Recruiting

Jeff Goodman: “San Francisco’s leading scorer, Charles Minlend, is in the portal, source told @Stadium 6-4 junior guard averaged 14.4 points and 4.7 boards this past season. Will be a grad transfer.”

Losing your top producer with a year of eligibility remaining really hurts — why the announcement now and not sooner once the season concluded?

Travis Branham: “Source: Richmond sophomore Jake (Bellarmine Prep) Wojcik has entered the transfer portal. Averaged 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds.”

Richmond was guard heavy this season and Wojcik’s playing time plummeted (30.0 minutes, 7.7 points, 3.5 rebounds as a frosh to 11.7 minutes, 3.0 and 2.1 in his sophomore season).

Verbal Commits: “PORTAL: Cal State Northridge G Alex (Valley Christian) Sokol (JR) has entered.”

It appears he redshirted this season and should have two years of eligibility remaining.

Verbal Commits D2: “2020 Hesperia (CA) G Tony Singleton has committed to Stanislaus State.”

He’s a 5-foot-10 point from the Southland.

5-foot-10 San Jose City College freshman guard Melvin (Hayward High) Lipsey is headed to Florida National University.

Devin Aye: “Extremely proud to announce EK Okechukwu has signed scholarship to Westcliff University! He is 2nd Jag to accept a scholarship to a University from the 2019-20 SJCC Jags! COME TO SJCC…. Get scholarships!!”

6-foot-5 Piedmont High talent Luke Barrett is headed to Pomona-Pitzer.

Washington just received a verbal from Nate Pryor, a 6-foot-4 community college sophomore point who averaged 16.8 points, 4.1 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 steals while shooting 53%, 36% and 72% respectively this season at Northern Idaho College. The Huskies have apparently retained sophomore starter and NBA prospect Quade Green who lost his eligibility in mid-season (according to this, he’ll be back) so why the need for an experienced point in 2020-21?

It’s true that the Husky season fell apart once Green was absent as freshman Marcus Tsohonis and sophomore Elijah Hardy filled in at the point. The former produced better numbers than Hardy but neither looked ready to be a consistent asset as a PAC-12 point.

Washington Coach Mike Hopkins obviously sought an upgrade in back of and possibly alongside Green. So does the impending arrival of Pryor spur a Hardy doubledown stay or a departure?

UPDATE from KP: “University of Washington Sophomore PG Elijah Hardy is now in the transfer portal! True pg… floor general… amazing court vision… lightening quick. Mature pro style game. Someone is going to land a special PG to run the show at their school.”

Hardy now joins a D1 Bay Area guard transfer list including James Akinjo (Georgetown to Arizona), Logan Johnson (Cincinnati to St. Mary’s), Naseem Gaskin (Utah to Montana) and Jake Wojcik (Richmond to ?).

“Norcal Players In The Transfer Portal” Patrick Ching/Simply Basketball

Simply Basketball: “Isaiah Saams-Hoy will be transferring from CSU Eastbay and has entered the transfer portal. Has all 4 years left of eligibility. 6’4 Guard was a standout at Eastside Prep (2019) in Palo Alto.”

Miscellaneous

“Spartans Welcome Back Ryan Cooper As Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach” San Jose State University athletics

“ZAC TIEDEMAN STEPS DOWN AT MONTGOMERY” Mike Baribault

Archbishop Mitty, Bishop O’Dowd, Sheldon and Salesian are in the top ten of the Most dominant boys high school basketball programs of the last 10 years in California” Max Preps

“Tarleton State’s decision to hire Billy Gillispie is shameful” Rob Dauster

A different look: “‘People love a comeback story.’ Tarleton State giving Billy Gillispie another shot” Drew Davison

Redemption is certainly possible but after much soul-searching, hard work and sincere apologies directly to those harmed. Let’s hope that is the case.

DIABLO ATHLETIC LEAGUE
(Acalanes, Alhambra, Benicia, Berean Christian, Campolindo, Clayton Valley Charter, College Park, Concord, Las Lomas, Miramonte, Mt. Diablo, Northgate, Ygnacio Valley)

DAL All-League – Foothill Division
Boys Basketball – 2019-20

Most Valuable Player – Foothill Division
Aidan Mahaney Campolindo 10

1st Team All-League – Foothill Division
Carter Mahaney Campolindo 12
Emmanuel Callas Campolindo 11
Jayson Downs Clayton Valley Charter 12
Scott Ruegg Acalanes 11
Casey Cappo Las Lomas 12
Matt Meredith Miramonte 12

2nd Team All-League – Foothill Division
Clayton Mahloch Clayton Valley Charter 11
Luke Westermeyer Clayton Valley Charter 11
Ben Tellez College Park 11
Ramon Farias College Park 12
Matt Radell Campolindo 10
Niko Kieffer Las Lomas 12

Honorable Mention – Foothill Division
Ryan Schwarz Miramonte 11
Chris Watson Miramonte 12
Nick Watson Miramonte 12
Dylan Golan Northgate 10
Dustin Marquart Las Lomas 11
Aidan Bodner Acalanes 12
Logan Robeson Campolindo 9
Titan Smith College Park 12

ALL YSN BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

MVP: Dylan Hayman (Healdsburg)
Defensive Player of the Year: Christian Jernigan (Windsor)
Coach of the Year: Scott De Leon (Clear Lake)

1st team:

Adonis Gutierrez (Piner)
Dom Girish (Sonoma Valley)
Isidro Garcia (Santa Rosa)
Jared Saddler (Piner)
Jaron Mertle (Clear Lake)

2nd team:

Nolan Bessire (Montgomery)
Andrew Pengel (Rancho Cotate)
Austin Ehrlicher (Maria Carrillo)
Xavier Vasquez (Healdsburg)
Issac Torres (Piner)

Honorable Mention:

Giancarlo Woods (Cardinal Newman)
Eli Bayer (Sonoma Academy)
Josh Lemley (Cloverdale)
Graham MacDonald (Healdsburg)
Anders Mathison (Sonoma Valley)
Miguel Figurea (Roseland University Prep)
Darius Ford (Clear Lake)
Carson Jones (Maria Carrillo)
Sebastian Gonzalez (Sonoma Academy)
Sonny Gigliotti (Casa Grande)
Esteban Bermudez (Petaluma)

Recruiting

“XAVION BROWN COMMITTED TO APP STATE” App State Mania

Good for this young man. The athletic 6-foot-2 Brown checks every recruitment box except he isn’t a consistent shooter. The ‘coach talk’ about desiring toughness, leadership, someone who can defend and get into the key offensively, etc. falls a bit flat here.

“JUMPING FROM D6 TO D1
(Landis) Spivey to continue his basketball life at CSU Fullerton  ‘I just stayed in the gym and kept shooting and let the chips fall where they fall'” Guy Dossi

It’s not where you start but where you finish.

Verbal Commits: “2020 East Los Angeles College (CA) G Deshaun Highler has committed to Sacramento State.”

Highler is a 6-foot-3 guard from the Southland with two years of eligibility remaining. He averaged 12.1 points, 2.8 assists and 2.1 rebounds while shooting 43%, 42% and 68% respectively at ELAC and also played one season (actually one game) as a walk-on at UTEP.

Verbal Commits: “2020 Arizona Western College (AZ) F Jalen Townsell has committed to Sacramento State.”

Townsell is 6-foot-7, 205 and prepped in Nevada before moving on to UNevada as a redshirt walk-on and then Arizona Western for one season. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining. More

Justin Barney: “Former @BK_BBB star Christian Carlyle has committed to Santa Clara and will compete there as a grad transfer. Played in 51 games during career with @FGCU_MBB and averaged 5.6 ppg. At Kenny, Carlyle scored 2,112 career points and led team to runner-up spot in 5A in 2016.”

Carlyle is 6-foot-6, 210 and averaged 8.1 points plus 3.3 rebounds as a Florida Gulf Coast University junior. He missed his senior season due to an injury.

Elias King: “Blessed to receive Division 1 scholarship to Quinnipiac University.”

Out of Jesuit High, the 6-foot-9 King also sports offers from Albany, St. Peter’s and Alabama A&M. He averaged 14.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists while shooting 52.1%, 43.5% and 89% respectively as a freshman at Santa Monica City College.

Verbal Commits D2: “2020 Dublin (CA) G Devon Jackson has received an offer from San Francisco State.”

Simply Basketball has Jackson committing to the Gators.

Tom Costello: “Breakthrough season for Devon! Scores from all 3 levels (3pt, Mid, Rim). Phenomenal rim finisher. Tenacious on-ball defender, rebounder, athlete. Cares about teammates! Team-First guy. Beaming w/ pride for this kid! This dude is going to soar!”

College of Sequoias Men’s Basketball: “With NDNU closing athletics, 6’6” @Savii2smoove is looking for a new home. Sav has one year to play and will be a great addition to any program. G/F: 24-6 – Elite Eight Team captain. Coachable. Defends multiple positions. Great teammate. Interchangeable. That Savion (Hanford West High) Johnson.

“UAlbany player plans to leave after this season” 6-foot-10 Sasha (Justin-Sienna/USF) French will be a graduate transfer

Coaching Changes: “Players entering the portal better have at least 1 guaranteed school option before entering. Got a DM last night and verified this morning that last year roughly 150+ players that entered the portal did not come away with a scholarship to another school. Now that story needs attn”

“IJ boys basketball Player of the Year: Branson’s Peyton Mullarkey” Riley Overend

Mullarkey is headed next to Pomona-Pitzer.

“Boys basketball 2020: Meet the all-Bay Area Preps HQ team
O’Dowd’s Marsalis Roberson, Dublin’s Anthony Roy, Campolindo’s Aidan Mahaney lead talented group” DARREN SABEDRA, VYTAS MAZEIKA, PHIL JENSEN and MIKE LEFKOW

“Justin Briggs ends Chico State men’s basketball career with NABC All-West District team selection” Will Denner

“Blake Rossman to join Redwoods men’s basketball’s coaching staff” Andrew Butler

“Former Chico State basketball players return home from playing overseas amid COVID-19 pandemic  Corey Silverstrom was in Denmark, Isaiah Ellis in Switzerland” Justin Couchot

“Notre Dame de Namur Not Accepting New Students” Rick Seltzer

Head Coach Ryan Cooper and his staff will be looking for new work addresses as will some Nor Cal talents on the Argonaut roster. One, 6-foot-6 junior Ajay (Cupertino High/DeAnza College) Singh averaged 14.8 points and 5.3 rebounds, both team bests. Slated to come in for the 2020-21 season were 6-foot-10 Kevin (Newark Memorial High/Fresno City Colllege) Kahriman and 6-foot-6 Savi0n (Hanford High/College of the Sequoias) Johnson,

“Hornets keep Katz: Sac State basketball coach signs extension” Joe Davidson

6-foot-7 Bishop O’Dowd junior Marsalis Roberson named the Bay Area News Group Player of the Year.

“An unstoppable force. Sonora’s Patterson is Bee’s Boys Basketball Player of the Year.” Julian A. Lopez

“Unwritten: The story of Riordan basketball” Ethan Kassel

“(TYRELL) ROBERTS GARNERS NABC ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITION” UC San Diego athletics

“Central Section Class of 2021 Top 40 Rankings” Paul Hernandez

Recruiting

6-foot-2 sophomore Greg (Cosumnes Oaks High/Sacramento City College) Milton III is leaving Wyoming. He scored a career high 28 points this season in a victory over Air Force. The Cowboys just hired a new head coach.

Chico State MBB: SIGNED! 6’1 Guard Evan Oliver, Riverside Poly High School #WildcatNation help me welcome @EvanOli4  to the #WildcatFamily.Evan brings a high competitive level, an uncanny ability to get to the basket, a deadly 3pt shot, good vision, and is a pesty defender w/ relentless motor.

Verbal Commits D2: “2020 Solano CC (CA) G Dunnell Stafford has received an offer from Fort Lewis.”

William Jessup University has also offered the 6-foot-2 shooting guard.

Verbal Commits: “Former Sacramento State G Raazhel Watkins (RS JR) has received an offer from Chaminade (DII). Two years to play.”

The 6-foot-1 Watkins is out of College Park High, Los Medanos College and Sacramento State. The latter was for just a brief time. He also holds offers from San Francisco State University and Cal State San Bernardino.

Catching Up On…

Chico State is loaded with talents out of northern California and the following are those who enjoyed a prominent season for the Wildcats:

6-foot-8 junior Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy averaged a team best 12.4 points and 5.9 boards in 30 games/30 starts and 28.1 minutes. He shot 53%, 45% and 81% respectively.

6-foot-4 junior Kevin (St. Mary’s/Cal State Monterey Bay) Warren averaged 12.2 points and 3.5 boards in 30 games/30 starts and 25.4 minutes. He shot 43%, 39% and 74% respectively and led with 47 steals.

6-foot-10 senior Justin (River City High) Briggs averaged 11.7 points and a team best 7.6 boards in 30 games/30 starts and 25.5 minutes. He shot 60%, 39% and 51% respectively and led with 54 blocked shots.

6-foot-4 junior Calvin (San Marin High) Geraci averaged 11.1 points and 2.5 boards in 30 games/30 starts and 27.2 minutes. Remarkably, he shot 52%, 45% and 85% respectively. Close to making half his trey attempts with 115 of his 235 shots being from beyond the arc.

6-foot-1 junior Isaiah (Sheldon High) Brooks averaged 10.7 points and 3.2 boards in 30 games/30 starts and 28.4 minutes. He shot 42%, 32% and 89% respectively and led with 115 assists.

Two extraordinary occurrences: Coach Greg Clink employed this same starting five in all 30 games and each averaged in double figures this season.

6-foot-7 redshirt senior Chris (Campolindo High) Hansen missed a major portion of this season with a foot injury and averaged 12.8 points and 5.6 boards in 16 games/nine starts and 20.2 minutes for 30-1, 21-1 UC San Diego. He finished his Triton tenure as the program’s all-time leader in rebounds at the Division II level.

6-foot-2 senior Clayton (Burton High/Skyline College) Ladine averaged 13.6 points and 6.1 boards in 29 games/starts and and 31.8 minutes for Rocky Mountain College (NAIA). He shot 39%, 33% and 65% respectively and posted a team-high 153/78 assist-to-turnover ratio as well as a team-best 42 steals.

6-foot senior Charlie (Granite Bay High/Nevada) Tooley averaged 8.9 points and 3.1 assists in 28 games/15 starts and 28.3 minutes. He shot 44%, 39% and 88% respectively. His 60 assists tied for the team lead.

Gladiator Basketball: “We are extremely excited about the commitment of 6”3 Pg/Sg Jaiden (Golden State Prep) Rivera! Jaiden is a battle tested tough, hardworking player maker with efficient deep 3pt range. Jaiden is a piece of the puzzle to elevate the Chabot College Gladiator Men’s program next season.”

Rivera is also out of Milpitas High and Putnam Science Academy.

Jaiden Rivera | 6'3 @GSP_Bball @Hump_Jackson @splash_jaiden30 @ProlificPrep @coachpdoherty pic.twitter.com/OEayLyF9o9

— SIMPLY BASKETBALL (@simplyy_bball) December 24, 2019

“COMMITTED: Omar Banuelos to join Redwoods men’s basketball” Andrew Butler

“Thanks, Coach” Andrew Butler

Coach Steve Kinder receives some well-deserved accolades.

Mark DeLuca: “Very proud to announce (6-foot-4 Valley Christian) Aleksa Jovanovic @aleksa_bk has been offered a full scholarship to NCAA II Newman Univ. in Wichita, KS. Tremendous young man who only knows ‘yes coach and thank you'”

Verbal Commits D2: “Chico State G Julian Vaughns (RS FR) has entered the transfer portal. Four years to play.”

“Micah Elan Earns Second Team All-American Honors” Pomona-Pitzer athletics

“Terrell Brown | WAC All-Defensive Team
A linchpin of one of the nation’s best scoring defenses, Brown played in 27 of the Aggies’ 31 games during his final campaign in NM State colors while averaging 25.9 minutes per game – the third-highest average on the team. Making sure to put his fingerprints on the game on more ways than just his three-point shooting – a mark that stood at a team-best 48.6-percent (34-of-70) in league action – Brown locked up more than his fair share of opposing guards through regular season action.

Thanks to Brown’s efforts, the Aggies currently rank fifth in the nation in scoring defense (59.7 opponent points per game) and seventh in the land in rebounding margin (+8.0). Through WAC play, opponents managed to eclipse the 70-point mark just three times this season.”

Derrick Jones: “@BrandynnManning picking up serious interest from the WCC, MAC and WAC 18ppg 43%FG 50%3pt 1st team all conference. Graduating in May with AA degree Shooter/scorer” LINK

Gladiator Basketball: “Skylar Robinson Chabot College Freshman Season Highlights
Coaches take hard 👀 look!”

☑️6”8
☑️3.8GPA
☑️HS full qualifier
☑️versatility can guard 2-5 positions
☑️3 years left to play

Freshmen Season 2019-‘20✌🏽🖤 pic.twitter.com/P0CcOliryo

— Skylar Robinson (@RobinsonRoyalty) March 19, 2020

“‘Rebel With A Cause’ documents Jerry Tarkanian’s historic rise and sudden fall” Ray Hagar

“EARNED RECOGNITION Six Claim Jumper players rewarded for their 26-win season” Guy Dossi

“Prolific Prep of Napa Christian wins national title before COVID-19 shutdown” Gus Morris

Listed in Jeff Goodman’s compilation of transfers: Kaijae Yee-Stephens, 6-1, 190, G, Grad, Pepperdine

Out of Santa Cruz High, Yee-Stephens did not play this season in Malibu.

“Athlete of the Week: (Gavin) Wilburn leads team on and off court” Scott Linesburgh

Catching Up On…

in 33 games/13 starts and 28.8 minutes an outing, 6-foot-7 junior AJ (Sheridan College) Bramah of Robert Morris University averaged 13.4 points plus a team best 8.2 rebounds while shooting 57% overall and 67% at the foul line.

In 25 games/24 starts and 29.0 minutes an outing, 6-foot-3 senior James (Leland High) Kelbert averaged 9.7 points plus 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists for Pomona-Pitzer while shooting 57%, 38% and 66% respectively.

In 32 games/11 starts and 22.1 minutes an outing, 6-foot-8 sophomore Andre (Lincoln High) Kelly averaged 7.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for California while shooting 55%, 35% and 68% respectively.

In  32 games/16 starts and 21.minutes an outing, 6-foot-6  junior Josh (Lighthouse Community Charter/Orange Coast College) Powell-Davis averaged 14.7 points and 7.8 rebounds for Hope International, shooting 52%, 29% and 73% respectively with 78 assists to 43 turnovers.

in 31 games,31 starts and 32.2 minutes an outing, 5-foot-11 redshirt sophomore Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts averaged 19.2 points and 3.4 rebounds for UC San Diego while shooting 48%, 46% and 89% respectively. He produced 97 assists to 49 turnovers plus 48 steals.

In 27 games/four starts and 15.0 minutes an outing, 6-foot-3 freshman Dathan (Modesto Christian) Satchell averaged 9.3 points while shooting 49%, 46% and 89% respectivel for Casper College.

The definition of fairness can take numerous directions but includes being open-minded, impartial and willing to consider other ideas.

With such in mind, should Jean Prioleau remain as the San Jose State University (SJSU) men’s basketball head coach? Please email your takes and we’ll post them at the bottom of this article.

Below is the current situation.

The Affirmatives

It’s difficult to produce supportive documentation. The likeliest element in Prioleau’s favor is proclaiming this year’s recruiting class as a promising collection of talent plus (but it isn’t on par with other Mountain West Conference members) predicting a few of the current Spartan players will take leaps forward in their production next season (maybe but history isn’t on that side) Are there any specific metrics to utilize?

A second reason for retaining him is the so-called maxim that coaches deserve more than three years to prove their capabilities.

Third is money. Prioleau has two years remaining on the five-year contract he originally signed and SJSU athletics is a cash-poor program.

As best could be determined from current information, a fourth factor is Prioleau’s players graduating and also remaining out of any legal trouble while a Spartan.

The Negatives

Three years into the position, and with records of 4-27, 1-17 and 4-26, 1-17 plus 7-23, 3-15 for the 2019-2020 season, are there signs of improvement pointing towards a likely .500 record , especially in conference play (since non-league schedules can be gerrymandered) in season four? There’s no visibility of this.

On Prioleau

SJSU ended the season on a 10-game losing streak including an embarrassing nationally televised 94-56 loss to Utah State. The Aggies opened with a 19-0 run.

The Spartans are in a weak league (the Mountain West Conference) yet consider the 3-15 record this season in view of even lowly Air Force finishing ahead at 5-13.

There are six or seven MWC coaches annually out-recruiting Prioleau. So what is the likelihood of the Spartans ever finishing ahead of more talent-laden conference competitors? In fact, try this test: name the last time SJSU beat out San Diego State, UNLV, Utah State, Nevada, Boise State, New Mexico or Fresno State for any prospect.

Evaluating the talent

The Spartans are a collective of players who shoot poorly, especially from outside, and also are subpar defenders: 39% overall shooting accuracy versus versus 47% for opponents, 30% from three-point range to 36%.

Sophomore guard Seneca Knight certainly made strides this season at 17.1 points per game plus 202 attempts at the foul line but shot 40% overall and 29% from three-point range. 6-foot-9 sophomore Christian Anigwe possesses the most potential upfront but shoots with minimal arc, hence his 43%, 26% and 52% numbers. 6-foot-6 freshman guard Omar Smith enjoyed his moments if not consistency and finished with 23% three-point accuracy. 6-foot-3 sophomore Zach Chappell concluded with with 35% overall shooting, 33% from long distance and 6-foot-5 JC transfer Richard Washington was deemed a points-producing addition and he did score 10.3 per outing but shot just 37% and 34%, with but 52 free throw attempts.

Two new recruits have signed to play at SJSU next season: 6-foot-10, 200 Hugo Clarkin and 6-foot-4 guard Sebastian Mendoza. Clarkin is a project both physically and regarding his skills set while Mendoza is an athletic addition who needs greater shooting consistency away from his dribble-drives. A third player, 6-foot-5 Torey James, recently committed to come to San Jose. He’s out of Cape Fear Community College in North Carolina and averaged 18.3 points plus 5.1 boards as a sophomore while shooting 45%, 36% and 76% respectively. None of this trio are predicted to be game-changers for the Spartans next season.

Another compelling question worthy of consideration:  Is current Athletic Director Marie Tuite the right decision-maker necessary to elevate Spartan basketball out of its longtime and still current fodder for jokes?

The evidence

She fired Dave Wojcik for inappropriate behavior in 2017 and awarded Prioleau a five-year contract. This to an unproven Colorado assistant coach who wasn’t hired when seeking the head coach position in 2016 at lower level Northern Colorado.

As an aside: Jeff Linder, who was selected over Prioleau for that Northern Colorado (Big Sky Conference) 2016 opening, was recently named the head coach at Wyoming, another Mountain West Conference member. Linder produced 80-50, 48-28 cumulative records in four years as well as three consecutive 20-plus win seasons at the Greeley-based D1 school.

Prioleau also interviewed but wasn’t hired when Dave Wojcik got the SJSU job in 2013. But in fairness, that “opening” was a done deal between then AD Gene Bleymaier and Wojcik even before interviews were conducted. This was also the now infamous time when Eric Musselman couldn’t get Bleymaier to return his call.

However in 2017, Prioleau found himself in that same pas de deux with Tuite—”hired” prior to the formality of conducting on-campus interviews.

Other candidates for SJSU

Rick Croy, whose 2019-20 D1 California Baptist team finished this season 21-9 overall, 10-5 in the Western Athletic Conference, also interviewed when Wojcik was hired. Croy also took a look at SJSU when Prioleau was eventually hired but pulled himself out of the running. Notice the job he is doing despite the fact that CBU isn’t even eligible for Division I postseason competition until the 2022–23 season.

UC Riverside Coach David Patrick just completed his second season and also interviewed when Prioleau got the SJSU job. He posted promising 17-15 overall, 7-9 Big West Conference records this season.

It also turns out that Sacramento State’s Brian Katz also interviewed in 2017 for the SJSU opening:

“…Katz inherited a program that had a 55-game road losing streak. Beating Oregon State his second season was the first victory over a Pac-12 team for Sac State in 54 years. In 2015, Sac State won a program D-I record 21 games and came within a basket of reaching the NCAA Tournament, Sac State won a CIT game that season, the program’s first postseason triumph in 54 years. Katz earned National Mid-Major Coach of the Year honors.

Those sorts of achievements get coaches noticed.  In the summer of 2017, Katz was interviewed by San Jose State for its basketball opening. Katz ultimately pulled out because he wanted to remain at Sac State with the understanding, he thought, there was an extension in the works.

It hasn’t happened, at least yet. But there is time.

Carroll Williams coached Santa Clara men’s basketball from 1970-92 and was the school’s athletic director from 1992-2000. A member of San Jose State’s athletic Hall of Fame, Williams recruited Katz to look into the San Jose State job…”

So Tuite boxed herself in with Prioleau’s initial five-year contract minus any need to do so as Prioleau wasn’t under consideration for any other head coach positions nor was he considered a hot head coach candidate. So why not a three-year base package, with built-in must-meet requirements for fourth and fifth year extensions?

Again, please email your takes and we’ll post them at the bottom of this article.

“Jenkins, Norris, Hayes Named Players of Year”

“Antoine Jenkins, Santiago Canyon; Miles Norris, City College of San Francisco; and Michael Hayes, Las Positas have been selected as the California Community Colleges Men’s Basketball Coaches Association Players of the Year. Riverside City College’s Phil Mathews and City College of San Francisco’s Justin Labagh were named Coaches of the Year…”

2019-20 All-State Team

MVPS — Antoine Jenkins, Santiago Canyon; Miles Norris, City College of San Francisco; Michael Hayes, Las Positas

First Team

• Marquavian Stephens, Southwestern
• Christian McCray, West Los Angeles
• Darren Williams, Chaffey
• Kester Ofoegbu, Long Beach City
• Kealen Allen, East Los Angeles
• Tim Turner, Ventura
• Manu Oulai, Chaffey
• Brandon Betson, San Bernardino Valley
• Kyle Harding, Allan Hancock
• Toby Okwuokei, Citrus
• Jamaal Barnes, Mt. San Jacinto
• Emeka Udenyi, City College of San Francisco
• Ryan Johnson, Sequoias
• Brandon Recek, Yuba
• Kobe Ordonio, Gavilan
• Seth Coddington, Columbia
• Thomas Nelson, Redwoods
• Cornell Greenwood, Yuba
• Ben Baker, West Valley
• Atmar Mundu, Santa Rosa
• Keshawn Bruner, Fresno City

Honorable Mention

• Dayshone Henry, Ventura
• Christoper Bradford, Canyons
• Elias King, Santa Monica

Wondering how close 5-foot-10 sophomore Kameron (College of Alameda) Malbrough came to be honored since he averaged 17.8 points on 46%, 44% and 82% shooting respectively alongside 6.8 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game?

Ditto for Columbia’s Grayson (Clovis West High) Carper. The 6-foot-5 Jumper freshman averaged 16.5 points on 47%, 38% and 76% shooting respectively with 7.1 boards, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals.

D3hoops.com 2020 men’s All-West Region team

Second Team

G Micah Elan Pomona-Pitzer Sr. San Francisco, CA

Third Team

G Dempsey Roggenbuck Linfield Jr. Marin County, CA

F Zeke Crawford Lewis & Clark Sr. San Francisco, CA

and

2020 NABC Coaches’ Division III All-District teams

West First Team

Micah Elan, Pomona-Pitzer

Second Team

David Menary, Redlands

Dempsey Roggenbuck, Linfield

Recruiting

“Tesoro’s star guard Matt DeAngelo signs to play basketball at Menlo College“ OC Sports

Verbal Commits: “Montana State has offered 2021 Sheridan College (WY) G Brett Thompson.”

Thompson is 5-foot-10 and out of James Logan High. In 17 games this season, he averaged 18.0 points, 4.4 boards and 3.6 assists while shooting 46%, 37% and 77% respectively. Montana State has also offered Thompson’s Sheridan teammate guard JoVon McClanahan.

Verbal Commits: “Long Beach State F/C Joshua Morgan (FR) has entered the transfer portal.”

Not surprising considering the strong season Morgan enjoyed and with Long Beach State is mired in mediocrity. Do give credit to Beach Coach Dan Monson for both recognizing Morgan’s potential and landing the former Sheldon High big.

Verbal Commits: “Florida F Dontay Bassett (RS JR) has entered the transfer portal.”

A grad transfer, Bassett’s 6-foot-9 with a season of eligibility remaining. He went too high originally but stuck with it and earned his degree. He could help a mid-major program.

Verbal Commits D2: “Chico State F Josh Lavergne (RS SO) is leaving the program. Two years to play.”

Verbal Commits D2: “Notre Dame de Namur G Trevor Thompson (RS SO) has entered the transfer portal. Two years to play.”

Verbal Commits D2: “Academy of Art offered 2020 Lincoln Trail College (IL) G Alex Heath.” He’s a 5-foot-10 sophomore.

“Coaches readjust recruiting strategy during dead period” Corey Evans

Catching Up With…

Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin, 6-foot-1, senior, California: 32 games, 18 starts, 27.8 minutes, 9.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 79-to-73 assist-to-turnover ratio, 39%, 22%, 84% shooting respectively, earned 126 free throws.

Souley (Oakland Tech) Boum, 6-foot-3, redshirt sophomore, UTEP: 32 games, 22 starts, 32.4 minutes, 12.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 65-54 assist-to-turnover ratio, 37%, 29%, 88% shooting respectively. 175 of his 329 shot attempts were treys, earned 139 free throws.

Joey (Marin Catholic) Calcaterra, 6-foot-3, redshirt sophomore, San Diego: 32 games, 32 starts, 28.2 minutes, 11.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 59/49 assist-to-turnover ratio, 38%, 36%, 82% shooting respectively, 141 of his 319 shot attempts were treys.

Zeke (Stuart Hall) Crawford, 6-foot-7, senior, Lewis & Clark (NAIA): 25 games, 25 starts, 28.5 minutes, 14.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.4 blocked shots, 54%, 27%, 61% shooting respectively.

Kiree (Santa Cruz High/Fresno Pacific) Hutchings, 5-foot-11, junior, John Brown University, (NAIA): 33 games, two starts, 24.2 minutes, 9.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 76/60 assist-to-turnover ratio, 41%, 40% and 81% shooting respectively, 154 of his 251 shot attempts were treys.

Jake (Serra High) Killingsworth, redshirt senior, Columbia: 30 games, 33.0 minutes, 7.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 47/32 assist-to-turnover ratio, 37%, 33%, 74% shooting. respectively, 155 of his 215 shot attempts were treys.

Jordan (De La Salle) Ratinho, 6-foot-5, senior, USF: 34 games, 34 starts, 27.9 minutes, 8.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, 28/37 assist-to-turnover ratio, 37%, 39%, 72% shooting respectively.

Cameron (Oakland Tech/Sheridan College) Reece, 6-foot-7, junior, Akron: 30 games, 12 starts, 16.1 minutes, 5.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, shot 60% and 62% respectively with zero three-point attempts.

Dempsey (Marin Catholic/Prolific Prep) Roggenbuck, 6-foot-4, junior, Linfield College (D3): 26 games, 25 starts, 25.7 minutes, 18.0 points, 3.8 rebounds. 58-36 assist-to-turnover ratio, 34 steals, 49%, 36%% and 78% shooting respectively, 165 of his 284 shot attempts were treys.

Hoops Thoughts & Questions

Give College of the Sequoias Coach Dallas Jensen credit where it is due: 24-6 and a berth in the Final Eight (and possibly higher had the tournament continued) in his initial year in Visalia. This after previous 27-3 and 24-5 seasons at Gavilan College, a heretofore dead spot in community college basketball.

With Bryce Drew taking over at Grand Canyon University, will he honor the letters-of-intent signed earlier by Chance McMillian and Quincy Urbina?

Does Washington’s 6-foot-2 sophomore Elijah Hardy make a move or not? When fellow second-year talent Quade Green, who will eventually play in the NBA, lost his eligibility due to academics at mid-season, Hardy’s playing time initially picked up, then dropped back down but increased in the final few Husky contests. The overarching question is will Green return to Seattle or turn pro? If he comes back, Hardy’s playing time will again be limited. This season in 29 games/one start and 11.1 minutes an outing, he averaged 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds, while shooting 29%, 15% and 73% respectively with a 33/34 assist-to-turnover ratio and 20 steals.

CANCELLED!!!!!

2020 CCCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (West Hills College Lemoore)
Quarterfinals – Fri., Mar. 13
(3N) Santa Rosa (23-7)  vs. (2S) East Los Angeles (29-1), 1 p.m.
(4S) Riverside City (21-9) vs. (1N) City College of San Francisco (30-0), 3 p.m.
(4N) College of the Sequoias (24-6) vs. (1S) Santiago Canyon (28-2), 5 p.m.
(3S) Los Angeles Valley (25-5) vs. (2N) Fresno City (27-3), 7 p.m.
The semifinals are set for 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 14, and the state championship is at 3:30 p.m. March 15.

Can we reach a consensus with Santa Rosa JC Coach Craig McMillan as Nor Cal Coach of the Year? Since December, the only Bear Cub losses are 84-80 to College of the Redwoods, 64-63 at American River College, 67-63 at Diablo Valley College and 60-59 at San Joaquin Delta College. 23 wins versus seven losses—all with no apparent D1 talents on the Santa Rosa roster. Congratulations to all the SRJC coaches and players for their achievement.

plus: “College of Sequoias men’s basketball mount epic comeback to reach Elite Eight” Nick Giannandrea

plus: “From the gridiron to the basketball court: The evolution of Ryan Johnson” Vongni Yang

Here are the Big Sky Conference honorees which includes Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett and Joshua (Sierra High) Patton.

More on Pridgett, who averaged 19.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and shot 51%, 25% and 69% respectively. He also led the team with 120 assists and 46 steals.

More on Patton who scored 13.1 points per game alongside 5.7 boards while shooting 57% overall and 71% at the foul line. He also blocked 1.9 shots an outing.

“EZRA MANJON, UC DAVIS
BIG WEST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Guard • Brentwood, Calif. • Heritage HS
• Fourth Aggie to be selected Freshman of the Year – Mark Payne (2008), Julian Welch (2010) and Josh Ritchart (co-2011)
• Led all Big West freshmen and ranked No. 14 overall in scoring (12.1 ppg)
• Ranked No. 5 in Big West in field goal percentage (.454), No. 4 in assists per game (4.1), No. 10 in free throw percentage (.760)
• Dished out 130 assists against 63 turnovers for +2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio – fifth-best in Big West”

JOSHUA MORGAN, LONG BEACH STATE
BIG WEST BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Freshman • Center • Sacramento, Calif. • Sheldon HS

“The ball is in Sac State’s court: Extend basketball coach Brian Katz’s contract” Joe Davidson

“Kiwi Gardner’s internal fire burns strong | G League basketball
Guard’s playing time has diminished, but he’s still contributing for SC” Geoffrey Dunn

Congrats to Kevin Warren: “WILDCATS’ WARREN AWARDED CCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOLAR” Chico State athletics

As posted earlier: “Tony Marcopulos retires as Cabrillo’s coach after 20 seasons | Men’s basketball  Assistant James Page to take over program” Jim Seimas

College Scores and Highlights

Wednesday, March 11

California defeated Stanford 63-51 in the initial round of the PAC-12 tourney as Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin led the way for the Bears with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists.

Tuesday, March 10

In the West Coast Conference title game, Jordan (Folsom High) Ford scored 27 points but St. Mary’s fell 84-66 to Gonzaga.

Monday, March 9

Jordan (Folsom High) Ford buried a last-second trey in St. Mary’s 51-50 defeat of BYU in their West Coast Conference semi-final pairing. Ford finished with 18 points. Questions: why wasn’t he double-teamed especially when his teammates were having an awful collective shooting night?

CANCELLED!!!!!

“CCAA FOURSOME SELECTED TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD” Chico State is included.

Last Saturday: “Colorado Mesa claim first ever #RMACmbb Tournament Title”

“…The trio of Tommy (Half Moon Bay High/Fresno City College) Nuno, Michael Skinner and Ethan Madera High/Fresno City College) Richardson led the charge for the Mavericks as they combined for 55 of Colorado Mesa’s 69 points. Nuno also posted a double-double with 15 rebounds to go along with his point total…”

Recruiting

“James Williams Signs LOI to Finish Playing Career / Degree at Simpson” Simpson athletics

Verbal Commits: “2020 Cape Fear CC (NC) G Torey James has received an offer from San José State.”

James is a 6-foot-5 guard originally with Ohio University and currently playing at Cape Fear Community College where he averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists this season while shooting 45%, 36% (186 attempts) and 76% (110 attempts) respectively. He posted 39 assists versus 48 turnovers.

Catching Up With

6-foot-1 junior Trey (Harbor High/West Valley College/Cabrillo College) Whitley averaged 14.9 points plus 2.9 rebounds while shooting 49%, 37% and 88% respectively.

“Trey Whitley was the 14th best shooter in the RMAC this year shooting 49.2 percent averaging 14.8 ppg over his 29 games played this season. He was most impressive at the charity stripe this season hitting 77 of 88 attempts (87%) which was second best in the conference.

“From the day Trey arrived on our campus, he has been extremely coachable and has never stopped improving,” said Coach Thompson. “Trey has had some monster games throughout our season despite the amount of attention he drew from our opponents. We are all excited that he is being recognized as one of the top 20 players in the RMAC.”

“Kinder out as head coach  The former HSU men’s basketball coach will assume an administrative role with the university” Andrew Butler

Might College of the Redwoods Coach Ryan Bisio get a call? An initial season of 22-5 (currently) plus roots in the area should help.

“Sheldon withdraws from CIF high school basketball postseason over coronavirus fears  Huskies forced to cancel game vs. Dublin after school district shuts campuses, extra curricular activities.” Aaron Williams

“Closing Elk Grove schools gives a shocking lesson in how not to handle the coronavirus” MARCOS BRETÓN

“Tom Bonfigli, acclaimed Cardinal Newman basketball coach, says future with squad in question” Kerry Benefield

“St. Patrick-St. Vincent High boys basketball team advances to NorCal final” Matt O’Donnell

UC Santa Cruz hoops news: “Haakon Ullrich was named the ACAA Defensive Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s coaches as announced on Tuesday.

