Wednesday December 12, 2018
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Volume 104 Issue 46
Allman was ready for the spotlight
The guard has no plans to slow down in his last year at Cal State Fullerton. JARED EPREM Sports Editor
On Nov. 23, 2017, Kyle Allman Jr. began his evolution from a rotation player to the star of Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball when he scored 34 points against the University of Georgia. For some, it came as a surprise, but for those who have been with him since the midnight training sessions on school nights in middle school, they knew it was only a matter of time. “He simply dedicated himself to the craft. He was doing workouts at midnight at a gym ... midnight on a Friday, midnight on a Tuesday, putting in some extra work,” said the Fullerton guard’s father, Kyle Allman Sr. Allman was the Titans’ fifth option as a sophomore, averaging 10.2 points per game. By the end of his junior year, he led the Big West conference in scoring at 19.5 points per game and was named the Big West Tournament’s Most Valuable Player. “I give him a lot of credit for what our program has become just because of his work ethic and his ability to put in the extra work and galvanize the other guys and challenge the other guys to do that. I think it says a tremendous amount about who he is as a young man,” said head coach Dedrique Taylor.
Kyle Allman, No. 0, is averaging 18.8 points per game with two 30-point outings 10 games into the 2018-19 season.
His improved jump shot made all the difference last season. Assistant coach Anthony Santos said Allman’s jumper had been a “work in progress” in previous seasons, but it finally came together when he was a junior. He led the Big West in 3-point percentage at 45.6 percent during conference play last year after shooting 27 percent as a sophomore. Titans guard Khalil Ahmad
said he knew the breakout season was coming based on Allman’s performance in the several summer leagues they played in. Santos did not expect Allman to play the way he did, but he said Allman’s confidence is what took his game to a new level. “He wanted it, we wanted it for him but we weren’t going to come up with this grand scheme to let him be the guy. He scored within the offense and at the end
of the day, the work he put in allowed him to see the success that he saw,” Santos said. Many, including Taylor, Santos and Allman Sr., attribute Allman’s success to his unwavering work ethic. His father said he likes to think that he is partly responsible for his son’s dedication to his craft. “He comes from a family that is all dedicated to our respective crafts. He has a mother and father
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that’s going to work every single day and working hard every single day,” Allman Sr. said. In the seventh game of the 2018 season, Fullerton traveled to Long Island, New York, to play Hofstra University. As a native to Brooklyn, New York, Allman not only got to play in front of nearly 300 friends and family, but also played against high school teammate Justin Wright-Foreman. SEE EVOLVE
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.Paak House serves community Homeless count could help crisis City Net and Orange County will be conducting the county’s 2019 count and survey in January. DIANE ORTIZ News Editor
Eager fans wait for Anderson .Paak to take the stage at Levitt Pavilion during .Paak House in the Park on Saturday.
Rapper hosts second annual charity concert at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. NATHAN NGUYEN Asst. News Editor
“Yes lawd!” yelled hundreds of people in the crowd as Anderson .Paak took the stage on Saturday at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. Fresh off an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and the release of his album “Oxnard,” .Paak hosted the second annual .Paak House in the Park, a charity music festival and outreach for underprivileged people in the community. After .Paak held a concert and carnival in his hometown of Oxnard on Nov. 16, fans thought it was a replacement for .Paak House this year. In addition, locations for his ABC Tour spanned from San Francisco to Vienna with no stop in Los Angeles. Last Thursday, .Paak surprised fans when he announced that he would be hosting his trademark event again, urging FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN
people to come out and invite friends and family to .Paak House. From bounce houses and snowglobes in the kids corner to free haircuts, manicures and giveaway booths, there were a multitude of activities all around the park. Comedian Teddy Ray, who emceed on stage, emphasized that “this is a community event” and reminded everyone to stay hydrated. DJ Arkitek provided a steady flow of mixtapes and music that enhanced the energy of the crowd all day long. The purpose of the event was to “uplift, engage and support the underprivileged through music, education, spiritual wellness,” and “create a ‘safe haven’ for the next generation,” according to the .Paak House website. Over 4,200 people attended and $157,000 was raised for the Brandon Anderson Foundation. To kick off the performances was tobi lou with his hit song “Buff Baby,” which was followed by a rap battle between two audience members dressed up as .Paak. People lined up to take pictures and talk
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with .Paak as he made his way around every corner of the park, making sure everyone had a chance to meet him. True .Paak fans were rewarded with Beats headphones after answering trivia questions about the artist. .Paak took the stage to sing “Saviers Road” before joining his band, The Free Nationals, to accompany other artists’ performances. MadeinTYO got the crowd bouncing as he sung “Uber Everywhere” and “Skateboard P.” He said he appreciated family events like these and to “keep God first” as you “chase your dreams.” Ty Dolla $ign rapped his hit “Blasé” and despite the indifference expressed in that song, there was much to be impressed with the event. Snoh Aalegra swooned the crowd with her rhythm and blues hit “Fool For You” and thanked the crowd for “being out here and supporting a great cause.” Rasual, an up-and-coming artist, told the crowd that he was in it “for the love” shown from the crowd and not the fortune and fame. SEE PARK
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As part of a partnership with Orange County, City Net is planning a countywide Point-in-Time count in 2019, where hundreds of volunteers will count and survey individuals who are homeless in Orange County. The 2019 Orange County Point-in-Time will help City Net, a nonprofit organization who works to end street-level homelessness in a city or region, better understand the demographics of people who are homeless. The survey will be conducted on Jan. 23 and 24 and donations will be distributed to those surveyed. “We want to have an accurate presentation of how many people are experiencing homelessness in Orange County in order for us to lobby for adequate funding to support the needs of those that we run into during that count,” said Chelsea Bowers, director of public affairs for City Net. Students from Cal State Fullerton and other members of the community are encouraged by Bowers to volunteer their time on those two days. “It’s very educational and eye-opening to be able to inform Cal State Fullerton students on the realities of homelessness. People who experience homelessness could be their dads, their uncles, their cousins or friends of all different genders and ages,” Bowers said. Bowers said the reality is, students could have colleagues who may be homeless but prefer not to come forward with it. In January 2018, 10.9 percent of CSU students reported that they were homeless at least once in the last 12 months (based on the combined definitions of the word from Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Education), according to the CSU study of basic needs. SEE SURVEY
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