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January 10, 2008

Grandpa Tark

Chances are solid that you've never heard of Dannielle Diamant, and that's for good reason. The 6-foot-4 forward from Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas is averaging 13.7 points a game for the Lady Gaels, a decent, but not spectacular number, which, combined with her 3.9 grade point average, puts the senior somewhere in the middle of the pack of prospective college athletes.

What makes Diamant stand out is her family, or more to the point, her grandfather, former coach Jerry Tarkanian. Diamant, who also plays volleyball, has a list of six schools she is interested in, but one of them, oddly enough, is not UNLV, the school Tarkanian put on the basketball map.

Given her grandfather's history of run-ins with the NCAA, it's a safe bet that Dannielle Diamant's recruiting visits will be watched very carefully.

Posted by Milton Kent at 12:00 PM | | Comments (0)
        

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