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Tonight marks the first time TWO 7-6 players (that's 7 ft - 6 inches)
played against each other in a college basketball game.
UC-Irvine and 7-6 Mamadou N'Diaye eked out a 1 point OVERTIME win over Central Florida and freshman 7-6 Tacko Fall, 61-60
N'Diaye started for UC-I, played just 19 minutes, was just 1-4, 4 pts & 2 rebs and was in foul trouble
Fall was playing his 2nd game since becoming eligible as a freshman, played 27 minutes, went 3-9, 6 pts, 7 rebs, 4 blocks.
UC-I's Luke Nelson - a British U20 teammate last summer of our DLO - had 22 pts for the Anteaters
Speaking of big men - anyone see the Saint Louis-SIUE game on TV?
In another foul-fest SLU is going to edge out SIUE, but SIUE has a remarkably active, mobile, athletic pair of BIG MEN that really impressed me (they played with foul trouble also)
Yemi Makanjuola went 4-5, 13 pts, 5 rebs in minutes that were limited by the foul calls - 6-10 transfer from UNC-W
Jalen Henry had 11 pts/8 reb - 6-8 soph from Springfield
- but the guards all shot poorly ..if they get good guard play they would be a lot better
played against each other in a college basketball game.
UC-Irvine and 7-6 Mamadou N'Diaye eked out a 1 point OVERTIME win over Central Florida and freshman 7-6 Tacko Fall, 61-60
N'Diaye started for UC-I, played just 19 minutes, was just 1-4, 4 pts & 2 rebs and was in foul trouble
Fall was playing his 2nd game since becoming eligible as a freshman, played 27 minutes, went 3-9, 6 pts, 7 rebs, 4 blocks.
UC-I's Luke Nelson - a British U20 teammate last summer of our DLO - had 22 pts for the Anteaters
Speaking of big men - anyone see the Saint Louis-SIUE game on TV?
In another foul-fest SLU is going to edge out SIUE, but SIUE has a remarkably active, mobile, athletic pair of BIG MEN that really impressed me (they played with foul trouble also)
Yemi Makanjuola went 4-5, 13 pts, 5 rebs in minutes that were limited by the foul calls - 6-10 transfer from UNC-W
Jalen Henry had 11 pts/8 reb - 6-8 soph from Springfield
- but the guards all shot poorly ..if they get good guard play they would be a lot better
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