FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area Hoopsters
1. Paulin Mpawe, Center (Redlands East Valley) — Committed to Pepperdine University, the 6-foot-8, 190-pound senior averaged 9.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per game last season. See a video of him here. Mpawe’s combination of skills and raw physicality make him the area’s best big man, and projects as a combo 4/5 the next levels. 2. Justin Gudger, … Continue reading
Prep Impressions: Dec. 4, 2010
I covered the Murrieta Valley-Moreno Valley Rancho Verde boys varsity basketball game for The Press-Enterprise on Dec. 4, 2010, and came away thinking about how Rancho Verde was completely dismantled by the same play, over and over again. The Mustangs were unable to defend Murrieta Valley F Justin Gudger running off high-screen motion at least two dozen times. The … Continue reading
Prep Preview: Murrieta Vly vs. Rancho Verde
I’m covering the Murrieta Valley-Moreno Valley Rancho Verde boys varsity basketball game tonight for The Press-Enterprise. The best part of this assignment is sure to be analyzing the Nighthawks, last season’s CIF-Southern Section Division 2-AA champion. The Nighthawks (3-0 overall) play the Mustangs (3-0) at Perris Citrus Hill HS in the championship game of the Big Daddy … Continue reading
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