Fullerton Adds 6-11 Center to Men’s Basketball Roster

Cal State Fullerton has added a 6-foot-11 center from West Africa to its roster for next season.

Coach Donny Daniels said Babacar Camara, a sophomore from Dakar, Senegal, has enrolled in classes and will be given the final scholarship the program has available this year, provided he passes a physical examination today.

“He will be eligible to play this season, and will give us more size and depth on our front line,” Daniels said. “He will definitely be someone we expect will play a major number of minutes for us.”

Daniels said one of his assistants, Rob Orellana, was responsible for recruiting Camara, who attended Cheickantadiop University in Dakar for one year.

MOTORSPORTS

Orange County team owner Cal Wells III announced Tuesday that Andy Houston will be the second driver next season for PPI Motorsports’ NASCAR Winston Cup team.

Houston made his Cup debut with PPI on Aug. 20 at Michigan. He finished 35th, but ran as high as sixth, and was 12th with 44 laps remaining when his engine failed.

PREP FOOTBALL

Andy Avila rushed for 100 yards and returned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown Saturday as Calvary Chapel shut out host Kauai (Hawaii), 54-0, in the Eagles’ season opener.

The Eagles built a 13-0 lead in the first quarter on Avila’s punt return and a one-yard sneak for a touchdown by quarterback Terry Mermer. Calvary Chapel increased its lead to 34-0 by halftime and never looked back.

Mermer ran for two touchdowns and completed 16 of 25 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown.