Volume 127, No. 7 July 27, 2017

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OPINION

NEWS

Volume 127, No. 7 Thursday, July 27, 2017

CHILD’S DEATH IN POOL INVESTIGATED

POUDRE DAM IS UNNECESSARILY DANGEROUS

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A&C

MOUNTAIN BIKING CONNECTS COMMUNITY PAGE 12

Rams go pro Clavell and Omogbo agree to contracts By Justin Michael @JustinTMichael

EMMANUEL OMOGBO ■ Hometown: Hyattsville, Md. ■ Position: Forward ■ Professional franchise:

Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro (LegaBasketSerieA) ■ Set single-season league record with 13 double-doubles in conference play (2016-17) ■ Set school record for defensive rebounds in single season (373) ■ Attended CSU from 2015 to 2017.

After helping guide the Colorado State men’s basketball team to one of the most successful seasons in program history, Emmanuel Omogbo and Gian Clavell have each signed contracts to play professionally. Clavell, former Rams guard and 2017 Mountain West Player of the Year has agreed to a contract with the Dallas Mavericks. The 6-foot-4, 185 pound guard led the Mountain West in scoring at 20.4 points per game last season and recently competed with the Miami Heat in both the 2017 NBA Orlando and Las Vegas summer leagues. The specific details of the contract are still being negotiated between Clavell’s agent and the Mavericks, but the former CSU standout agreed to principal terms with the team on Wednesday. According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Clavell’s contract is a partially guaranteed mini deal that can be converted to a two-way contract if the Mavericks choose. The team can also designate him as an affiliate player. After going undrafted, working his way through two exhibition leagues this summer and ultimately reaching a deal with an NBA franchise, Clavell is relieved that his hard work is starting to pay off and is excited to continue to prove those that doubt him wrong. “I feel extremely blessed and grateful,” Clavell said. “I have been through a lot, but I stuck with it, stayed positive and kept faith. I just feel so happy about being to able to get my parents out of the place they are currently living. That is the most exciting part about this whole process.” While most recently playing for the Heat in Las Vegas, Clavell averaged 12.4 points in about 25 minutes per game. With Clavell on the floor, the Heat were one of the most efficient teams in the league, scoring 1.17 points per possession. Only six players in the league finished with a higher average for their team. One of the teams Clavell performed best against ultimately ended up being the team that signed him. In an exhibition contest against the Mavericks on July 11, Clavell led all Heat scorers with 18 points, going 7-of-11 from the field. The 2017 All-Mountain West selection also finished 57 percent from beyond the arc (4-of-7). “(Mavericks Head Coach) Rick Carlisle called me and I could not believe it,” Clavell said. “It was awesome. We talked for at least ten minutes and he was basically like see BASKETBALL on page 10 >>

GIAN CLAVELL ■ Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico ■ Position: Guard ■ Professional franchise: Dallas

Mavericks (NBA) ■ Led conference in scoring in 2017 (20.4 points per-game) ■ Ranked top-ten in MW in eight statistical categories ■ Attended CSU from 2014 to 2017.

PHOTOS BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN


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