Bears Hit Sweet 16 With Commitment of Local Star DB Trey Paster

6-3/190 Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA) High School cornerback Trey Paster narrowed his list of finalists to Cal, Washington, Oregon, UCLA and Utah in the last month and tonight made it his decision official, committing to the Bears.

He announced his decision on Instagrm live, saying, “I will be attending the University of California Berkeley,” choosing the local favorites as the crowd gathered at his high school exploded in cheers.

“I want to give a big thankyou to the Cal alumni and Coach Wilcox and Coach GA,” said Paster. “Al the coaching staff at Cal made me feel right at home. It will be great for the next three to four years. I leave in January and my move in day is January 7 (as an early entrant). 

“This is just one step closer to my goal. Thank you, thank you.”

Paster’s little sister got in on the fun, as well, saying, “Thanks everyone for coming. I’m so proud of Tremaine.”

"I think our class is going to be one of the strongest in the Pac-12, the way I feel,” said Paster tonight. 

"We're already close-knit and bonded. I've been talking to these guys and getting close to them for months now. It already feels like we've all vibed together and we're not even in school yet. I know Chris (Street), I know Everett (Johnson) -I know all of them. 

"Isaiah (Young) and Dejuan (Butler), those guys are my brothers, right there. We're going to be tough to match up with. With our combined skill sets, I think we're going to be great. I think Elijah (Jackson) might come, too. I have to talk to him some more. I'll be doing my recruitment for the class and I've already been doing it for the past few months now.

"Those coaches at Cal are doing a great job. What am I, commit number 16? I think we have the most in the Pac-12.”

Paster earns high marks with veteran Buhach Colony head coach Kevin Navarra, who noted Paster’s qualifying for state finals in the long jump as additional evidence of his explosiveness and athleticism.

"As far as skill set, in my 25 years of coaching, he has to be one of most natural athletes I've met," said Navarra. "That being said, I've had lots of great athletes.

"I think the thing with Trey, it’s his work ethic, his mindset -just who he is, in general. I think those are the things that drive him.

“I think lots of athletes are gifted with talent but one of the things I’ve shared with most of the recruiters who have come through is he’s unique in the sense of not even being close to reaching his ceiling yet. I think he’s got a whole other set of skills that will shine at the next level. High school gets athletes prepared to a certain point. I think we do our best to put them in the position to utilize their skill set but I think 17-18 year old young men, when they get the opportunity to get to the next level, with the coaching and training and eating, I think his ceiling isn’t close to being reached.

“He’s unique to me. We’ve had all kinds of talent here but there’s something about his character and work ethic that sets Trey apart from most.”

Paster becomes the 16th commitment for the Bears and the sixth on defense, joining fellow DB’s Isaiah Young and Dejuan Butler in a strong Cal DB class so far under defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander.  

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