The junior center averaged 9.5 points and 6.2 rebounds in providing a physical presence in the paint. He also averaged 0.5 blocks a game and entered the school’s career top ten.

Freshman post player Avri (Albany High) Finch was named the league’s Rookie of the Year and was named to All-League Second Team. He led the Banana Slugs with 14.3 points and 6.9 rebounds.

Patrick (Mt. Eden High) Ramos was named to the league’s First Team. The junior guard averaged 13.8 points and 3.6 assists this season, becoming the seventh Banana Slug in program history to tally over 200 assists.

College Scores & Highlights

Saturday, March 7

In 50 minutes, Jordan (Folsom High) Ford produced 42 points in the St. Mary’s 89-82 double overtime success versus Pepperdine. The Gaels are now in the West Coast Conference semi-finals.

Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum finished with 25 points, five rebounds and four assists as UTEP cooked Rice 77-72.

AJ Bramah contributed 18 points plus five boards and two blocks as Robert Morris handled Long Island University 86-66 in a Northeast Conference tournament semi-final.

California was bopped by Oregon State 78-56 although Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin posted an 18 point, five rebound, three assist, three steal line.

Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn shot 6-9 from three-point range for 18 points but Dillard fell 82-78 to Xavier (LA).

UC San Diego downed Cal Poly Pomona 78-62 to win the CCAA tournament championship. On Friday, the Tritons won 86-82 on Friday against Cal State East Bay as Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts scored 45 (!!!!!) points based on amazing 16-21 overall shooting, a beyond en fuego 10-12 from three-point range plus 3-3 at the foul line.

Eddie (Archbishop Riordan/City College San Francisco) Stansberry exploded for 31 points in Hawaii’s fall to Cal State Northridge.

Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett’s piled up 27 points, eight assists and five assists in the Missouri 85-80 fall at home to Southern Utah University.

Arinzwe (Bishop O’Dowd/Washington State) Chidom’s 26 points powered UC Riverside to a 66-61 homecourt defeat of UC Davis.

UT Rio Grande Valley edged California Baptist 79-76 despite a 15 point, 11 rebound De’Jon (Oakland Tech) Davis double-double.

Joshua (Sierra High) Patton posted a 13 point, nine board, three blocked shot line in Sacramento State’s 76-72 road loss to Portland State.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan tallied 20 points in Pomona-Pitzer’s 71-70 victory versus Emory. The Sagehens are now in the NCAA Sweet 16. On Friday, Pomona-Pitzer bested Centre 84-64 as Elan provided 23 points, five boards, three assists and a pair of steals.

The Nor Cal CCCAA ranks

Santa Rosa Junior College edged host Columbia College 69-65 as Gianni Brown led with 19 points and 10 boards and Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner played big with 14 and 10. Seth Coddington’s 28 points paced Columbia.

More: “A TOUGH ENDING  Columbia puts up a fight, but falls at home in playoffs” Guy Dossi

Visiting College of the Sequoias nabbed a 71-69 victory versus Yuba College thanks to a 45-28 second half. For the victors, Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson scored 22 points, Tiyon Martin 17 and Elihu Cobb enjoyed a 13 point, 14 rebound double-double alongside four blocked shots. Teammate Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud produced 11, 10 and four. Brandon (Clovis West High) Recek tallied 22 points and 11 boards for Yuba.

Host Fresno City College took care of Mendocino 97-61 powered in large part by Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Bruner’s 28 points. He shot 10-13, 3-5 and 5-8 respectively.

City College San Francisco had no trouble downing visiting College of the Redwoods 108-64.

“Ordonio to play basketball at CSU-San Bernardino” John Devine

Lakeshow Hoops: “Congrats @HoopsGaels Senior Anthony (Dublin High) Roy OFFER from @CSFCoachTaylor & @fullertonmbb Anthony is having monster senior year 23ppg”

“Vanden High basketball player Takai Emerson-Hardy is The Reporter’s Athlete of the Week” Matt Sieger

“‘A feeling you can‘t really explain’: How college basketball‘s new dads navigate hoops and fatherhood” Rob Dauster

“Cabrillo College: Marcopulos steps down as men’s basketball coach” Juan Reyes

For those of you still debating if books and hoops can co-exist, consider 6-foot-4  Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan of Pomona-Pitzer. On January 15, he became the all-time assists leader for the Sagehens and, on February 28, also became the all-time scoring leader in Pomona-Pitzer’s hoops history.

2019-20 All-CCAA Men’s Basketball Team

Most Valuable Player: Tyrell Roberts, UC San Diego
Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Briggs, Chico State
Newcomer of the Year: Zafir Williams, Cal State East Bay
Freshman of the Year: Isaiah Pope, Humboldt State
Coach of the Year: Eric Olen, UC San Diego

All-CCAA First Team

Linton Acliese Jr. F/C San Francisco State Richmond
Justin Briggs Sr. C Chico State West Sacramento
William Christmas Sr. G Cal Poly Pomona Oceanside
Malik Duffy Jr. F Chico State Sacramento
Daytone Jennings Jr. F Cal State San Bernardino Battle Creek, Mich.
Christian Oshita R-Sr. G/F UC San Diego Torrance
Tyrell Roberts R-So. G UC San Diego Sacramento
Riley Schaefer Sr. F Cal Poly Pomona Temecula
Jeremy Smith Sr. PG Cal State San Bernardino Temecula
Zafir Williams Jr. F Cal State East Bay Long Beach

All-CCAA Second Team

Isaiah Brooks Jr. G Chico State Sacramento
Isaac Davidson Sr. F Sonoma State Auckland, New Zealand
Ty Davis Sr. PG Stanislaus State Baton Rouge, La.
Khalil Fuller Sr. PG Cal State San Marcos Moreno Valley
Mikey Howell R-Jr. G UC San Diego San Marcos
Colten Kresl Jr. G Cal State Dominguez Hills Scottsdale, Ariz.
Fard Muhammad Sr. G Cal State LA Merrillville, Ind.
Wonder Smith Sr. G Cal State Dominguez Hills Los Angeles
BJ Standley Jr. G Cal Poly Pomona Vallejo
Andres Villa Sr. F Cal State San Bernardino Deming, N.M

2020 WCAL Boys Basketball All League Teams
Players of the Year
Michael Mitchell – Archbishop Mitty & Je’Lani Clark – Archbishop Riordan

First Team

• Michael Mitchell Archbishop Mitty Junior
• Je’Lani Clark Archbishop Riordan Senior
• Quinn Denker Bellarmine Senior
• Bryce Monroe Archbishop Riordan Senior
• Ryan Kiachian Bellarmine Junior
• Marcus Greene Archbishop Mitty Senior
• Antonio Abeyta Junipero Serra Senior
• Isaiah Kerr Saint Francis Sophomore

Second Team

• Ian Elam Bellarmine Senior
• Ray-John Spears Sacred Heart Cathedral Sophomore
• Mor Seck Archbishop Riordan Sophomore
• King Wilhite Saint Ignatius Freshman
• Ryan Wilson Junipero Serra Senior
• Owen Brown Archbishop Mitty Senior
• Trevor Leon Saint Francis Senior

Honorable Mention

• Mason Ryan Archbishop Mitty Freshman
• Nigel Burris Archbishop Mitty Junior
• Josh Wolf-Bloom Bellarmine Junior
• Julius Alcantara Junipero Serra Senior
• Darnay McPherson Sacred Heart Cathedral Junior
• Kori McCoy Sacred Heart Cathedral Senior
• Harlan Banks Saint Francis Sophomore
• Ryan Daly Saint Francis Senior
• Kyle Rosecrans Saint Francis Senior
• GianCarlo Toledo Saint Ignatius Sophomore
• Jaiden Paran Valley Christian Freshman
• Alecksa Jovonivic Valley Christian Senior

East Bay Athletic League Player of the Year
Anthony Roy, Dublin

First Team

• Sebastien Scott, SRV
• Miles Daniels, DLS
• Robby Beasley, DV
• Aiden Sevilla, DV
• Devon Jackson, Dublin

Second Team

• Nate Rutchena, MV
• Noah Clifford, DLS
• Chris Bunch, DLS
• Donovan Sevilla, DV
• Jayden Johnston, Granada

More EBAL honorees

Delta League honorees:

Co-Players of the Year – Josh Williams, Sheldon, Xavion Brown, Sheldon

All-League

• Isa Silva, Jesuit
• Marquis Hargrove, Franklin
• Ameere Britton, Elk Grove
• Ravenna Miller, Cosumnes Oaks
• Darren Tobias, Sheldon
• Xavier Brown, Sheldon
• Davion Wright, Franklin
• Chris Holley, Jesuit
• Charlie Garrison, Pleasant Grove
• Dajon Lott, Elk Grove
• Joey Asta, Davis
• Chris Chiles, Cosumnes Oaks

West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division
Player of the Year Marsalis Roberson

First Team

• Kiki Aguiree, San Leandro
• Luke Barrett, Piedmont
• Monty Bowser, O’Dowd
• Jalen Lewis, O’ Dowd
• Hikifo’ou Maile, San Leandro
• Marsalis Roberson, O’Dowd
• Ciri Sawyers, San Leandro
• Jamir Thomas, Berkeley

College Scores and Highlights

Thursday, March 5

Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett finished with 26 points and seven boards in Montana’s 71-64 homecourt loss to Northern Colorado.

Long Beach State topped Cal Poly 80-73 as freshman big Joshua (Sheldon High) Morgan totaled 14 points, 10 rebounds, five blocked shots and a pair of steals. For CP, Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard concluded the evening with 25 points.

Host UC Davis fell 67-65 to Hawaii despite freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon finishing with 18 points, five assists and four caroms.

Joey (Marin Catholic) Calcaterra scored 15 points but San Diego fell to Loyola Marymount 75-61 in a West Coast Conference quarterfinals pairing.

Wednesday, March 4

Noah (Woodcreek High) Blackwell closed out his college career with 13 points and five assists but Fresno State fell 77-70 to Air Force in a Mountain West Conference tournament opening road matchup.

Blackwell finished this season with 9.9 points and 3.0 rebounds averages, a 67/28 assist-to-turnover ratio, 41%, 39% and 73% shooting percentages, participation in 20 games with a team high of 32.1 minutes per contest.

Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn scored 20 points alongside three steals in Dillard University’s 76-73 defeat of Edward Waters College.

Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum provided 13 points, seven boards and a pair of assists in the UTEP 60-56 defeat of Middle Tennessee. The Miners earned a spot in the upcoming Conference USA tournament.

San Jose State University lost 79-67 to New Mexico in a Mountain West Conference tournament opener to finish 7-23, 3-15 on the season, with a 10-game losing streak. Coach Jean Prioleau’s previous two seasons produced 4-27, 1-17 and 4-26, 1-17 records.

Tuesday, March 3

Iowa State fell 77-71 to West Virginia but Solomon (Sacramento High) Young provided 11 points, seven boards and four blocked shots during 29 minutes in the losing cause.

John Brown University advanced to the Sooner Athletic tournament semifinals with an 80-65 win over Oklahoma City as Kiree (Santa Cruz High/Fresno Pacific) Hutchings tallied 17 points, five assists and three rebounds. He shot 5-10 from three-point range.

Cal State East Bay notched a CCAA quarterfinal victory on the road 70-68 over Cal State San Bernardino. Nai (San Jose State University) Carlisle led the victors with 18 points.

Kevin (St. Mary’s-Albany/Cal State Monterey Bay) Warren’s 21 points powered host Chico State to a 75-73 quarterfinal win versus CCAA opponent Cal State Stanislaus.

Recruiting

SF State Men’s Basketball: “Signed! 7-1 Center Bryson Ryan will be joining the Gators next season!”

Ryan played two years at Monterey Peninsula College after graduating from Tokay High. more

6-foot-8 Ryan (Scotts Valley High) Harris has committed to College of the Sequoias. His 6-foot-10 brother Ryan is already at Sequoias.

Andre Treadwell: “Blessed to announce that I will continue my basketball and academic career at College of the Sequoias for the next 1-2 yrs!! Love the coaches and school. Really believe they have the ability to help me achieve my dreams and goals. Time to go to work! GO GIANTS”

He stands 6-foot-3 and played at Del Oro High before heading to College Prep Academy.

Verbal Commits: “Former Sacramento State G Raazhel Watkins (RS JR) has received an offer from San Francisco State (DII). Two years to play.”

and

Verbal Commits: “Former Sacramento State G Raazhel Watkins (RS JR) has received an offer from Cal State San Bernardino (DII). Two years to play.”

Watkins is a 6-foot-1 guard out of College Park High and Los Medanos College.

Verbal Commits D2: “Hawaii Pacific G John (Freedom High/Las Positas College) Ketchel (RS JR) is leaving the program. One year to play.

