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Mangisto Arop
Position: SF
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Ht: 6'6"
Wt: 185 lbs
High School: National Elite Development Academy
Sam Dower
Position: PF/C
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Ht: 6'9"
Wt: 220 lbs
High School: Osseo (MN)
GJ Vilarino
Position: PG
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Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 160 lbs
High School: McKinney (TX)
Elias Harris
Position: PF
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Ht: 6'8"
Wt: 230 lbs
High School: Speyer, Germany
Kelly Olynyk
Position: F
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Ht: 6'10"
Wt: 205 lbs
High School: South Kamloops (BC)
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Joe Harris
Position: SG
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Ht: 6'6''
Wt: 220 lbs
AAU: Friends of Hoop
High School: Las Vegas (NV) Palo Verde
Position: C
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Ht: 6'10"
Wt: 230 lbs
AAU: Danny Granger
High School: Los Alamos (NM)
Guy Marc-Michel
Position: C
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Ht: 7'1"
Wt: 240 lbs
Junior College: North Idaho College
LaBradford Franklin
Position: PG
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Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 175 lbs
AAU: Belmont Shores
High School: San Diego High (CA)
Aaron Bright
Position: PG
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Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 175 lbs
AAU: Friends of Hoop
High School: Bellevue (WA)
John McArthur
Position: PF
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Ht: 6'8"
Wt: 230 lbs
AAU: Drew Gooden
High School: De La Salle (CA)
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Kyle Wiltjer
Position: SF
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Ht: 6'9"
Wt: 200 lbs
AAU: Drew Gooden
High School: Jesuit HS (OR)
Gary Bell Jr.
Position: PG
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Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 175 lbs
High School: Kentridge (WA)
Joe Hanstad
Position: SG
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Ht: 6'4"
Wt: 180 lbs
AAU: Net Gain Sports
High School: Dickinson HS (ND)
Brett Kingma
Position: PG
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Ht: 6'2''
Wt: 160 lbs
AAU: Emerald City Basketball Academy
High School: Jackson HS (WA)
Fourth of July Zags Around the Web
by BuffZag
on Jul 4, 2009 8:31 AM PDT
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FIBA.com: 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men Latest news 
Game three for team Canada was a thriller against international heavyweight Spain. Canada kept it close the entire game and battled back and forth but eventually fell 82-75. It was another solid performance for Gonzaga's Mangisto Arop. Manny finished the game with 17 points off of 7/15 shooting and pulled down six rebounds. This hasn't been one of the better performances for fellow 2009 Zag commit Kelly Olynyk. KO only converted on four of his 18 shooting attempts against Spain and only scored 10 points. To his credit, he took advantage of Canada's height difference and pulled down 13 boards. Canada, with a 1-2 record advances to the second round and moves into group F with Croatia, Spain, Argentina, and Kazakhstan.
Rivals.com Prospect Rankings-2010 Rankings (Updated July 3)
Rivals recently updated their rankings for the 2010 and 2011 class last night and a few Gonzaga prospects made the list. Gonzaga will only be losing Matt Bouldin and Will Foster next season and will have two scholarships available. With one of those scholarships seemingly reserved by North Idaho College's Guy Marc-Michel, Gonzaga will have to be very careful with the second. While it's possible that one of these guys could fit the bill, I'd be that the scholarship will go to someone a bit off the beaten path. Here are the rankings for the guys that Gonzaga has been interested in: PG Aaron Bright is at 114, G Jordin Mayes is at 110, PF Alex Kirk is at 106, CG Keala King is at 35 C Josh Smith is at 6.
Rivals.com Prospect Rankings-2011 Rankings (Updated July 3)
With Steven Gray being the only true junior on this team, the 2011 recruiting class will only consist of one new recruit if things go as planned and the Zags don't suffer any extra attrition. The 2011 class is so good and looks to be so promising as far as players interested in Gonzaga that I wouldn't mind holding a scholarship from 2010 and waiting til 2011 to give it away. Two Gonzaga prospects come in very high in Rivals.com's 2011 Rankings. Arizona guard Nick Johnson is ranked 28th and Portland power forward Kyle Wiltjer (pictured above) is at 33. Both are studs but Wiltjer is more realistic because of location. Johnson will likely be an Arizona Wildcat. A dream 2011 class would be Wiltjer and Gary Bell Jr of Kentridge High in the Seattle Area.
