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Umipig verbally commits to play basketball at Cal-State Fullerton
September 29th, 2009 at Tue, 29th, 2009 at 3:55 pm by caseyolsonFederal Way High School senior guard Isiah Umipig has verbally committed to play basketball next year at Cal-State Fullerton University, according to Eagle head coach Jerome Collins.
The 6-foot guard played a huge role during Federal Way’s run to the Class 4A state championship last March. Umipig led all scorers during the Eagles’ win over the Garfield Bulldogs in the title game inside the Tacoma Dome, finishing with 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting. During the state tournament, Umipig averaged 8.5 points a game.
Umipig played only 13 games during the regular season last year, after suffering an ankle injury during the offseason. According to Collins, Umipig was also being recruited by Portland State, Portland, Long Beach State and Seattle University. Umipig took his official recruiting visit to Fullerton two weeks ago. He will officially sign his national letter of intent on Nov. 11.
“They did a good job recruiting him,” Collins said. “It’s a good fit for him. He loved the staff and loved the players.”
Cal-State Fullerton finished 15-17 last year and plays in the Big West Conference.
There will be more to come on Umipig’s committment to Fullerton in Saturday’s edition of the Mirror.
Collins also indicated that 6-foot-7 senior Cole Dickerson is also pretty close to making a college commitment. Dickerson will choose between several schools, including the University of San Francisco (where he will be visiting starting Thursday), Portland State, Pacific, Portland, Idaho, Eastern Washington and Washington State.
Dickerson was the most consistent player for Federal Way all season long last year. The forward led the Eagles in scoring at 17.5 points a game. He finished in double figures in 28 of Federal Way’s 30 games. Dickerson also led the Eagles in rebounding at 8.21 a game and blocked 56 shots during the regular season. He also shot 66 percent from the field (166 for 253). During Federal Way’s postseason run, Dickerson was named to the Class 4A state All-Tournament Team after averaging 17 points in their four victories in Tacoma.
Dickerson finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots during the Eagles’ quarterfinal win over Walla Walla and 18 points in the title-game win over Garfield.
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