Verbal Commits D2: “Metro State F Elijah (Clovis North High) Straughter (RS SO) is leaving the program. Two years to play.”

The Hawaii-Hilo coach was just let go, so:

Verbal Commits D2: “Hawaii–Hilo G Elishja (Sheldon High/Yuba College/Nebraska Omaha) Duplechan (JR) is leaving the program.”

Verbal Commits D2: “Hawaii–Hilo G Isaiah (Sheldon High/Solano College) Duplechan (RS SO) is leaving the program. Two years to play.”

“St. Patrick-St. Vincent High center Dishon Jackson is athlete of the week” Matt O’Donnell

Another nugget from Marc J. Spears:

“From Russell to KG to today’s Celtics: Being a black player in Boston
Stories of African Americans playing in a city that has struggled with racism” Marc J. Spears

“First-year USF coach Todd Golden leading Dons his unique way” Jane McCauley

2019-20 All-WCC Men’s Basketball Major Individual Honors

Player of the Year: Filip Petrusev, Gonzaga

Coach of the Year: Damon Stoudamire, Pacific

Defensive Player of the Year: Jahlil Tripp, Pacific

Newcomer of the Year: Jake Toolson, BYU

2019-20 All-WCC Men’s Basketball First Team

Yoeli Childs Sr. F BYU
Malik Fitts Jr. F Saint Mary’s
Jordan Ford Sr. G Saint Mary’s
TJ Haws Sr. G BYU
Corey Kispert Jr. Gonzaga
Filip Petrusev So. F Gonzaga
Colbey Ross Jr. G Pepperdine
Killian Tillie Sr. F Gonzaga
Jake Toolson Sr. G BYU
Jahlil Tripp Sr. G Pacific

2019-20 All-WCC Men’s Basketball Second Team

Kameron Edwards Sr. F Pepperdine
Kessler Edwards So. F Pepperdine
Charles Minlend Jr. G San Francisco
Eli Scott Jr. G/F LMU
Josip Vrankic Jr. F Santa Clara

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“Bucks’ Sterling Brown carries on legacy of late activist Fred Hampton: ‘It’s in his DNA’ The former Black Panther Party leader has become a guiding light for Brown” Eric Woodyard

Very interesting look at the effect of a generally unknown figure in U.S. history who was murdered at a young age.

“In the Big Arena, Searching for the Heart of College Basketball
Has March Madness Lost Something Essential About the Sport?” John Feinstein

Kobe Ordonio: “Grateful and blessed to announce that my new home for the next 2 years will be Cal State San Bernardino…”

The 6-foot sophomore averaged 26.8 points, 6.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 steals this season while shooting 46% overall, 40% from long distance and 73% at the foul line.

College Scores and Highlights

Saturday, February 29

A career high 31 points as well as 15 rebounds courtesy of De’jon (Oakland Tech) Davis aided the Cal Baptist cause in an 88-87 overtime win over Seattle University.

Host Gonzaga was 10 points better than St. Mary’s–86-76—despite Jordan (Folsom High) Ford providing 28 points for the Gaeils.

Powered by Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett’s 28 points, Montana defeated Sacramento State 78-71. Master P also posted six boards, five assists and four steals. For the Hornets, Joshua (Sierra High) Patton just missed a double-double with 19 points plus nine rebounds.

UC Davis edged Long Beach State 77-76 despite freshman big Joshua Sheldon High) Morgan providing 14 points (7-10 shooting), eight rebounds and three blocked shots for da Beach.

Jordan (De La Salle) Ratinho finished with a team best 17 points and teammate Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea contributed 12 points, seven boards and three assists in USF’s 69-67 edging of Loyola Marymount.

California topped Utah 86-79 as Andre (Lincoln High) Kelley played big with 15 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots while teammate Paris (Bishop O’Dowd) Austin closed the contest with 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.

Tournament Most Valuable Player Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan served up 22 points, five boards plus six assists in the Pomona-Pitzer 87-66 victory versus University of Redlands. The Sagehens earned their second-straight Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championship with the victory. game report

Jordan (Colfax High/Sal State East Bay) Balser shot 9-11, 6-8 and 3-4 to reach 27 points in San Francisco State’s 102-82 homecourt victory against Cal State Los Angeles.

Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts tallied 22 points (6-10 long distance accuracy) in helping UC San Diego get past Cal State San Marcos 99-86.

Ross (Bishop O’Dowd) Williams tallied 24 points in Menlo College’s 97-90 success versus Arizona Christian.

Tyus (Fresno City College) Milhollin scorched the nets for 34 points in the Missouri Western 94-80 takedown of Washburn. He shot a remarkable 10-15 from three-point range.

Host Fresno City College paired off with Diablo Valley College and grabbed a 91-72 triumph as Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Brunner led with 22 points and teammates McKay (Beyer High) Bundy and Marcus (El Capitan High) McCutcheon scored 17 apiece.

City College San Francisco downed San Joaquin Delta College 113-82.

“ON TO THE SWEET 16
(Columbia Claim) Jumpers do enough to hold on for playoff victory” Guy Dossi

In the loss, Kameron Malbrough brought 28 points to Alameda. box

Friday, February 28

Pomona-Pitzer was 10 points better than Redlands at 60-50 in the SCIAC semi-finals  as Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan’s 17 points and six rebounds powered the Sagehens.

Butte College fell 87-64 to host College of the Sequoias as a 48-21 second half blew the game open.  Amil (Moreau Catholic) Fields led the Visalia victors with 18 points plus 13 boards, Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson provided 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and Elihu Cobb contributed 17 points. Marquise Nelloms led BC with 14 points on 7-19 shooting.

Santa Rosa Junior College took down visiting West Valley College 88-64 as Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner led with 21 points (5-5 shooting beyond the arc) and teammate Gianni Brown’s 17 aided the cause. The latter led with 14 boards.

Mendocino College bested Foothill College 68-55.

“Redwoods men silence Sac City in closing minutes, advance in state championship search” Andrew Butler  The final score was 75-56—Thomas Nelson’s 24 points led the Corsairs.

On Thursday, Whitman College used 25 points and eight rebounds from Darne St. Joseph Notre Dame) Duckett in handling Linfield College 85-70.

High School

“St Patrick-St Vincent holds off Branson in an overtime thriller to win the NCS D3 Championship” Michael Baribault

“Three coaches, three titles: Palo Alto continues CCS Division I dominance” Ethan Kassel

“Collective effort propels Hillsdale to first section crown since 1997” Ethan Kassel

“SI holds on to win thriller against SHC in CCS D3 Final” Ronan Kramer

6-foot-5 senior David (Nevada Union High) Menary of University of Redlands earned Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team honors:

“…Menary graces the First Team for the second consecutive year after averaging 14.2 points per game, which is 10th in the conference. He shoots 44.3% from the field and 35.7% from beyond the arc, along with a 71.7% rating from the free-throw line. Defensively, he paces the team with 0.9 blocks per game and reels in 4.6 rebounds a game.

Menary’s strongest game of the season also came against Whittier with a 26-point performance. He shot 11-for-14 from the field and went 3-for-4 from the three-point line. He led the game with 12 rebounds and six assists…”

California Pacific Conference honorees from Nor Cal:

First Team

• Henry Galinato, Benedictine-Mesa, SR, F, Delano, CA
• Zavier Lucero, Cal Maritime, JR, F, Vallejo, CA
• Blake Trent, Simpson, SR, G, Redding, CA

Second Team

• Raphael Durr, UC Merced, SR, G, Sacramento, CA

“Five Earn All-Academic Honors” USF basketball

Catching Up With…

6-foot-7 freshman Keshad (San Leandro High) Johnson participated in 18 regular season games at just under six minutes a contest for San Diego State. He shot 35%, 22% and 38% respectively and scored 1.9 points plus grabbed 1.7 rebounds in his brief court time for the 28-1 Aztecs who still have the Mountain West Conference tournament and a berth in the Big Dance upcoming.

6-foot-11 freshman Joshua (Sheldon High) Morgan is averaging 8,2 points, 5.8 boards and 2.4 blocked shots in 26 minutes an outing thus far this season. He is shooting 62% overall plus 57% at the charity stripe.

“Micah Elan Tabbed SCIAC Player Of The Year, James Kelbert And Alex Preston Named First Team All-SCIAC” Pomona-Pitzer athletics

Elan is out of Lick-Wilmerding and Kelbert graduated from Leland High.

“JUMPING TO THE POSTSEASON
Claim Jumpers finish season with 25 wins and No. 3 seed in playoffs
Columbia to host playoff game at 7 p.m., Saturday night” Guy Dossi

 College Scores & Highlights

Thursday, February 28

Jordan (Folsom High) Ford’s 33 points powered St. Mary’s to a 78-72 defeat of Santa Clara.

Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea finished with 16 points, five boards, four assists and two steals in the USF 81-65 homecourt victory over Portland.

Joey (Marin Catholic) Calcaterra scored 19 points but San Diego fell to 94-59 to Gonzaga.

BJ (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/St. Martin’s) Standley’s 18 points (6-8 from beyond the arc) led Cal Poly Pomona to a 67-54 homecourt victory versus Cal State East Bay.

Chico State hosted and topped Humboldt State 86-57 with Kevin (St. Mary’s High/Cal State Monterey Bay) Warren providing 15 points and seven boards and teammates Justin (River City High) Briggs and Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy tallying 14 and eight plus 15 and five respectively.

Hope International edged Vanguard 75-72 despite the latter getting 17 points from Masie (Serra High/Skyline College) Mohammadi. He shot 5-8 from three-point range.

Wednesday , February 27

California Baptist bested Utah Valley University 73-66 as De’Jon (Oakland Tech) Davis performed in the contest MVP role with 21 points and 16 rebounds.

Diablo Valley College scored last and defeated Chabot College 74-72.

DVC Athletics: “MBB | Raoul Harley with the game winner!! DVC defeated Chabot 74-72 | No. 18 Vikes are headed to Fresno Saturday to take on No. 2 Fresno City.” video of last play

College of Alameda topped College of San Mateo 99-80 as Jeremiah Stamps shot 13-14 on his way to 31 points and 12 boards while teammate Kameron Malbrough provided 17 points plus 12 assists.

San Joaquin Delta College took the measure of Los Medanos College 83-72.

DeltaMensBall: “Delta picks up a playoff win 83-72 over Los Medanos. Keith (Lincoln High) Terry 22, Travis (Liberty High) August 21 and Dillon (Calaveras High) Autry 14 and 10 rebounds. Mustangs advance to face San Francisco City on Saturday.”

Tuesday, February 25

Iowa State downed Texas Christian University 65-59 as Solomon (Sacramento High) Young tallied 20 points (shooting 8-11), seven boards and three blocked shots.

San Jose State University was down 51-14 at halftime to host Utah State before falling 94-56. The Spartans shot 19-67 overall, 12-39 from long distance and 6-8 from the foul line, as well as being outrebounded 58-31. The team stands now 7-21, 3-13 with an eight game Mountain West Conference losing streak. Watching on ESPN2, the players encountered difficulty blocking out plus trouble completing basic entry passes into bigs. The nominal centers also struggled catching entry passes that reached them plus awkward outside-shooting forms were too often on display. It was a very humbling look on national television for the program.

Monday, February 24

“TYRELL ALCORN SCORES 38 TO LEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL TO 86-79 VICTORY OVER PHILANDER SMITH” Dillard University athletics

“…Alcorn scored his 38 points on 13-for-18 shooting from the field including 10 made threes in 14 attempts. He has scored 20 or more points in 11 games and 30 or more in three contests this year. Alcorn came into the game ranked second nationally in three-pointers per game (3.846) and total three-pointers made (100). It was also his 22nd game this season reaching double figures. Alcorn also recorded nine rebounds and four steals against the Panthers on the evening in playing all 40 minutes…”

High School

“Donjae’ Lindsey’s strong work ethic helps make him Weston Ranch’s top scorer” Stockton Record

“Alexander wills SPSV to victory” Ethan Kassel

“Branson grinds out NCS Division III semifinal victory” Harold Abend

“TITLE DREAMS DASHED
Calaveras can’t pull off upset over No. 1 Sonora” Guy Dossi

“San Francisco Runs the Table; Rams Conclude Season Ranked No. 1” CCCMBCA

“Sendell named to All-MWC team for second straight year” Lawrence University

Brad Sendell played at Pacific Grove High.

SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Week
Name: James Kelbert
School: Pomona-Pitzer
Year: Senior
Position: Guard/Forward
Hometown: San Jose, CA

James Kelbert helped Pomona-Pitzer secure a 97-75 victory over Whittier and a 80-67 win over Occidental. Kelbert pulled down 13 rebounds including 11 on the defensive boards in addition to notching five steals and blocking a shot. Offensively, Kelbert contributed 26 points, highlighted by 19 against the Tigers, and dished out six of his eight helpers against the Poets.

Chris Denker: “Thanks to @usfdonsmbb for having @quinn_denker and our family up to campus and the game, an OT win. A very exciting game against Pepperdine. Not only did we sit in the “Bill Cartwright section” but he was part of a group honored at half.”

