Gyno Pomare (born April 5, 1986) is an American-Panamanian professional

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player. He is last played professionally with the Yamagata Wyverns of the B.League

College career

Gyno (g-no) Pomare was a four-year player with the

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. He originally committed to the Toreros out of El Camino High School for the 2004 season, but sat out the 2004–05 season as a redshirt. In his first full season with the school, 2005–06, he averaged 10.4 points and 5 rebounds per game en route to being named to the All-

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Freshman Team. Pomare had a prolific career with the Toreros, eventually ending as the school's all-time leading scorer. He was the first player San Diego player since Scott Thompson (1985–87) to be named to the All-Conference Team three times. He also led the team to the

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where he scored a game-high 22 points on 10-12 shooting for the #13 seed Toreros in a first round upset over the

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Professional career

Although Pomare was a dark horse candidate for the

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, he went undrafted. On August 18, 2009, the Sendai 89ers of the Japanese

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, the top flight of Japanese basketball, announced that had signed Pomare for the 2009–10 season.

National team career

Pomare, was eligible to play for the Panama men's national basketball team. He first participated with the team at the 2009 COCABA Championship.FIBA profile
/ref> He also participated with the team at the

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. In 2011, he was signed by Quilmes de Mar del Plata in the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (Argentina).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pomare, Gyno 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Panamanian descent Aomori Wat's players Iwate Big Bulls players Kanazawa Samuraiz players Kyoto Hannaryz players Osaka Evessa players Panamanian men's basketball players Yamagata Wyverns players Naturalized citizens of Panama Power forwards Quilmes de Mar del Plata basketball players San Diego Toreros men's basketball players San-en NeoPhoenix players Shimane Susanoo Magic players Sportspeople from Oceanside, California Basketball players from San Diego County, California 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen