College Scores and Highlights Sunday, February 16 California fell to Arizona State 80-75 despite Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin providing 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. Saturday, February 15 Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett was one assist short of a triple double with 24 points, 11 boards and nine assists in Montana’s 78-63 victory  Read More…

College Scores and Highlights Thursday, February 13 Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett led with 25 points in host Montana’s 72-37 takedown of Weber State. De’Jon (Oakland Tech) Davis posted a 19 point, 19 rebound double double-double as Cal Baptist had no trouble disposing of Westcliff 107-45. UTEP fell 67-62 to visiting Western Kentucky but Souley  Read More…

On December 4 last year in Marysville, soon after a City College of San Francisco 94-69 victory over Yuba College, the course of Emeka Udenyi‘s life began to shift dramatically. In the stands that evening sat Seattle Head Coach Jim Hayford and what he witnessed cemented his interest. “He liked my game,” according to a  Read More…

Kobe Ordonio: “After speaking with Coach Waterman I’m blessed to have received an offer from Academy of Arts University San Francisco” He also has recent offers from Western Washington and Cal State San Bernardino. College Scores and Highlights Saturday, February 8 Jordan (Folsom High) Ford scored 23 points but St. Mary’s fell 90-60 to Gonzaga  Read More…

College Scores and Highlights Thursday, February 6 Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum scored 20 points (7-13, 4-8, 2-2 shooting) in the UTEP 68-64 loss to Charlotte. Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett finished with 24 points, eight boards, four assists and two steals as Montana topped Eastern Washington 92-82. Aided by 19 points, six assists and four  Read More…

College Scores and Highlights Saturday, February 1 6-foot-7 senior De’Jon Oakland Tech) Davis grabbed 19 rebounds in 33 minutes during California Baptist’s 72-65 defeat of Seattle University. Sophomore Andre (Lincoln High-Stockton) Kelly provided 14 points, six boards and a pair of blocked shots in 21 minutes of court time as California edged Oregon State 69-67.  Read More…

College Scores & Highlights Thursday, January 30 Cal Poly edged Cal State Fullerton 101-100 in overtime with Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard shooting 9-12, 3-5, and 11-14 to finish with 35 points. St. Mary’s had little trouble in topping Portland 86-64 as Jordan (Folsom High) Ford finished with 22 points. AJ (San Leandro High/Sheridan College) Bramah’s  Read More…

College Scores and Highlights Saturday, January 25 Pepperdine downed Portland 80-69 as Skylar (Drake High/Santa Rosa Junior College) Chavez led the Wave with 24 points. Zach (Berkeley High/City College San Francisco) Copeland finished with 25 points, six boards and three assists but Illinois State fell to Southern Illinois 58-55. He shot 5-7 from three-point range.  Read More…

College Scores and Highlights Thursday, January 23 Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea led USF with 19 points but USF fell 58-48 to St. Mary’s. Remarkably, Jordan (Folsom High) Ford didn’t make a basket (0-9 overall) or chalk up a single assist for the Moraga-ites. UC Riverside pummeled Cal Poly 97-64 as Arinze (Bishop O’Dowd/Washington State) Chidom  Read More…

College Score and Highlights Saturday, January 18 Jordan (Folsom High) Ford led with 26 points as St. Mary’s bested host Pepperdine 78-69. Freshman point Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon score 16 points and grabbed six boards as UC Davis took care of Cal State Northridge 66-62. Xander (Christopher High/Gavilan College) Bowers owned the evening for Arizona  Read More…

College Scores and Highlights Thursday (January 16) Zach (Berkeley High/City College San Francisco) Copeland went for 32 points and seven assists in Illinois State’s 84-74 loss to Drake. Freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon scored 19 points alongside four rebounds and four assists as UC Davis topped Long Beach State 85-82. For the 49ers, freshman  Read More…

 Ethan (Madera High/City College San Francisco/Fresno City College) Richardson is back on the court. Good for him. JoVon McClanahan: “Had a great conversation with Mark Madsen on the phone. Grateful to receive my first scholarship offer from Utah Valley” and JoVon McClanahan: “Had a great talk with Coach Sprinkle and Coach Russel. Grateful to receive  Read More…