Quinn Denker is a 6-foot-3 senior at Bellarmine Prep.

“Marquese Chriss explains why he only wanted to play for Warriors” Drew Shiller

“How Warriors’ Juan Toscano-Anderson became the Stephen Curry of Mexico” Connor Letourneau

“Why Santa Cruz Warriors traded Juan Toscano-Anderson’s G League rights” Drew Shiller

“Gonzaga’s Tommy Lloyd helped construct — and is heir to the throne of — a remarkable hoops dynasty” Jeff Borzello

Is Mark Few planning on leaving anytime soon?

RECRUITING

Darrion Trammell: “Excited to announce my commitment to Seattle University”

The 5-foot-10 point out of St. Ignatius and Golden State Prep is averaging 10.3 points on 42%, 39% and 87% shooting respectively plus 3.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.3 steals.

Verbal Commits: “2020 Sheridan College (WY) G JoVon McClanahan has received an offer from Cal State Fullerton. Qualifier w/three years to play.”

Catching Up With…

6-foot-3 sophomore guard Kai (Placer High) Huntsberry is averaging 13.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals for San Diego City College while shooting 49%, 43% and 75% respectively.

6-foot-9 freshman wing Elias (Jesuit High) King is averaging 14.2 points, 5.9 boards and 1.8 assists for Santa Monica City College while shooting 51%, 41% and 87% respectively.

College Scores and Highlights

Saturday, February 22

Greg (Cosumnes Oaks High/Sacramento City College) Milton III tallied a career high 28 points (9-14, 4-7, 6-8 shooting) in the Wyoming 78-72 success over Air Force.

Jordan Folsom High) Ford provided 22 points, eight rebounds and three assists as St. Mary’s dispatched San Diego 92-63.

Eddie (Archbishop Riordan/City College San Francisco) Stansberry scored a game high 19 points but Hawaii fell 64-60 to Long Beach State.

UTEP topped Rice 68-62 aided by 16 points, seven assists and six boards from Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum.

Terrell (Moreau Catholic/San Jose State University/City College San Francisco) Brown tallied 18 points (5-9, 4-7, 4-5 shooting) in New Mexico State’s 78-62 handling UT Rio Grande.

Zach (Capital Christian High) Chappell posted a 12 point, four rebounds, three assist, two steal line but San Jose State University fell 78-71 to Colorado State.

Arinze (Bishop O’Dowd/Washington State) Chidom provided 14 points, seven boards and a pair of steals in UC Riverside’s 61-49 defeat of Cal Poly. He shot 3-5 from long distance.

Noah (Woodcreek High) Blackwell scored 12 points and posted eight assists but Fresno State fell by two to Nevada 78-76.

Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts paced UC San Diego with 25 points and added six assists as the Tritons took care of Cal State Monterey Bay 84-64.

Calvin Geraci and Malik Duffy each totaled 21 points as Chico State used a 51-33 second half to turn away Sonoma State 77-58.

Kiree (Santa Cruz High/Fresno Pacific) Hutchings exploded for 22 points in leading John Brown University to a 72-60 success over Wayland Baptist. He shot 7-12, 5-7 and 3-4 respectively. Game report.

James (Leland High) Kelbert led with 19 points and tied for the team lead in rebounds with nine and teammate Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan contributed 17 plus seven assists as Pomona-Pitzer defeated Occidental 80-67.

“…Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn totaled 22 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the field including five made threes in 11 attempts. He also recorded four rebounds, three assists and two steals. It was his 20th game in double figures this season”

Fresno City College laid into Merced College 138-58 with Marcus (El Capitan High) McCutcheon paving the way with 30 points. Teammate Chris (Bullard High) Estrada shot 10-11 on his way to 21 points and also pilfered seven steals. The Rams shot 53-76 overall and 16-16 from three-point range.

Friday, February 21

In 22 minutes, 6-foot-8 sophomore Mason (Folsom High) Forbes provided 11 points, seven boards, four blocked shots and two assists in Harvard’s 61-60 victory over Princeton.

Over in Livermore, City College San Francisco and Las Positas College played a tight one with the former winning 91-84. Michael (Patterson High/Modesto Junior College) Moore was enormous for LPC with 25 points (12-17 overall shooting) plus 13 rebounds while teammate Michael (West High) Hayes post his own 17 point, 13 board double-double. The Hawks shot 25-31 from the foul line.

“Four free throws from Afifi carry the Vikings to the Coast-South crown” West Valley athletics

The storyline: “The West Valley basketball team hadn’t gone to the free-throw line the entire game until Adam Afifi stepped to the stripe with 18.6 seconds left and the Vikings clinging to a 47-44 lead at Cabrillo…”

Plus: “Cabrillo drops finale to West Valley, shares conference title with Vikings” Richard DeGive

John (Fremont High) Vergara was one step beyond en fuego with 47 points (16-27 overall shooting, 10-18 from long distance and 5-5 from the foul line) as DeAnza College rolled 109-81 versus Hartnell College.

College of Alameda topped host College of Marin 85-53 as five Cougars scored in double figures led by Terrell Brown‘s 17 points.

Ryan (Laguna Creek High) Reed led with 28 points, Terry (Vista Del Lago High) Moody tallied 19 plus Tim (Antelope High) Strijaous posted a 14 point, 13 rebound double-double in the Sacramento City College 88-82 homecourt victory over Folsom Lake College.

37 points from Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio powered Gavilan College to an 82-70 defeat of host Monterey Peninsula College.

Ramaj Gordon totaled 18 points and four other Chabot College players finished in double figures but the Gladiators fell 90-73 to host College of San Mateo.

From last Thursday: Zavier (Rodriguez High) Lucero’s well-rounded contribution of 18 points, six assists, four rebounds and three blocked shots helped Cal Maritime to a 95-93 victory over Embry-Riddle.

More Thursday: Menlo College downed Vanguard University 88-76 as N’Jai (Sequoia High) Leblanc led with both 21 points and seven assists and teammate Ross (Bishop O’Dowd) Williams contributed 18 points. Masie (Serra High/Skyline College) Mohammadi paced Vanguard with 23 points, shooting 5-8 from beyond the arc and 8-8 at the charity stripe.

Also last Thursday: Kiree (Santa Cruz High/Fresno Pacific) Hutchings provided 10 points plus five assists in the John Brown University 87-41 takedown of Oklahoma Panhandle State. He shot 4-6 overall, 2-3 from long distance.

From last Wednesday: “Eagles beat Solano on sophomore night” Joe Langstaff

Prep Hoops

“St. Francis upsets Riordan behind sophomore trio” Ethan Kassel

“Menlo-Atherton comes back to top Serra in OT” Ethan Kassel

“The night that was in CCS hoops. Saturday’s playoff results here” Darren Sabedra

“Bishop O’Dowd flies high in NCS Open Division victory” Scott Giorgianni

“Hot-shooting Campolindo beats San Leandro in NCS Open Division Quarterfinals” Ethan Kassel

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Adonis Gutierrez (Piner, Santa Rosa) Sr.

“Gabe Vincent has endured a winding road from the Central Valley to the Miami Heat” Shaun Holkko

“To air is human: Sacramento prep scene has featured high-flyers for decades” Joe Davidson

Recruiting

Verbal Commits D2: “2020 Santa Monica College (CA) G Cesar Meza has received an offer from Notre Dame de Namur.”

Meza is a 6-foot-1 redshirt sophomore out of the Southland.

Verbal Commits D2: “2020 Carlsbad (CA) G Jailen Nelson has committed to Cal State Monterey Bay.”

Nelson is a 5-foot-11 point out of the San Diego area.

A shocker: “Fresno City men’s basketball coach Ed Madec under investigation, out as coach” BRYANT-JON ANTEOLA AND ANTHONY GALAVIZ

College Basketball Scores and Highlights

Thursday, February 20

Seattle downed Grand Canyon 95-89 carried by 23 points and 12 rebounds from sophomore Riley (Archbishop Mitty) Grigsby.

Eastern Washington edged Sacramento State 77-76 despite Joshua (Sierra High) Patton finishing with 18 points, five boards and three assists.

Behind Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy’s 16 points plus 15 and nine rebounds from Justin (River City High) Briggs, Chico State nabbed an 80-69 homecourt success over San Francisco State. Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese totaled 25 points for the Gators.

Cal State Monterey Bay turned away Cal State San Marcos 88-76 despite the latter getting 27 points and 10 boards from Alex (Gunn High/Foothill College) Gil-Fernandez and 19 via Jayce (Folsom High) McCain.

Wednesday, February 19

Fresno State grounded Air Force 71-62 behind Noah (Woodcreek High) Blackwell’s 25 points, five boards and three assists. He shot 8-13, 5-9 qnd 4-4 respectively.

Cal Baptist fell 69-63 to UNMC despite De’Jon (Oakland Tech) Davis providing 21 points and five rebounds.

Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin shot 12-12 at the foul line in leading visiting California to a 66-57 victory over Washington State. He concluded the night with 19 points, seven boards, three assists and two steals.

Zack (Berkeley High/City College San Francisco) Copeland was strong via 16 points (4-8 from three-point range) and five assists but Illinois State fell 84-69 to Loyola of Chicago.

Pomona-Pitzer took down Richard Nixon’s alma mater Whittier College 97-75 as Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan exploded for 33 points on 10-15, 9-13 and 4-4 shooting respectively. He also contributed eight rebounds plus four assists.

In the Dillard University 90-87 overtime edging of Tougaloo College on Monday, Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn posted a line of 18 points, five boards, three steals and three assists.

In a wild one, College of the Sequoias finished three points better than Porterville College 111-98. COS was up 68-42 after the initial 20 minutes. Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson stuffed the stats sheet with 30 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and two steals. Fellow frosh and teammate Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud added 19 points, 10 boards plus six blocked shots. PC was paced by 24 points apiece from Tayshawun (McLane High) Bradford and Chirrag (Monache High) Sidhu.

Host Gavilan College topped San Jose City College 94-90 with a pair of distinct big scorers. In 40 minutes, Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio finished with a team high 30 points on 26 shot attempts. Much more efficiently, brother Tahje (Monterey High) Ordonio tallied 25 points in 29 minutes on just 13 shots.

College of Alameda took down Merritt College 81-50 as Kameron Malbrough just missed a double-double with 24 points plus nine boards, Mamane Yaou scored 20 points on 10-11 shooting plus Jeremiah Stamps filled the stat sheet with 11 caroms, 10 points, four assists, two steals and a pair of blocked shots.

22 points from Marcus (El Capitan High) McCutcheon (9-10 from the floor, 4-6 at the foul line)  and 18 via Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Brunner (8-12 from the floor, 2-3 from long distance) powered Fresno City College to a 93-63 knockdown of Reedley College. Anthony (Clovis High) Martinez led RC with 20 points and teammate Hassan (Madera South High) Bolden was right behind with 19.

Eric (Lathrop High) Spencer posted a 14 point, 13 rebound double-double in the 64-53 Butte College win versus Feather River College.

With 23 points as well as eight boards, Michael (West High) Hayes led Las Positas College to a 112-65 takedown of College of San Mateo.

Luke (Branham High) Sayre scored a squad best 19 points and his nine boards tied for the team lead but DeAnza College lost to West Valley College 86-70.

Ibrahim Shabazz totaled 24 points as Lassen College edged College of the Siskiyous 87-84. Kody (Mt. Shasta High) Baumann led Siskiyous with 26 points.

Mendocino College notched a 94-85 victory over Solano College with Alex Rojas leading the victors with a 25 point, 11 rebound double-double. Teammate Fred Bryant contributed 21 points. Jordan (Vacaville High) Adams provided 30 points, 10 boards, four assists and a pair of steal and Dunnell Stafford enjoyed a 16 rebound, 14 point double-double of his own alongside seven assists.

“Redwoods routs Shasta 109-86, secures program’s first outright conference title 2006-07 season” Andrew Butler

“Claim Jumpers beat Merced College to clinch first-round home game in playoffs” Guy McCarthy

“Chabot Men Deliver Clutch Win Over Foothill” Tony Gonzalez/Matt Schwab

Tuesday, February 18

Host Santa Rosa Junior College bested American River College 91-77 as Damian (Cardinal Newman High) Wallace posted team-highs of 25 points and eight assists. Teammate Gianni Brown contributed 21 points. Chris (Woodcreek High) Cagle provided 20 points, six boards and four assists for ARC.

All five Sac City starters scored in double figures with Tim (Antelope High) Strigaous leading in both scoring and rebounding with 15 and 10 as the SCC topped Cosumnes River College 74-69. Kenneth (Laguna Creek High) Cooley paced CRC with 18 points plus 10 boards.

On Monday, Kevin (Pleasant Valley High) Kremer scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds but Chaminade fell 77-76 to host Fresno Pacific.

Last Saturday, Trey (Harbor High/Cabrillo College) Whitley tallied 28 points (10-15, 0-1, 8-9 shooting) alongside eight boards and three assists in the Black Hills State 93-87 success versus Chadron State.

