Gyno Pomare (born April 5, 1986) is an American-Panamanian professional basketball player. He is last played professionally with the Yamagata Wyverns of the B.League

Gyno (g-no) Pomare
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38)
Oceanside, California
NationalityAmerican / Panamanian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolEl Camino (Oceanside, California)
CollegeSan Diego (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2019
Career history
2009–2010Sendai 89ers
20109 de Julio de Río Tercero
2010–2011Quilmes de Mar del Plata
2011–2012Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2012–2013Kyoto Hannaryz
2013–2014Iwate Big Bulls
2014–2015Aomori Wat's
2015–2017Kanazawa Samuraiz
2017–2018Osaka Evessa
2018Iwate Big Bulls
2018Shimane Susanoo Magic
2019Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Panama
Centrobasket
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Santo Domingo

College career

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Gyno (g-no) Pomare was a four-year player with the University of San Diego. 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-West Coast Conference Freshman Team.[1]

Pomare had a prolific career with the Toreros, eventually ending as the school's all-time leading scorer.[2] He was the first player San Diego player since Scott Thompson (1985–87) to be named to the All-Conference Team three times.[3] He also led the team to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where he scored a game-high 22 points on 10-12 shooting for the #13 seed Toreros in a first round upset over the University of Connecticut.[4]

Professional career

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Although Pomare was a dark horse candidate for the 2009 NBA draft, he went undrafted. On August 18, 2009, the Sendai 89ers of the Japanese bj league, the top flight of Japanese basketball, announced that had signed Pomare for the 2009–10 season.[5]

National team career

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Pomare, was eligible to play for the Panama men's national basketball team. He first participated with the team at the 2009 COCABA Championship.[6] He also participated with the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009. In 2011, he was signed by Quilmes de Mar del Plata in the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (Argentina).

References

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  1. ^ Gyno Pomare Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at USDtoreros.com
  2. ^ Gyno Pomare named to All-WCC team Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine at USDtoreros.com
  3. ^ San Diego - Team Notes at usatoday.com
  4. ^ San Diego v. Connecticut box score
  5. ^ News at Worldwide Hoops.com
  6. ^ FIBA profile