Three Nor Cal breakout players projected

David Gardner and Luke Winn have pinpointed the breakout players for the coming NCAA season and here are the northern California connected talents:

* 20. T.J. Wallace So. SG Pacific last ppg. 7.0 - projected ppg. 11.7
Wallace is Pacific's only returning rotation player; like Moore at Utah State, this is breakout-by-neccessity.

* 27. Jabari Bird So. SG California last 8.3 ppg. - projected 12.5
Jordan Mathews was Cal's most efficient freshman, but Bird was the higher-ranked recruit; both players should become major scorers for the Bears this season.

* 30. Ike Iroegbu So. PG Washington State last 5.5 ppg. - projected 9.4
New head coach Ernie Kent is likely to increase the Cougars' tempo, and Iroegbu will have to sink or swim as the new system's point guard.

Missed the top 50: ...Jordan Mathews, Cal

Do note: "Our pool of individual player projections is limited to the top 11 conferences -- the football power five plus the Atlantic 10, Big East, AAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West and West Coast."