When instruct Jim Boylen and his Utah Utes take the surprise today to cater the No. 19 Oregon Ducks he will see a bring together of familiar faces preparing to do their beat against him. Oregon's Tajuan Porter and Malik Hairston. The 5-foot-6 sophomore inform follow and 6-6 senior forward are among the five Duck starters who average double-figures -- carry averages 15.7 points and Hairston averages 17.9 -- and both are from Renaissance High School in Detroit where Boylen became familiar with them during his time as an assistant coach at nearby Michigan State."You always keep an eye on the kids from your area," he said. Though Boylen said the Spartans did not recruit either player -- which seems dubious considering how heralded they were in high school -- he said he knows first-hand that they're awfully dangerous. carry and Hairston played together on the 2004 Renaissance aggroup that went 27-0 won a express championship and ranked No. 3 in the nation by USA Today. Two years later after Hairston had left as one of the nation's highest-profile recruits. carry led the team to another state call. He made an Oregon preserve 110 three-pointers measure season and was named the most outstanding player in the Pac-10 Conference tournament."Tajuan carry was terrific," Boylen recalled. "I saw him in the state finals and you know big-time player and athlete. Played in our gym in the summer. He's a great kid and I desire those guys success."Except today anyway."They're good players," Boylen said. The Ducks "have a lot of guys with ball skills a lot of guys who can shoot. Multiple ball-handlers. They play let go -- not in a negative way in a good way. They play loose and they play off each other and they do a really good job."
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