Did someone say today is first day spring signing period?

Also nothing new but the Canarias Basketball Academy release suggests more about Oskars abilities on the court. Of course Reveno suggested the young man will "compete right away." If this release is any indication, he may do just that. You might also note the allusion to the level of recruiting interest. Pilots may have a gem here . . .and among the more highly recruited ones to matriculate on the Bluff in the last several years.


The Canarias Basketball Academy (CBA) and the Oakley College partnership are delighted to announce that U18 Latvian International, Oskar Reinfelds has committed to play for head coach Eric Reveno and the Portland Pilots of the West Coast Conference.

CBA Director, Rob Orellana said; "this is a fantastic situation for Oskar to not just follow a path, but actually create his own destiny. He is a great asset for any college so coach Reveno and the Pilots are really getting great hard woking kid that has the calibre to be a major contributor on the success of this team. He has really developed into high level combo guard during his time at CBA and I"m really excited to see the next steps in Oskar's development".

Reinfelds has made a major impression in his two seasons spent at CBA. The Latvian U18 International was awarded tournament MVP of the 2010 U18 Rinus de Jong Invitational, as well as the 2011, U18 Isla De Tenerife tournament. This achievement was quickly followed by Oskar being named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2012 National Prep School Invitational in Rhode Island, USA.

The 6’5” physical combo guard has good shooting range and an innate ability to get into the paint for interior buckets. He is consistently able to create and make his own shot against high level defenders and has also been given the responsibility to facilitate the CBA offense. He is a high class natural scoring combo guard so it is no wonder why Oskar has drawn the attention of many mid to high-major colleges.

"I'm very grateful for the opportunity that has been given to me by Coach Reveno and The University of Portland", said Reinfelds. "I would also like to thank coach Rob (Orellana) for having me here at CBA and helping me not only develop as a basketball player, but more importantly, as a person".

Everyone here at CBA and the Oakley College Partnership wish Oskar every success with his very bright and promising future.

This WARNING concerns potential contact with UP "prospects"!



The Mens Basketball coaching staff has asked that I pass on the following information so there are no "secondary" violations this coming weekend, or at at any time for that matter. I won't comment on the NCAA rules, I'm just the messenger!

I wanted to take a moment to also clarify for you something that might come up over the weekend and ask that you pass it along to your fellow supporters. Since the new student-athletes will not yet be enrolled, the NCAA deems them prospects (Reinfelds, Pressley, Ehlers & Ahern). What this means is that we cannot have arranged contact with them and member's of our athletic interest (namely alumni or supporters of the program). I bring this up because they might be around this weekend (including at the alumni game) and it would be considered a violation for them to have contact with you or any other supporters of the program. We will do our best not to put anyone in an awkward position but I just wanted to give you the heads up and ask that you pass word along should you have the opportunity to do so.

Raise your hand if you had planned an all night kegger . ..

wrv wrote:Raise your hand if you had planned an all night kegger . ..

I never plan my all night keggers around basketball.

No need.

DoubleDipper wrote:This WARNING concerns potential contact with UP "prospects"!



The Mens Basketball coaching staff has asked that I pass on the following information so there are no "secondary" violations this coming weekend, or at at any time for that matter. I won't comment on the NCAA rules, I'm just the messenger!

I wanted to take a moment to also clarify for you something that might come up over the weekend and ask that you pass it along to your fellow supporters. Since the new student-athletes will not yet be enrolled, the NCAA deems them prospects (Reinfelds, Pressley, Ehlers & Ahern). What this means is that we cannot have arranged contact with them and member's of our athletic interest (namely alumni or supporters of the program). I bring this up because they might be around this weekend (including at the alumni game) and it would be considered a violation for them to have contact with you or any other supporters of the program. We will do our best not to put anyone in an awkward position but I just wanted to give you the heads up and ask that you pass word along should you have the opportunity to do so.

If the coaching staff thinks that talking to a player who has already signed a letter of intent at a charity basketball game is a violation of NCAA rules, they are very paranoid.

It's not like any of us owns a tattoo parlor or car dealership....

PurpleGeezer wrote:
It's not like any of us owns a tattoo parlor or car dealership....

I dunno, Geez. After seeing your picture on your Facebook account, I'm more than just a little concerned.........

I had the color filled in since then.

Such is the state of college basketball recruiting that, without the judicious but swift intervention of the NCAA, recruits might otherwise be lured by the temptation of a seductive blandishment.

Look at these old guys in this picture with our coaches taken today. Probably too old to play in the Alumni Game this weekend at noon in Howard Hall.



btw: you can talk to these guys without risking an NCAA violation ... I think.

Just for clarification...
Is there another blandishment besides a seductive one?

You could assume seductive and blandishment are redundant . . .but one look at that picture and you might think otherwise.

You can see from this picture (taken by Luke Sikma) that the boys are sticking close to their training table diet of beer and pizza as they prepare for today's game at Howard Hall.



See you at the game!

Oskars (remember, the final s is silent) is excited to be on campus and is ready for class.



(Photo courtesy of Rev)