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Basketball exploits not in historical record

LOS ANGELES – On his historic run to the White House, Barack Obama spent two years at Occidental College, the basketball-loving future president spending countless hours honing his game on the Eagle Rock campus north of downtown L.A. when he wasn’t studying.
A self-described gym rat who played basketball regularly on the campaign trail – he even played for two hours on Election Day last week in Chicago – Obama is remembered fondly by people who once challenged him on the Occidental courts.
What his fellow ballers don’t seem to recall, however, is whether Obama played for the Tigers in a more formal capacity, as a former coach insists and the media have reported, and no tangible proof seems to exist that he did.
No photos showing the skinny teenager in short shorts.
No roster.
No box score.
No score book.
No mention in the school paper.
Nothing has been found, school spokesman Jim Tranquada says.