CSUN NOTEBOOK: CSUN SIGNS POWER FORWARD.Byline: Marc J. Spears Daily News Staff Writer Cal State Northridge's men's basketball team received a signed letter of intent Tuesday from shot-blocking specialist Larry Beard of Angelina College Angelina College is a community college located in Lufkin, Texas, with a branch campus in nearby Nacogdoches, Texas, and a future location in Crockett, Texas History (Texas). The athletic 6-foot-8, 235-pound power forward, who visited CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge two weekends ago, averaged 14 points, 8.9 rebounds and a league-leading seven blocks per game at the junior college last season. The sophomore registered a career-high 15 blocks in a win over Lon Morris College (Texas) for Angelina, which went 27-10 and finished in seventh place in the National Junior College Finals in Hutchinson, Kan. The Crockett, Texas Crockett is a city in Houston County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,141. It is the county seat of Houston CountyGR6. , native turned down a scholarship offer from Northwestern on Monday, canceled a visit to Long Beach State, and also was recruited by North Texas, Drexel and Northeastern (Mass.). ``He's an athletic guy who runs the floor and rebounds well,'' said CSUN coach Bobby Braswell Bobby Braswell, an American basketball coach, is currently the head coach for Cal State Northridge. Braswell was named the fourth head coach in Northridge history on April 30, 1996, succeeding the retired Pete Cassidy. . ``He averages seven blocks a game, which shows he is a good defender. He has a great attitude, he's a good scoring threat inside and we're glad to have him.'' Beard, who is Northridge's third signee sign·ee n. One who has signed a document, such as a contract or petition. , is a likely candidate to replace forward Jabari Simmons in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes next season. Simmons, who averaged 12.7 points and 6.5 rebounds, left the team for personal reasons on Feb. 21. Sources say Simmons is considering non-Division I scholarship offers from the likes of Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Azusa-Pacific. The Matadors have one scholarship left and are expected to sign a small/power forward soon. Of the players being considered, the top two are Terrance Moore of Chaffey College History The school was first founded in Ontario in 1883, when city founders and brothers George and William Chaffey donated land and established an endowment for a private college. and Hewitte Rolle of Lon Morris. Awards: The Matadors had their banquet Monday night and All-Big Sky senior forward Mike O'Quinn received the most valuable player award. Sophomore forward Jeffrey Parris was selected most improved, Big Sky Freshman of the Year Carl Holmes received the most inspirational award and senior guard Trenton Cross was given the defensive player award. |
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