Ben Bolch of the L.A. Times recently had an interesting chat with Cal Poly men’s basketball assistant coach Tim Murphy in Las Vegas.
Murphy’s admission of not going after ‘four-star,’ ‘five-star’ blue chips may be sandbagging a bit considering some reports that have come out regarding supposed Cal Poly recruits (scroll down to the “Fast Break” link).
In other men’s basketball news, it’s become readily clear the Sacramento Kings are the NBA team that thinks the most of the Big West Conference’s talent.
Their Thursday signing of former Cal State Fullerton gunner Bobby Brown is the latest in a recent string of flirtation with Big West products.
First, they initially scouted their first-round draft pick this year, Rider’s Jason Thompson, at Cal State Northridge.
Then they worked out current Titans sharpshooter Josh Akognon, who thought about coming out early.
And the acquisition of Brown comes on the heels of their signing former UC Irvine forward Patrick Sanders to their summer-league squad.
At least Big West commissioner Dennis Farrell knows who to root for.