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NCAA Basketball: Notable mid-major Stars heading to Europe in 2019

By Donovan Darlington

ST LOUIS, MO - MARCH 23: A view of Basketballs lined up during warm ups prior to game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Kansas Jayhawks in the third round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center on March 23, 2014 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO - MARCH 23: A view of Basketballs lined up during warm ups prior to game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Kansas Jayhawks in the third round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center on March 23, 2014 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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HONOLULU, HI – DECEMBER 23: Frankie Ferrari #2 of the San Francisco Dons slashes between Paris Lee #1 and MiKyle McIntosh #11 of the Illinois State Redbirds to take a shot during the second half of the Diamond Head Classic NCAA college basketball game at Stan Sheriff Center on December 23, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images)
HONOLULU, HI – DECEMBER 23: Frankie Ferrari #2 of the San Francisco Dons slashes between Paris Lee #1 and MiKyle McIntosh #11 of the Illinois State Redbirds to take a shot during the second half of the Diamond Head Classic NCAA college basketball game at Stan Sheriff Center on December 23, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images) /

Frankie Ferrari; Guard (San Francisco)

Club: BAXI Manresa (Spain)

Frankie Ferrari spent his five-year career spanning from 2014-2019 with the San Francisco Dons in the West Coast Conference. He was a key reason the Princeton offense employed by the Dons was able to give so many teams within the WCC trouble over the years.

Ferrari averaged 14.7 ppg this past season and has averaged 9.5 ppg for his career as a whole. His talent as a guard has been rewarded by him being named First-Team All-WCC in both 2018 and 2019. For him to be honored in this way is nothing short of spectacular, given that much of the attention within the WCC seems to be dealt to Gonzaga.

Unfortunately, with Gonzaga being too much of a problem, and other teams around the WCC getting in the way, Ferrari and USF were unable to reach the NCAA Tournament. This may be a contributing facto to why Ferrari hasn’t received much of the National attention that his career deserves.

Nonetheless, Dons’ fans and his WCC opponents are extremely familiar with how well he can control the ball and provide an energy boost for his team’s offense.  Another strength he brings to the table is his ability to pass the ball. Such an ability has been strengthened since excellent ball movement almost defines the Princeton offense that is run at San Francisco.

This Summer, Ferrari competed in the NBA Summer League for the Utah Jazz. As he was not signed by the organization, he will now head to the club BAXI Manresa in Spain, to begin his professional career, per his Twitter.

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