 28-6A Most Valuable Player
Express News Newcomer of the Year
TGBA All-Region and All-State
TABC All-Region and All-State

2020-2021
District 28-6A Most Valuable Player
Express News Super Team
Express News Runner-Up for Player of the Year
1000-Point Scorer
TGBA All-Region and All-State
TABC All-Region and All-State

2021-2022
District 28-6A Offensive MVP
Express News Super Team
Express News Finalist for Player of the Year
1500-Point Scorer
1000-Rebounds
TGBA All-Region and All-State
TABC All-Region and All-State

2022-2023 (in progress)
2000+ Point Scorer
On track for a Top-Five placement in City of San Antonio Scoring Record

Wagner also holds Reagan High School records in Points in a Career and Points in a Season, and is top four in school history in Rebounds (Season and Career), Assists (Season and Career), Three-Pointers Made (Season and Career), Free Throws Made (Season/Career), Blocks in a Career, and Free Throw Percentage in a Season.

Wagner spent nine years playing on the AAU/Club basketball circuit for SA Finest, a heralded Texas program led by Ray Caldwell.  Wagner was a crucial player over her tenure with Finest on teams that won Adidas Nationals in 2021 and had Final Four appearances in both Adidas Nationals and the Super 64 National Championships in 2022.

Photo courtesy of Alamo Sports Photography