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Friday / November 22.
  • Cal Could Land Package Deal of Rabb, Swanigan

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    Cal could land a package deal of big men Ivan Rabb and Caleb Swanigan by the end of the weekend.

    15 hsum practice rabb 800Both players could announce this weekend at the Nike Hoop Summit, with Swanigan having said he will announce Saturday. The game is set for 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

    Needless to say, the addition of the two big men would be huge for head coach Cuonzo Martin and assistant Yanni Hufnagel. Rabb is the projected No. 8 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com, and Swanigan also has pro potential.

    We previously reported here that sources indicated the 6-foot-10 Rabb would pick his hometown school of Cal over Arizona.

    “I know people are questioning why I would go to Cal, but you have to see past that and see the potential on the team,” Rabb told USA Basketball on Thursday. “I see how much better they got from last year to this year. I just see the energy and they’re hungry.”

    Rabb, Swanigan and Our Savior New American wing Davon Dillard all visited Cal earlier this season, and Dillard committed soon thereafter. The trio discussed a package deal.

    “We’re thinking about it,” Dillard said, according to Cal beat writer Lindsay Brauner.

    Rabb and Swanigan are also working on 6-7 Marietta (GA) Wheeler wing Jaylen Brown, who is also at the Nike Hoop Summit and also recently visited Cal.

    Swanigan is also considering Duke, Michigan State, Purdue, Arizona, Kentucky and Chicago State.

    “I have a pretty good idea,” Swanigan told the Indy Star of his college choice. “It’s just hard to eliminate anyone with the few that I have left.”

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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