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Show BASKETBALL PREVIEW SPECIAL, Oct. 17, 2007 Page 3 continued from page 2 mesh together. 'One thing that is a plus on paper for this team is we will again have size/ said Morrill. 'I also think we will have some flexibility to play big or small at the point and we will have some interchangeable wings." Highlighting this group of talented newcomers is Gary Wilkinson who becomes the second Junior College Ail-American to sign with Utah State in the last three years along with Chaz Spicer. As a sophomore at Salt Lake Community College, Wilkinson scored in double-figures 30 times, including eight double-doubles as he averaged 18.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Along with Wilkinson, Utah State signed two other junior college transfers who should make immediate impacts this fall in DeUndrae Spraggins and Desmond Stephens. Spraggins earned third-team all-conference and honorable mention all-region honors as sophomore at Paris (Texas) Junior College as he averaged 11.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, while Stephens earned first-team all-region honors as a sophomore at Southeastern Illinois Junior College as he scored in double figures 23 times, including 12 20-point games. The remaining five newcomers to the program is a group of talented freshmen in Brad Brown, Jaxon Myaer,7yier Newbold, Modou Niang and Pooh Williams. Included in this group is a 3A Most Valuable Player in Myaer, a District VIII Player of the Year in Newbold, the top center in Japan in Niang, a first-team all-state performer in Williams and a walkon from Minnesota in Brown. Schedule Utah State will play 32 games during the regular season, including a record-tying 17 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, a venue where it has posted a 125-12 (.912) record during the last nine years. • See EXCITED, page 13 /Host Cars and Light Trucks COMPLETE CAR CARE 55 E 2OOO N NORTH LOGAN (435)755-9997 $10 wild card discount on a ay of our already low-priced service specials! Refer to our online ad at www.utahstatesman.com for videos and info on car care. Call for an appointment 755-9997. Expirc3l2/15/2M7 I I Parts, Labor andService warranty good at ALL Tunex locations throughout the nation • Save gas with a fuel saving tune-up from TUNEX • Diagnostics are included FREE with every tunc-up • Change your oil now to insure fast cold weather start ups • Winterize your car with a cooling system service protected to -$5 Tunex 55 East 2000 North • To make sure your engine will continue to crank over this winter: Battery, Charging and Starting systems arc checked for FREE! WE DO IT ALL! Shell Engine Performance/ Repair - Computer Diagnostics • Brakes CV Axles * Emissions • Safety Inspections • Transmissions A/C • Clutches • Alternators • Used Car Evaluations - Cooling Systems PAY NOTHING FOR NO DOWN PAYMENT NO INTEREST NO PAYMENTS S&X All Mitsubishi HDTVs on Sale! 1655 North Main • North Logan, UT 84341 • 752-6564 Monday-Saturday 10AM-7PM |