“Eagles beat Yuba and Los Medanos” Joe Langstaff

Mendocino College nabs two big victories.

Kobe Ordonio: “After speaking with Coach Owens I’m blessed to have received an offer from University of Texas at Tyler”

“Manjon Accomplishes Rare Feat By True Freshman” Big West Conference

Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon is playing large for UC Davis.

“ACLIESE SIZZLES TO NET GATORS’ FIRST CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK DISTINCTION” CCAA Basketball

Didn’t know Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese is out of the East Bay (Richmond).

“RAPHAEL DURR NAMED CAL PAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK”

“Asvel signs Davion Berry“ Emiliano Carchia

From Hayward High to Cal State Monterey Bay (two years) to Weber State (two years) where he earned 2013-14 Big Sky Conference Player of the Year.

“Cardinal Newman boys basketball coach Tom Bonfigli at 800 wins and counting” Kerry Benefield

Marin County Athletic League MVP and First Team honors:

Player of the Year
Peyton Mullarkey, Branson

First Team
Jack Greenwood, Marin Catholic
AJ Rohosy, Marin Catholic
Miles Keeffe, Branson
Lukas Prongos, Branson
Tyson Geraci, San Marin

Robert D. Robinson: “When coaches had 15 scholarships it was easier to take a chance on a player. Currently coaches have 13 scholarships and need 11 or 12 players who can contribute that leaves little room to take a chance or make a mistake”

and

The College Basketball Process: “Spoke to a D1 coach today, he said “I’ll take the best player 95% of the time because my job is on the line. I can’t afford 2 take a chance on a kid that may not b good enough long term. I can’t just give them a shot n most cases even if I want 2 because I may lose my job if I do”

and

“DI Transfer Waiver Working Group to seek feedback on waiver expansion
Potential change could make student-athletes eligible after first transfer, regardless of sport” Michelle Brutlag Hosick

Fundamentally Sound: “This is what James Naismith envisioned when he created basketball.” shorturl.at/dotC4

Amazing sharing of the ball. It’s so hard to get all five players to fully buy into this concept AND accomplish it.

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 over Idaho State. He shot 10-14 from the floor and added three assists.

Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard totaled 27 points (although 7-21 shooting), seven rebounds, four assists and two steals but Cal Poly fell 105-101 to Cal State Fullerton in four overtimes.

Freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon provided 16 points, eight boards and seven assists as UC Davis handled Cal State Northridge 110-98.

Freshman center Joshus (Sheldon High) Morgan shot 8-10 on his way to 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots in the Long Beach State 65-63 edging of UC Riverside. Arinze (Bishop O’Dowd/Washington State) Chidom posted a 14 point, 10 board double-double for UCR.

Iowa State took care of business versus Texas with an 81-52 success as Solomon (Sacramento High) Young provided 17 points, five boards and a pair of blocked shots in 24 minutes of playing time.

Going 7-11 from three-point range, Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan led with 28 points and teammate James (Leland High) Kelbert added 12 points plus a team best nine boards in Pomona-Pitzer’s 86-66 success versus Cal Lutheran.

Ty (College of Marin) Davis scored an efficient 17 points (5-7, 1-2, 6-6 shooting)  in leading Cal State Stanislaus to an 81-79 win over San Francisco State. Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese brought 32 points plus 10 rebounds for the Gators.

Chico State won on the road versus Cal State San Bernardino 92-88 with Justin (River City High) Briggs’ 22 points plus 10 boards leading the Wildcats. He shot an economical 7-10, 1-1 and 7-9 overall.

UC Merced edged Cal Maritime 75-72 behind Rafael (Sacramento High/Sacramento City College) Durr’s team-leading 21 points as he shot 8-10, 3-4 and 2-2 respectively. Zavier (Rodriguez High) Lucero finished with 21 points plus seven rebounds for the Vallejo-ites.

Christian (Menlo-Atherton High) Fioretti poured in 26 points in the Oberlin College 84-69 win over Hiram College.

Eric (Consumnes Oaks High/Sierra College) Toles finished with 22 points as Hope International defeated San Diego Christian College 78-65.

Kiree (Santa Cruz High/Fresno Pacific) Hutchings contributed 13 points (4-10, 3-8, 2-3 shooting) in the John Brown University 85-68 victory against Southwestern Christian.

Host Columbia College took down College of the Sequoias 87-72 powered by Landis (Langston Hughes Academy) Spivey’s 27 points, Grayson (Clovis West High) Carper’s 24 and 21 from Deshawn Bartley. Columbia shot 30-61 from the floor, 12-24 from long distance and 15-21 at the foul line. Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud was remarkable for COS with 21 points plus 22 rebounds. Guy Dossi game report.

A 58-43 second 20 minutes powered Fresno City College over West Hills Lemoore 100-84. Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Brunner led the Rams with both 24 points plus 11 boards. Bryce (Lemoore High) Hernandez with 21 points and seven rebounds was on top for WHL. He shot 10-11, 1-1, 0-1 respectively.

Lassen College topped Shasta College 71-56 behind Jordan Mukenga’s 21 points, 18 rebounds and four steals.

“Redwoods men secure share of GVC title” Elliott Portillo

Friday, February 14

College of Alameda topped Solano College 85-74 getting a 31 point, 16 assist and 10 rebound triple-double from 5-foot-10 sophomore Kameron Malbrough. Jordan (Vacaville High) Adams provided 27 points for host Solano.

Visiting Yuba College bopped Napa Valley College 103-70 behind Patrick (Granite Bay High) Lambey’s 20 points plus 11 boards and Brandon (Clovis West High) Recek’s 17 points.

Host Chabot College edged rival Ohlone College 71-68 with Micah (James Logan High) Webster’s 14 points leading the way.

Last Thursday in the Cal Maritime’s 72-64 defeat of Pacific Union: “…Zavier (Rodriguez High) Lucero had a career and program-high 21 rebounds along with a game-high 16 points, finding himself in double digits scoring again as the junior has yet to finish a game in single digits. It also marks his 13th double-double on the year which is also a program high.”

“Jalen ‘Buckets’ Patterson scores at a historic rate and ranks among area’s best ever” Joe Davidson

“The Truth Was Way Worse” Eddy Curry

“…Sometimes all money can do is pay for a nicer funeral…”

Catching up with…

6-foot-7 Akron junior Camron (Oakland Tech/Sheridan College) Reece is averaging 6.5 points plus 4.7 rebounds in 24 games/11 starts and just under 17 minutes an outing. He is shooting 57% overall, 68% at the foul line.

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 (Oakland Tech) Boum still provided 21 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

UC Davis took the measure of UC Santa Barbara 84-75 with freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon’s 20 points leading in scoring.

Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea led with 17 points and also seven assists in the 70-61 USF victory over host Santa Clara.

Jayce (Folsom High) McCain scored 22 points alongside five assists and five boards as Cal State San Marcos edged Cal State Los Angeles 78-76.

Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese led all scorers with 24 points the San Francisco State 77-69 homecourt success versus Humboldt State.

Cosumnes River College fell 79-78 to Modesto Junior College despite getting 25 points from Adam (Ponderosa High) Orr (6-13 from long distance) and 22 from Kenneth (Laguna Creek High) Cooley.

Ryan (Laguna Creek High) Reed led with 25 points as Sacramento City College defeated Sierra College 75-65.

Delta Men’s Basketball: “Delta wins 104- 70 over Folsom. Travis August 23, Dillon Autrey 20 and Reily Nabors 17. Mustangs are now 17-10 and 10-5 in league.”

Wednesday, February 12

Fresno State edged San Jose State University 84-78 in overtime with Noah (Woodcreek High) Blackwell providing a solid 10 points, eight boards, four assists plus zero turnovers for the San Joaquin-ers.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan finished with 19 points, six rebounds, six assists and just one turnover in Pomona-Pitzer’s 70-59 topping of Caltech.

Oberlin College bested Alleghany College 74-64 as Christian (Menlo-Atherton High) Fioretti finished with 25 points, seven boards and four assists.

“Claim Jumpers beat West Hills Lemoore 112-61 and improve to 22-3” Guy McCarthy

plus: “DOWNTOWN DOMINATION
Jumpers set a school record in blowout victory
Columbia sinks 18 3-point baskets in win No. 22″ Guy Dossi

Fresno City College tripped to Porterville and nabbed an 83-70 win powered by freshman guard Mohammed (Monterey High) Adam’s perfect shooting 6-6 overall, 5-5 from three-point range) resulting in 17 points.

Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud loomed large due to 20 points and 16 rebounds and teammate Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson provided 15 points plus 10 rebounds in the College of Sequoias 81-67 success versus host Reedley College.

College of Alameda continued on a roll with a 97-82 homecourt victory over Los Medanos College. Kameron Malbrough produced 24 points plus 15 assists and six boards with teammate Mamane Yaou contributing 22 points.

Michael (West High) Hayes went for 27 points plus 11 rebounds, Andrew (Freedom High/Metro State) Mork 20 points and Michael (Patterson High/Modesto Junior College) Moore 19 as host Las Positas College topped Chabot College 84-80. Jabari (Sacramento High) Sweet led Chabot with 24 points and Skylar (Dublin High) Robinson contributed 18.

plus: “Coach Giacomazzi Gets 300th Career Win: Las Positas Beats Chabot” Arion Armeniakos

DeAnza College edged host Gavilan College 88-85 with Dominic (Evergreen Valley High) Simpkins pouring in 30 points. Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio led GC with 24 points.

Jalen (DeAnza High) Chandler posted a 15 point, 10 rebound double-double and teammate Alfonso (Berkeley High) Murray was close behind with 13 and 10 as host College of Marin topped Solano College 73-70. `

Shakwon Lewis provided 14 points on a most efficient 3-3, 2-2, 6-6 shooting in Butte College’s 94-44 takedown of Lassen College. He added six assists.

Tuesday February 11

Santa Rosa Junior College bested visiting Sierra College 77-70 as Atmar (Washington High-Fremont) Mundu supplied 21 points, eight boards and seven assists and teammate Damian (Cardinal Newman) Wallace was close with 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Last Saturday

College of the Redwoods got by Butte College 83-77 despite Noah (Corning High) Zoppi finishing with 31 points plus eight boards for BC. Thomas (Arcata High) Nelson paced the victors with 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Dempsey Roggenburk scored 29 points in leading Linfield College to an 88-75 victory versus Pacific Lutheran. He shot 11-19, 5-7 and 2-2 respectively.

Last Friday

College of Alameda upset visiting Yuba College 71-66 behind Kameron Malbrough’s bear triple-double of 20 points, 11 boards and nine assists. A 43-27 second half turned the score in favor of CoA.

Kiwi Gardner is back with the Santa Cruz Warriors

“…Kiwi Gardner, acquired from the G League’s available player pool Friday, saw action in his return to the Warriors and scored nine points. Gardner helped Santa Cruz win the 2014-15 G League championship…”

“Freedom High Graduate Andrew Mork Stars in Las Positas Romp” Matt Schwab

and

“Las Positas Sophomore Burse is Mr. Intangible” Arion Armeniakos

Recruiting

Deshaun Cooper: ” Blessed and thankful to receive a full offer to Sonoma State University”

Cooper is 6-foot-9, 200 and out of the San Diego area.

Donavil Avila Jr.: “Blessed to receive my first offer from Sonoma State University”

Avila is a 6-foot-3 freshman guard out of Mississippi and at Utah State University Eastern.

Verbal Commits D2: “Academy of Art, Gannon and NYIT offered former Cal State San Bernardino G Elijah Hill (RS SR). One year to play.”

Hill is a 6-foot-4 guard originally out of Detroit.

“Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Robby Beasley (Dougherty Valley, San Ramon) Sr.”

“Grand Canyon’s Carlos Johnson has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week …”

“Local recruits energize No. 9 College of the Sequoias men’s basketball streak” Nick Giannandrea

“For 10th Consecutive Poll, San Francisco No. 1 in CCCMBCA Poll” CCCMBCA

“SportStars NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | Top 20, Feb. 10”

“It’s time to grow out of posting degrading comments on athletes’ social media” Madeline Coleman

“The untold story of Sarah Chan, the Toronto Raptors’ dynamic new talent seeker” Rachel Brady

Catching Up With…

Lance (St. Mary’s High/Irvine Valley College/Fullerton College) Coleman II is a 6-foot-6 junior at Cal State Northridge averaging 7.7 points and 3.0 boards in 12 games and just over 22 minutes a contest. He is shooting 40%, 32% and 77% respectively.

6-foot-10 Ethan (Madera High/CCSF/Fresno City College) Richardson is averaging 10.1 points plus 2.8 rebounds in nine games and 18 minutes a contest for Colorado Mesa University. He is shooting 67% from the floor and 88% at the foul line.

