Sports
The Clackamas P r in t?
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
sportsed@clackamas.edu
Central Washington transfer brings experience
Taylor D unn leads Clackamas to second place in preseason tournament
By Matt Senn
The Clackamas Print
DUNN
If you were in the Randall Hall gym on
Friday Nov. 18, you got a first look at this year’s
home opener for the Clackamas Community
College men’s basketball team. You saw them
pull Qut a victory over Linfield College JV but
mostr importantly you got the chance to see .
transfer guard Taylor Dunn in action.
Dunn, in just his first game as a Cougar,
impressed as the best offensive player on the
floor. He scored a game high 22 points and
contributed four rebounds, two steals and six
assists with ho turnovers in an all around solid
performance.
Taylor spent his first two years of college at
Central Washington University? before trans
ferring to be a Cougar. Dunn’s brother Austin
Dunn had just signed a scholarship to play
basketball at Central Washington after his own
two-year stint at Clackamas, meaning that the
brothers would play on the same team and the
transition to college might be a little easier.
Taylor red-shirted nis first-year as a strategy to
better learn the college basketball scene. N o t a
bad move as, now playing for the Cougars, he
already has two years o f experience.
“At the time Taylor wanted to be on a real
college campus. He wanted the campus feel
and the whole experience that goes with it,”
said Clif Wegner, head coach of men’s basket
ball.
Taylor’s basketball history runs deep in his
blood. His father played all his life ana taught
the love of the game to both of his sons, who
started playing basketball around the age of
ten years old. Even though Taylor is from
Washington, he seems to share the love of
something near and dear to most>-hearts of
Oregonians: the Portland Trailblazers.
“Brandon Roy is. definitely my favorite
player,” said Taylor. “His injury has been hard
to watch, but I love to watch him play,” gd
Just as Roy has had to play through injury,
Taylor has as welL During „the game against
Linfield JV he rolled his ankle and was forced
out of the game. Even though h V35 st*^ hurt
ing, he returned to the game with tenacity as
the lead scorer for the Cougars.
Taylor knows what it means to be competi
tive. Probably no one knows this better than
Paul Walter, Cougars team captain. Walter
arid Taylor have known each other for a long
time. In fact they met while playing basketball
in middle school but not as teammates. They
played against each other all the way through
high school in Washington.
“He was the best guard in the league,” said
Walter. “He was a nice guy off the court but
always a challenge when the game started. We
had to watch for his penetrating dribble, his
jump shot and his threes. We often had to
double team him.”
Thankfully for the ^Cougars both o f these
great players are now playing together for
CCC.
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“I wanted to play at Clackamas because I
knew it had a good basketball program and I
wanted to get the chance to play a lot and get a
scholarship to another college afterward,” slid
Taylor. He is now playing here and hopefully
with his help and leadership the Cougars will
- be able to return to the NWAACG tournament
and take home another trophy.
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NWAACC Jamboree
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W vs. Linfield JV* 88-75
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Nov. 25-27
Skagit Valley Cold Turkey Tournament
W vs. NW Indian*
W vs. No. 2 Tacoma* 79-70
L vs. Walla Walla* 64-53
CCC 2nd Place
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Nov. 29
7 p.m. @ Clark College*
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Dec. 17-19
Dec. 17
7 p.m. @ Highline*
NWAACC Crossover Tournament - Seattle, Wash.
2 p.m. vs No. 6 Bellevue*
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Dec. 28-30
Dec. 28
Dec. 29-30
Clackamas Holiday Invitational - Home
7 p.m. vs. Blue Mountain*
TBA
Jan. 7
6 p.m. @ SW Oregon
7:30 p.m. vs. Chemeketa
1 Jan. 11
Jan. 14
6 p.m. @ Linn-Benton
Jan. 18
7:30 p.m. vs. M t Hood
Jan. 21
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6 p.m. @ Lane
1 Jan. 28
6 p.m. @ Umpqua
Jan. 25
1 Feb. 4
1 Feb, 8
1 Feb. 11
1 Feb. 15
1 Feb. 18
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7:30 p.m. @ Chemeketa
Jan. 7
4 p.m. @ SW Oregon
7:30 p.m. @ Portland CC
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6 p.m. vs. Umpqua
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5:30 p.m, vs. Portland CC
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4 p.m. Vs. Linn-Benton
Feb. 15
5:30 p.m. @ Mt. Hood
Feb. 18
4 p.m. vs. No. 3 Lane
Feb. 22
5:30 p.m. @ Portland CC
Feb. 25
4 p.m. vs. No. 6 Umpqua
Mar. 3-6
NWAACC Championships - Kennewick, Wash.
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B o ld d e r lotes home games
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Feb. 22
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1 Feb. 8
1 Feb. 11
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4 p.m. @ Linn-Benton
4 p.m. @ Umpqua
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1 Jan. 28
6 p.m. vs. Lane
NWAACC Championships - Kennewick, Wash
Jan. 4
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Pierce Tournament - Lakewood, Wash.
2 p.m. vs. Tacoma*
NWAACC Crossover Tournament
2 p.m. vs. Grays Harbor*
TBA
Jan. 14
Jan. 18
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Dec. 16
Dec. 17-18
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7 p.m. vs. Corban University JV*
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1 Mar. 3-6
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W vs. Portland CC* 98-45
W vs. SW Oregon* 59-54
W vs. No 6 Umpqua* 68-58
CCC Champions
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6 p.m. vs. Linn-Benton
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