Northwest Notes April 20, 2013
Vandals add five
to men's hoops team
MOSCOW - Idaho men's basketball coach Don Verlin has bolstered his roster for the 2013-14 season with the addition of four players, he announced Wednesday.
Bira Seck, a 6-foot-7 power forward from Olney Central College; Mike Scott, a 6-foot-1 point guard from Antelope Valley Junior College; Paulin Mpawe, a 6-foot-9 PF/C from San Bernardino Valley Junior College and Suki Wiggs, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Kingdom Prep Academy will join the Vandals this fall.
Seck averaged 8.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for OCC in 2012-13. He will have two years of eligibility when he arrives at Idaho.
Scott was the leading scorer for Antelope Valley JC in 2012-13, averaging 12.7 points to go along with 4.7 assists per game. He started all 29 games for AVC and earned California All-State honors while leading the team to a 20-9 record. Scott attended Washington Prep HS in Los Angeles and earned league MVP and first-team All-Los Angeles City honors. His Washington Prep team reached the Final Four of Los Angeles. Scott will have two seasons of eligibility at Idaho.
Mpawe led San Bernardino Valley JC to a 22-9 overall record and an appearance in California's Final Eight in 2012-13. He averaged 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game during his freshman campaign in 2012-13. Mpawe, who originally signed with Pepperdine coming out of high school before enrolling at San Bernardino Valley JC, will have three years of eligibility with the Vandals.
Wiggs attended NACA Division III national champion Kingdom Prep Academy in Columbus, Ga., after a successful high school career at Seattle's O'Dea High School. At OHS, Wiggs averaged 17.6 points and 4.8 assists per game during his senior season.
In other roster news, Utah guard Glen Dean has left the program and plans to transfer to Idaho, the Salt Lake Tribune reported, taking advantage of a new rule that allows graduates to be eligible immediately. His brother Perrion Callandret will be a freshman at Idaho this fall.