Boys’ basketball: 7-foot-5 center signs with UC Irvine

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UC Irvine is the winner in the recruiting competition for 7-foot-5 center Mamadou Ndiaye, a senior at Huntington Beach Brethren Christian who signed with Irvine on Wednesday.

Ndiaye averaged 24 points, 13.8 rebounds and 5.1 blocked shots as a junior.

‘I chose UC Irvine because I felt very comfortable at the University and with the coaching staff,’ Ndiaye said in a statement. ‘It is an excellent school that will help me develop as a student and basketball player.’

-- Eric Sondheimer