A Dashawn Gomez - Utah State connection

Jon Rothstein recently tweeted this:

"Iona gets massive commitment in Dashawn Gomez from - Top juco point guard in California...picked Gaels over Utah St and San Diego St...."

Hadn't heard Gomez was in the mix of JC points USU has been pursuing.

Saturday's WAC basketball roundup

Jason Groves completes his look at the 2011-12 Aggies with a blog entry on the non-starting five guys. He also offers an intriguing note on the whereabouts of Coach Marvin Menzies.

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Former New Mexico State point DaShawn Gomez, now at Antelope Valley College in southern CA, has given a verbal to Iona. Both Mel Grussing and Adam Zagoria check in with reports.

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6-foot-8 Canadian freshman forward Braeden Anderson has been ruled a partial qualifier at Kansas and the end result is he will be departing from Lawrence. PTW doesn't know if New Mexico State has any schollies available but can Marvin Menzies work something with the tuition costs (which Anderson couldn't afford -- $28,000 -- at Kansas)? Anderson originally committed to DePaul but asked for and received his release. Hawaii showed interest earlier.

Thursday's a.m. WAC basketball report

Mel Grussing has the details as Antelope Valley College point DaShawn Gomez has set a no-later-than date for his decision.

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Dayton Morinaga reports that Hawaii's trio of southern California prep signees are making plans.

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Shawn Harrison has more on the latest new Utah Stater, Shawn Bruneel, one year removed from the Idaho high school ranks.