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Trying to sell USF's brighter future

(05-13) 21:14 PDT -- Exactly one month ago, Rex Walters was announced as the USF basketball coach. Not much has changed on some fronts. He still has a bare office, still hasn't found a permanent home and is still adjusting to the sticker shock of his new surroundings. So what has sexy Rexy - a college nickname - done if he's not decorating his office or moving his life from Florida to the Hilltop?

Apparently, just enough to bring some fans back to the Hilltop.

San Francisco Dons have landed Two Commits in 2008

 

 

Rex Walters lands first recruit Angelo Caloiaro
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, small forward Angelo Caloiaro has verbally committed to the University of San Francisco. The 6-7 Caloiaro is new head coach Rex Walter's first recruit. Caloiaro was the number one rebounder and second leading scorer on an Archbishop Mitty team which featured four other Division I signees.

 AZ guard picks San Francisco

The University of San Francisco has landed a verbal commitment from Phoenix point guard Jamaal West, according to the Arizona Republic. West led Camelback High School in scoring as a junior with 11.9 points per game and chose the Dons over Tulsa.

USF Hires Former NBA Player Walters As Head Coach

USF Hires Former NBA Player Walters As Head Coach

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ??? The University of San Francisco lured former NBA player Rex Walters away from Florida Atlantic to take over its struggling basketball program. 

Walters, who had a 31-33 record in two seasons for the Owls, was formally introduced at a news conference Monday afternoon.

"The University of San Francisco is a national name and we need to be a national basketball program," Walters said. "The challenge of that really excited me."

West Matchup: No. 1 Lakers vs. No. 8 Nuggets

How they match up:
The Lakers could not have asked for a better opponent. They owned the Nuggets in the regular season, sweeping three games by an average of 118.0-101.7. They didn't have Pau Gasol for any of the meetings and Andrew Bynum was a factor only in the first game. The only close game also was the only game the teams played in Denver. Allen Iverson went for 51 points—49 in the first three quarters—in that 111-107 Lakers win, and he led all scorers with a 32-point average in the series.

Best player:

Four 2009 Notre Dame Football Recruits

 

Jake Golic
TE (6-4, 202)
Northwest Catholic
West Hartford, CT
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Theo Riddick
RB (5-10, 185)
Immaculata
Somerville, NJ
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Tyler Stockton
DT (6-1, 290)
Hun School
Princeton, NJ
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Cierre Wood
RB (6-0, 192)
Santa Clara
Oxnard, CA
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Jake GolicTE 6-42024.7-West Hartford, CTTyler StocktonDT6-12904.98-Princeton, NJCierre WoodRB6-01924.5-Oxnard, CA

 

Theo RiddickRB5-101854.45.9 Somerville, NJ

Cierre Wood | ATH