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THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE GEODUCKS
Coach: Arvin Mosley, Jr., second year (8-20 record)
2010-11 season: 8-20, 5-13 in Cascade Conference (9th place)
Returning starters: PG Marice Tolliver and SG Tyrell Stephens.
Projected starting five: PG Marice Tolliver, 6-6, Sr.; SG Tyrell Stephens, 5-9, Sr.; SF Marcus Buren, 5-10, Sr.; PF Travis Wagner, 6-4, Jr.; C Patrick Lewis, 6-4, Sr.
Skinny: When promising guard Mikey Hope (knee) was lost for the season in October, the dominoes began to fall. And very early, Mosley made an almost radical decision by moving his tallest and most gifted scorer – Tolliver, a Mount Tahoma High product – to point guard. And as many shots as Tolliver is expected to take per game, he is also the team’s best perimeter passer. Secondary scoring should come from Stephens, Wagner and Julian Holliday, who are streaky.
SOUTH PUGET SOUND CLIPPERS
Coach: Curtis Norwood, second year (4-20 record)
2010-11 season: 4-20, 2-14 in NWAACC West (8th place)
Returning starters: C Alexey Lagerberg.
Projected starting five: PG Tyler Vanderhoff, 6-0, So.; SG Scotty Ewing, 5-8, Fr.; SF Jamey Smith, 6-1, Fr.; PF Anye Turner, 6-7, Fr.; C Alexey Lagerberg, 6-7, So.
Skinny: Norwood learned very quickly that this is a division normally full of athletes. So, he recruited plenty of them for his up-tempo style of play. The player who will not only likely turn a few heads of the SPSCC faithful, but big-college coaches as well is Turner, out of Black Hills High School. Turner ideally would be a college wing, but he will have to play more inside for the Clippers. Ball-handling outside Will Sharp was an issue last season, and SPSCC has a couple of good ones in Vanderhoff and Rasaan Stephens, who are battling for the starting spot.
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