JayhawkSlant.com - Three new offers for PF Wiltjer
More on Kyle Wiltjer from the Kansas Rivals.com page. He recently added three new offers from Oregon, Cal, and Santa Clara. His list now includes:
In all, Wiltjer has scholarship offers from Arizona State, Oregon State, Gonzaga, San Francisco, California, Oregon and Santa Clara. Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Stanford and UCLA are also in-the-mix.
That is a pretty stacked list for a kid that still has quite a bit of high school left. Wiltjer was up at Gonzaga's elite camp last weekend so hopefully he was impressed. He obviously sounds very impressed by Kansas and Bill Self and you can't blame him but it would be great to see Gonzaga go into Portland and keep their top player in the area.
That's all we got for you today as far as Gonzaga news is concerned! Hope everyone has a safe and happy Fourth of July!
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FIBA U-19: Canada Back on Track
by everydayezag
on Jul 2, 2009 10:13 PM PDT
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After opening the FIBA U-19 championships with a disappointing loss to Australia, it appeared that Canada was on track for another battle, as they were only able to open up a 37-31 lead over Syria at the half. However, the Canadaian team that many fans had expected finally emerged in the second half, as Team Canada outscored Syria 62-22 in the second half, and emerged with a 99-53 win. With the game secured midway through the 3rd quarter, Canada was able to use its bench, as every member of the team saw at least nine minutes of action. Due to the nature of the victory, Mangisto Arop and Kelly Olynyk saw a reduction in their minutes, and neither was forced to put together a dominate performance. With that said, here is the stat line for both Manny and Kelly:
Mangisto Arop: 11 points (4/7; 0/1) and 4 rebounds
Kelly Olynyk: 10 points (2/5; 1/3) and 8 rebounds
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FIBA U-19: Mixed Bag for Team Canada
by everydayezag
on Jul 2, 2009 11:52 AM PDT
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In a game that concluded just a matter of seconds ago, Team Canada opened up the FIBA U-19 tournament with a disappointing 88-77 loss to Australia. Prior to this opening game loss, Canada had been considered one of the favorites to win this tournament, as the team features Gonzaga commits Mangisto Arop and Kelly Olynyk, as well as the highly regarded duo of Corey Joseph and Tristan Thompson. However, I'm sure most of you don't read this blog for my views on the Canadian National team, so lets focus on the performances of Manny and Kelly. Here is a quick look at the stats that each put up in the loss tonight.
Mangisto Arop: 27 points (10/21; 1/3) and 11 rebounds
Kelly Olynyk: 11 points (4/8; 1/4) and 5 rebounds
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Josh Heytvelt signed to Wizards' Summer League squad
Wiz fan perspective here: I'll be honest, I'm not sure Heytvelt has a great shot of making the team. But the Wizards' frontcourt depth is a little thin, so if he impresses in Vegas, he's got a shot.
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Add it to your Morning Coffee Routine: Rise and Fire
The authors over there contacted us letting us know of their new blog and it is worthy of a front page note. They've got some good content over there so make sure to stop over and say hi to the guys at Rise and Fire.
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Don't worry...it's not his! Austin was nice enough to hang out at a store in Detroit and meet excited Pistons fans.
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Gary Bell Jr. Scouting Report
by everydayezag
on Jun 29, 2009 10:55 PM PDT
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We are only two days away from the month of July, which means that the recruit evaluation period will officially be underway. With the change in recruiting rules, July will be the only month that the Gonzaga coaches will be allowed to go out and watch AAU tournaments in person, and evaluate prospects in a competitive environment. However, one advantage that Coach Few and the staff has, is that sometimes elite talent shows up at the Gonzaga Team Camps. During the first team camp, 2010 recruit Joe Harris was in attendance with his Chelan teammates, and this week, both Brett Kingma and Gary Bell Jr. are in attendance with their high school teams. Today, I had the opportunity to watch Gary Bell in person, and wanted to give Gonzaga fans a scouting report on the impressive 2011 guard.
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Austin Daye greeting the Detroit media proudly holding the Pistons jersey.
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