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The great 2009 Tweeps-Off between Husky hoopsters Matthew Bryan-Amaning (@MBALIVE11) and Isaiah Thomas (@it_thomas) ended this morning with Bryan-Amaning reaching the magic 500 followers mark. MBA passed the mark at 2:36 a.m. today (10:36 a.m. in London, where the British native is at the moment).

As per the bet, Isaiah Thomas will have his head shaved bald--on video, which will be posted to YouTube. Presumably this will happen when MBA returns to the states in a couple of days.

Bryan-Amaning also promised to give a signed jersey to one of his Tweeps should he win. (Thomas had promised to give away his jersey from last March's NCAA tourney game vs. Purdue). Fingers crossed, maybe it'll be me!

New Twitterer Isaiah Thomas and Matthew Bryan-Amaning of the Husky basketball team are in a race to get to 500 Twitter followers (I prefer "Tweeps"). The loser of the battle has to go bald: "Razor clean bald!!!" as Quincy Pondexter, who arranged the contest, puts it.

MBA was originally hesitant to participate: "no1 in london has twitter and IT is the home town kid," he pointed out. But now the battle is joined.

The gamesmanship has begun, as Bryan-Amaning this morning offered team-signed Husky gear to two lucky followers if he wins.

Pertinent Twitter feeds:

Matthew Bryan-Amaning: @MBALive11

Isaiah Thomas: @it_thomas

Quincy Pondexter: @QuincyPondexter