Possibly, according to Mater Dei coach Gary McKnight ...

Max Hooper, a 6-foot-5 junior at Valley Christian in San Jose, has applied for admission to Mater Dei, McKnight confirmed today. Hooper is a "2" -- a shooting guard, the same position Tyler Lamb played as an All-Orange County junior this past season.

Hooper was on calhisports.com's all-juniors second team for the 2008-09 season, when Hooper averaged 16 points at Valley Christian. "I've been told he's a very good shooter," said McKnight, who saw Hooper play in a tournament in Las Vegas a couple of summers ago.

Valley Christian coach Steve Cotton told the San Jose Mercury News that Hooper's father earned a promotion that sends the family to Orange County.

Before he can be part of Mater Dei basketball, Hooper has to take a few important steps. He must pass the school's entrance exam, his scholastic and behavioral record must be acceptable, and his family has to establish it will meet the financial requirements that include the 2009-10 tuition of $9,725 for Catholic students or $10,950 for non-Catholics. With Hooper already a private school student and his father's promotion, those prerequisites might not interfere.

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