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40th Annual Best In The West--Program Notes:
Hoover (Fresno)--(Dec. 26, 1999)

What:      40th Annual Best in the West Invitational
Where:   Long Beach State & Lakewood High School
When:    December 27, 28, 29 & 30, 1999
Who:      32 of the top boys' teams in the West

7:15 p.m.

East Gym

Crossroads v. Hoover (Fresno)

Game No. 3

[Note: These are the program notes we wrote for the Official Best in the West Program. We know for a fact that many of the team profiles were edited to save space in the program. So, we thought we'd at least make some use of the original material by posting it up here. Additionally, with some of these teams, we've already done previews here at SoCalHoops, and where they exist, we'll link to them.

Hoover HS: (Fresno, CA): Hoover Coach Tim Amundsen is looking to Darren Rasmussen (5'-10" Sr. PG) and Mike Urata (5'-10" Sr. PG) along with Dino Archi (6'-1" Jr. PG/SG) to provide some offense in the backcourt; Javance Coleman (6'-3" So. SG/SF) out at the wing, as well as big man Matt Kemper (6'-7" Jr. F/C) will all play big roles, as will Todd Earnhard (6'-5" Sr. F). Last year Hoover was seeded as the No. 11 team in the Central Section playoffs but was knocked out in the first round. They'll be looking to maturity and experience to lead them toward a section title in Division I, but they'll need to get past Clovis West first, and their Best in the West experience should prepare them for anything they're likely to see in league and playoffs this season. Like Hanford, we really don't know a lot about this team, and if you need further information we suggest two things: 1) the best is to come out and watch them, but if you can't wait, then 2) try the link to the Fresno Bee's site above for Hanford's section of their SportsHuddle website with scores and stats.

Here's the roster:

10	Darren Rasmussen	5'-10" Sr. G
12	Mike Urata	5'-10" Sr. G
14	Jerome Ireland	5'-10" Fr. G
20	Dino Archie	6'-1" Jr. G
22	Tesfay Nire	5'-10" Jr. G
24	MattKemper	6'-7" Sr. C/F
30	Brian Banman	6'-3" Jr. F
34	Javance Coleman	6'-3" So. G/F
40	Ronald Webb	6'-3" Sr. F/G
42	Sammy Burton	6'-0" Jr. G
44	att Mendez	5'-10" Jr. G/F
50	James Dunmore	6'-2" Jr. F
52	Chris Riggin	6'-3" Sr. F

See you there.