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(July 6, 2007) - Freshman
guard Jalonni Diggs of Verbum Dei HS in Los Angeles and sophomore
transfer Cleavon Barlow of Imperial Valley College and Canyon
Springs HS in Moreno Valley, CA have each accepted scholarship
offers and plan to join the UC Riverside men's basketball
program for the 2007-08 season, Head Coach Jim Wooldridge
announced Friday.
As a senior at Verbum Dei,
Diggs, a 6-1, 180 pound guard, averaged 14.0 points, 3.1 rebounds
and 2.3 assists per game. He shot 49% from the field (92-of-186)
and 37% (30-of-81) from the three-point line. He had four
20-point or better games, including a 26-point effort against
Notre Dame. Diggs played on the LA Dream Team at the Real
Deal Tournament in Fayetteville, AR.
"We are very excited
to add another outstanding freshman student-athlete to our
incoming class," Wooldridge said. "We are expecting
Jalonni to make an immediate contribution to our program."
Barlow, a 6-2, 205 pound
guard, was a two-year letterwinner at Canyon Springs HS, playing
on the 2003 Ivy League Champions and the CIF runners-up. He
went on to play one season at Imperial Valley College during
the 2005-06 season, averaging 10.8 points and 1.7 assists
per game. He did not play during the 2006-07 season.
"Cleavon is a tremendous
athlete who is a fit for the way we want to play," Wooldridge
said. "With the addition of these young players, we should
have one of the most athletic backcourts in the Big West Conference."
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