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Written by JASON PETERS
Citizen staff
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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INDERBIR GILLNORTHERN SPORT CENTRESEAN CORCORANTIMBERWOLVESUNBC NORTHERN TIMBERWOLVESCANADIAN COLLEGES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONJOEL RYBACHUK
Gill, a six-foot point guard from Spokane, Wash., recently made a verbal commitment to the UNBC Northern Timberwolves men’s basketball team for the 2008-09 season. He’ll be in Prince George May 30-31 for some court time at the Northern Sport Centre. When Gill arrives in Prince George, it will mark the first face-to-face meeting between he and UNBC head coach Zane Robison.
“He wanted to see the school, and I wanted to meet him,” Robison said. “I need to see what he can and can’t do so I can kind of plan my offences a bit more effectively. I think it will be very important for us to get to know each other a little bit and for him to see the campus and meet some of the players.”
Gill, 21, spent two seasons -- 2005-06 and 2006-07 -- at Everett Community College, where he posted impressive numbers. In his second year with Everett, he averaged 16 points, seven assists and four steals per game.
“I’ve heard from a lot of people that Inderbir is quite a special player,” Robison said.
Another player from Spokane, Ryan Ericksen, will make the trip north with Gill. Ericksen, a six-foot-four forward, is interested in putting his talents to work for the Timberwolves next season.
“He has a very good reputation with some of the people down in Spokane,” Robison said. “We’re going to bring him up with Inderbir and he’s interested in going to school, so hopefully it works out.”
Robison described Ericksen as “a very good shooter” who can play the small forward or power forward positions.
“I want to see him play,” Robison said. “I’m basing a lot of this on reputation, from people that I trust. He’s apparently quite good.”
Ericksen’s high school days are well behind him. And, according to Robison, he does not have U.S. junior college experience.
“I know he’s had interest from Eastern Washington University, but I’m not sure how far that’s gone,” Robison said.
The Timberwolves will host the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national championship tournament next March, and Robison is trying to build a team that can contend for the title. One guy who won’t be in a UNBC jersey for the tournament is Connor Lewis.
Lewis, a six-foot-one point guard from North Vancouver, had been targeted by Robison but has decided to play for his hometown Capilano College Blues next season. Lewis, a product of Windsor secondary school, was a first-team all-star at the double-A high school provincial championship tournament this past season.
“He really liked it here -- he was very impressed with the school, and (UNBC consultant) Ken Shields developed a bit of a rapport with him,” said Robison, who watched Lewis play during an identification camp in early April. “It was a very difficult decision for him but he wanted to stay at home. It was between us and Capilano.”
At the point guard position, Robison will utilize Gill, as well as Joel Rybachuk. The latter player, from Vernon’s Clarence Fulton secondary, was also a first-team all-star at the double-A high school provincial tournament.
“We definitely have the point guard spot (looking) much, much better than we did last year,” said Robison, who relied heavily on Sean Corcoran -- a natural shooting guard -- to play the point in 2007-08. “There are still some other players out there that we’re talking to, and we’ll know in the next few weeks.”
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