“Georgetown transfer James Akinjo says he’s committed to Arizona” Bruce Pascoe Sitting out until the end of 2020, Akinjo now has time to improve his shooting consistency (34% overall, 24% from long distance with Georgetown this season) plus a developing a greater emphasis on creating for teammates. Unlike with the Hoyas, Akinjo should now benefit  Read More…

Out of Arizona, 6-foot-2 point Eric Blackwell III has given a verbal to Cal State East Bay. Eric Blackwell: “I’ve given it much thought and I’m extremely excited and honored to say that I’m 100% COMMITTED to continue my academic and athletic careers at California State University at East Bay” Josh Calbert: “Dublin 20’ Anthony  Read More…

“Fullerton Pressures San Francisco For No. 1” CCCMBCA Coach Dave Nutting obituary. “Prep notes: One of the best area basketball coaches gets a rare honor” Joe Davidson and Cameron Salerno Coach Derrick Jones/Merritt College: “4 year coaches 6’3” student/athletes! BACKCOURT ABOUT THEM BOOKS!!!! Congrats to sophomore G Jared Bailey @validjayb & G @BrandynnManning on having  Read More…

Worth noting about Earl Allen’s recent departure from Sacramento High: “… “…Earl Allen was even more surprisingly relieved of duty shortly before the season opener, which is the life of any coach who works with year-to-year “at-will” contracts. Allen worked at Sac High for 21 seasons, the previous three as head coach with three playoff  Read More…

“Georgetown transfer James Akinjo visiting Arizona” Adam Zagoria Jabari (Sacramento High/Chabot College) Sweet: “Blessed to receive a full offer from Notre Dame de Namur, all glory to god…” Jovon McClanahan: “Great unofficial visit at Sac State” Out of Salesian Prep, he is averaging 22.2 points per game while shooting 52%, 49% and 86% respectively at  Read More…

Scores and Highlights Sunday Freshman center Joshua (Sheldon High) Morgan provided 11 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots in 29 minutes during visiting Long Beach State’s 87-76 loss to USC. City College San Francisco blasted San Joaquin Delta College 102-63. Stanislaus State handled San Francisco State University 79-62. Saturday Jordan (Folsom High) Ford was ‘en  Read More…

Damian Lillard with “Loyalty Over Everything” Joy and inspiration emanate from this superb article. John Devine: “Stevenson senior guard Luke Driscoll has signed to play basketball at Baldwin Wallace University, who is ranked No. 23 in the nation in Division III” Driscoll is a 5-foot-11 guard. Chuck Hayes Hoops: “Although we didn’t have a 17u  Read More…

Matt Zenitz: “Georgetown guard James Akinjo has entered the NCAA transfer portal, per source. Was the Big East basketball freshman of the year last year.” Besides it being an abrupt in-season departure, what’s curious about this announcement is Matt Zenitz, a beat reporter for the Birmingham, Alabama newspaper, was first to post about it. He  Read More…

In our continuing series on San Jose State University (SJSU)… The Spartans have started out 3-5 thus far in the 2019-20 season although it begs detailing that two of the victories came at the expense of NAIA member Simpson University (located up in Redding) plus Grambling State, the latter matchup a closer-than-expected 83-76 homecourt win.  Read More…

“Not done yet: Former UCSC star Sam Gabbard serving as practice squad member for Santa Cruz | G League basketball  Former UCSC star serves as practice squad member for Santa Cruz Warriors” Shannon Stabler “Manresa’s Frankie Ferrari diagnosed with a left foot fracture” 2019 Nor Cal Tip Off Classic results Game 1: St. Patrick-St. Vincent  Read More…

Scores and Highlights On Saturday, Diablo Valley College was powered by Isaih (Bentley High) Hood’s 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in edging Ohlone College 90-87.  Aidan Graham led OC with 22 points and 11 boards. Also on Saturday, Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn totaled 28 points (9-15 shooting overall, 6-9 from long  Read More…

6-foot-6 2020 talent Patrick (Dublin High) Renane has committed to Chaminade: Game Scores and Highlights On Thursday, Skyline College’s Walter (Lick-Wilmerding) Lum totaled 13 points, seven assists, three boards and three steals in an 83-54 homecourt win over West Hills Coalinga Also on Thursday, Thomas (Arcata High) Nelson posted a 29 point, seven board, three  Read More…