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Mid-Major Alert: Long Beach State's Casper Ware


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You need to know about Casper Ware.

He ticks every box imaginable for mid-major clichés. Phenomenal name-drawing memories of friendly '90s cartoon characters? Check. Alma matter straight out of a Snoop Dogg track? Check. Jimmer-esque shooting range? Check. Twitter shout-out from LeBron? Check. MVP of the most prestigious summer Pro-Am in America over the likes of NBA stars James Harden, DeMar DeRozan, and Nick Young? Check. Sub-6-foot stature? Check, and proud of it.

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