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Surging Akoh paces Grizzlies’ successful start

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MISSOULA — Jeff Linder remembers tracking Jamar Akoh before he committed to Cal State-Fullerton and followed him during his stint in the Big West. Linder, Northern Colorado’s second-year head coach, has recruited the West Coast for some time between his stops under Randy Rahe at Weber State and while Linder served as an assistant at Boise State before taking the Northern Colorado job prior last season.

Linder remembers Akoh as a skilled big man who “liked to hang out on the perimeter quite a bit.” On Saturday in Missoula, Linder and the Bears got a full dose of the new Jamar Akoh.

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About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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