Steven (Grant High) Richardson is a 6-foot-5 freshman at Midland College (TX) averaging 9.4 points, 3.7 boards and 1.8 assists in 23 games/21 starts/27 minutes a night. He is shooting 48%, 42% and 62% respectively.

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 modest Udenyi. So after a recent recruiting visit to the Emerald City, the 6-foot-6, 220 talent committed to sign with the Redhawks in April.

Why Seattle?

“Me and my Mom went there this past weekend (February 1-2). On Saturday, we watched the Seattle-Cal Baptist game, took a tour of the school and had dinner with the coaches.” Udenyi then hung out with some of the players. Sunday brought a tour of Key Arena which is being refurbished and the downtown/waterfront area.

“I fell in love with the city, the coaches are great and I developed some relationships already with the players.” Plus, “I wanted to stay on the West Coast. My commitment is a big relief since this is my last year in JUCO.”

Additionally, Nate Robinson, a fellow CCSF-er, signed with the Redhawks back in November so a familiar face will be accompanying Udenyi north.

His advice to those entering the recruiting process: “go somewhere where you can get a good education, where you are wanted and the coaches care about you.”

Udenyi’s numbers, skills  and versatility

At 6-foot-6, 220 pounds, Udenyi earned all conference honors last season and he is currently averaging 9.9 points, shooting 69% overall, plus grabbing a team high 6.5 rebounds in 22 games/19 starts. The Rams are an undefeated squad with eight players producing or close to double figures in scoring. He is third in assists at 3.6 each outing, a family-wide talent since older brother Amadi ranks fourth on the all-time assists list at Pepperdine.

Asked what he’ll be bringing to his new team, a member of the Western Athletic Conference, Udenyi offered, “the Seattle coaches call me a matchup nightmare. I can take a smaller opponent inside or a larger one to the perimeter and guard a big or a small. My passing is the best part of my game. There’s also my toughness as a rebounder.”

The Journey

After graduating from De La Salle, Udenyi elected to spend a post-high school year at Hillcrest Academy in Phoenix. “I liked the experience and added to my game.” He enjoyed serious interest from a couple of schools but eventually decided to next go the community college route.

The selection of City College San Francisco was an easy one. “Being from the Bay Area, I chose CCSF because you have a chance to win and a lot of good players are always there. It’s the best team in Nor Cal and always in the playoffs for the state championship.”

Worth noting is that Udenyi and winning go hand-in-hand. Three years on varsity at De La Salle resulted in records of 27-5, 31-3 plus 28-6. Last season, CCSF played in the state championship game, finishing with 31-2 overall. Currently, the Rams stand 24-0. “This (CCSF) team is very unselfish and we want to see all of us do well,” he explained.

Udenyi offered thanks to “all my coaches at CCSF, Justin Labagh, Adam D’Acquisto, Tom McNichol and Garrett Moon who played for Coach Hayford at Eastern Washington, and to all my high school coaches. At De La Salle, he played for a series of highly-regarded mentors in Frank Allocco, AJ Kuhle and Justin Argenal.

He will be a Communications major at Seattle.

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 as the Zags shot 68% overall. A 53-28 first 20 minutes became insurmountable for the Gaels.

Iowa State took the measure of Kansas State 73-63 as Solomon (Sacramento High) Young tallied 20 points alongside four steals and three boards in 23 minutes of court time.

19 points, nine boards and four assists from Sayeed (El Cerrito High) Pridgett powered Montana to an 82-71 success versus Idaho.

Joey (Marin Catholic) Calcaterra scored 19 points in San Diego’s 88-81 double overtime win against Portland.

Nate (Woodcreek High) Blackwell produced 15 points plus five assists but Fresno State fell on a last second shot 68-67 to UNLV. He shot 5-7, 4-6 and 1-2 respectively.

“(Carlos) Johnson only had attempted one field goal before he also connected on back-to-back 3s, sparking a run of Johnson scoring 10 consecutive Grand Canyon University points and 12 of the team’s last 14 in the first half. Johnson did not miss a shot in the game, scoring a team-high 25 points by going 6 for 6 overall with four 3-pointers and 9-for-11 shooting on free throws….” Grand Canyon beat Cal Baptist 103-98.

Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy’s 14 point, 12 rebound double-double led Chico State to a 79-73 homecourt win versus Cal State San Marcos. Jayce (Folsom High) McCain scored 15 points for the latter.

Charlie (Granite Bay High/Nevada) Tooley finished with 15 points, seven boards and four assists as Cal State Monterey Bay edged Cal State Dominguez Hills 74-72.

Evan (Santa Clara) Wardlow posted a 20 point, 10 rebound double-double as Cal State East Bay proved to be two points better than host Cal State Los Angeles 75-73.

Nick (Clayton Valley High) Klarman’s 24 points, 10 boards and four steals loomed large in Sonoma State’s 78-69 victory versus San Francisco State. Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese led the Gators with both 24 points and eight rebounds.

Tavian (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/St. Martin’s) Vincent just missed a double-double with 15 points plus nine boards in Cal Poly Pomona’s 60-57 tight win over host Cal State Stanislaus.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan provided team highs of 24 points and five assists and teammate Brendan (Gunn High) Mora concluded with 16 points and a team best of seven rebounds but Pomona-Pitzer fell 94-77 to University of Redlands.

Fresno State bopped West Hills Coalinga 115-67 as Jaden (Lemoore High) Bray-Williams shot 11-14 overall on his way to 23 points for the Rams.

College of the Redwoods topped Butte College 83-77 despite Noah (Corning High) Zoppi pouring in 31 points and grabbing eight rebounds—both squad highs—for Coach Russ Critchfield. He shot 11-24, 5-15 and 4-5 respectively.

College of the Sequoias hosted Merced College and nabbed an 83-75 win as Milton (Bullard High) Burnett’s 18 points led five COS players in double figures. 18 points plus 10 boards from Eddie (Rosemont High) Reddiccs paced Merced.

Friday, February 7

A 71-31 initial 20 minutes powered Las Positas College past Cañada College 133-81 as Andrew (Freedom High/Metro State) Mork was a perfect 10-10 shooting overall, 6-6 from long distance, in leading the victors with 26 points. Michael (West High) Hayes, Matt Roseby and Marquis (Vanden High/Mesa Community College) Davison each contributed 19 points with Davison adding 12 boards. For the Colts, Walter (McClymonds High) Brandon finished with 30 points and Joseph (Palo Alto High) Gault added 20 points.

Host Cabrillo College bested Gavilan College 82-63 as Gabe Mack led the Seahawks with 20 points.

Paced by Dunnell Stafford’s 22 points and 10 rebounds, Solano College bested visiting Merritt College 82-69.

Frank Burlison on Saturday: “… Oakland Bishop O’Dowd pulled away in the fourth quarter to knock off No. 20 Renaissance Academy (61-48) … Six-foot-five junior Marsalis Roberson (pictured) was mostly un-guardable for Bishop O’Dowd (17-7 with a 12^th win in a row) while en route to a 23-point, 5-assist and 4-steal performance and 6-8 sophomore Koat Keat had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Wildcats (19-9).”

From Saturday: “Bellarmine tightens up WCAL race” Ethan Kassel

From Saturday: “Chico State men’s basketball tops Cal State San Marcos” Sharon Martin

From Thursday: “Early deficit comes back to bite Chico State men’s basketball team against UC San Diego
Wildcats fall to No. 4-ranked UC San Diego in final visit to Chico” Will Denner

“Riordan Basketball: Pick Your Poison” Damin Esper

Anthony Slater: “Per source: Warriors are signing wing Juan Toscano-Anderson into one of their vacant roster spots tomorrow. Bay Area native. Was with team in camp. Played for Santa Cruz in G League this season.”

Toscano-Anderson is out of Castro Valley High and Marquette.

“The Lancers’ 6-foot-7 senior forward is again the WAC’s leading rebounder” Jim Alexander

It’s a De’Jon Davis feature above.

“Novato’s Jason Carpenter securing spot in MCAL record books
Carpenter’s shooting range a key as he moves into fourth all-time in scoring” Riley Overend

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Teiano Hardee (Vanden, Fairfield) Sr.

Catching Up With…

In 21 games and just under 20 minutes an outing, former California and City College of San Francisco 6-foot-4 guard Deschon Winston, now at Central Michigan, is averaging 7.2 points plus 2.3 rebounds with 51 assists versus 25 turnover as well as 23 steals. He is shooting  38%, 36% and 68% respectively. More on Winston.

The majority of players on the Bellevue University (Nebraska) roster come from northern California community colleges. Among the team leaders are:

6-foot-5 Jemeil (Lincoln High/Modesto Junior College) King is averaging team bests with 15.0 points plus 4.0 assists per game as well as contributing 4.0 rebounds.

6-foot-6 Lewis (Chavez High/City College San Francisco) Hayes is second on the squad in scoring at 13.5 points a night and his 5.3 rebounds is tops on the team.

6-foot-3 Niamey (Mission High/City College San Francisco) Harris ranks third on Bellevue in scoring at 11.5 points per game, second in rebounding at 4.8 and is second to King in assists with 3.5.

David (Nevada Union High) Menary is averaging 13.9 points, 4.1 boards, 3.3 assists and 1.1 blocked shots this season for University of Redlands. He is shooting 45%, 40% and 79% respectively in 19 games/starts and playing 23 and a half minutes an outing.

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 rebounds from Jordan (Folsom High) Ford, St. Mary’s bested San Diego 66-60.

Skylar (Drake High/Santa Rosa Junior College) Chavez shot 7-10 overall and finished with 16 points in Pepperdine’s 91-77 success versus Santa Clara.

Paris (Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State) Austin provided 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals but California fell to Colorado 71-65.

De’Jon (Oakland Tech) Davis supplied a 13 point, 10 rebound double double in California Baptist’s 74-69 success against Cal State Bakersfield.

Sacramento State fell 70-66 to Weber State but Josh (Sierra High) Patton just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine boards for the Hornets.

Behind 30 points (7-10 shooting from long distance) from Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts, UC San Diego nabbed an 82-74 road win versus Chico State.

Phoenix (Vanden High) Shackelford’s 15 points aided Cal Poly Pomona’s cause in an 81-67 win over host Humboldt State.

Wednesday, February 5

Cal Poly handled Long Beach State 92-75 as Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard led the San Luis Obispo crew with 22 points.

Pomona-Pitzer edged Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 81-76 as James (Leland High) Kelbert led the victors with 20 points plus nine boards and teammate Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan totaled 16 points in addition to 10 rebounds.

Host Fresno City College edged College of the Sequoias 81-80 with Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Brunner pouring in 27 points (10-15 overall shooting, 7-10 from the foul line) as well as grabbing a team high eight boards. Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud led COS with 17 points and added eight rebounds.

Quincy (Clovis West High/San Jose State University) Urbina’s 16 points led CCSF in scoring as the Rams defeated Skyline College 95-55. Colby (Mills High) Vasquez paced SC with 16 points.

Host Foothill College edged Las Positas College 69-66 despite the latter receiving 22 points, 12 boards and five assists from Michael (West High) Hayes.

In Hayward, Chabot College took down Cañada College 80-70 with Jabari (Sacramento High) Sweet putting up 22 points plus 10 rebounds and teammate Skylar (Dublin High) Robinson posting his own 18 point, 16 rebound double-double.

Behind 21 points, 17 rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals from Miguel Velez, Hartnell College handled Gavilan College 76-70.

Kameron Malbrough finished with 28 points, seven assists, five boards and fours steals in the College of Alameda 69-60 defeat of Contra Costa College.

Bobby (Archbishop Riordan) Arenas provided 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as host San Mateo College bested Ohlone College 80-70.

Tuesday, February 4

It was another group effort but credit Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner and his 17 points and seven rebounds as major factors in Santa Rosa Junior College’s 74-69 victory over host Sacramento City College. Teammate Damian (Cardinal Newman) Wallace also was big with 16 points plus eight assists. SCC was led by Ryan (Laguna Creek High) Reed’s 24 points.

San Joaquin Delta College edged Cosumnes River College 60-58 as Travis (Liberty High) August led with 18 points and teammate Onkar (Elliott High) Sidhu contributed 12 rebounds, 10 points and three assists. Andre (Pleasant Grove High) Huddleston’s 20 points paced CRC.

From last Saturday: “Nelson puts on show, Redwoods maintains top spot in GVC” Andrew Butler

From last Monday: Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn scored 23 points but Dillard University fell 94-68 to Talledega College.

High School

“Husky hammering leaves DHS hoops playoff picture hazy” Owen Yancher

“Bellarmine tops Serra; Washington stays hot in MVAL” Darren Sabedra

“St. Patrick-St. Vincent High boys basketball falls to Salesian in thriller” Thomas Gase

“Stone-cold Mahaney leads Campolindo to rivalry win” Ethan Kassel

“CCS Boys Basketball Projections” Ethan Kassel

CCSF Men’s Basketball: “Congrats to Emeka Udenyi on his commitment to Seattle U this past weekend”

Kobe Ordonio: “After speaking with Coach Dunham I’m blessed to have received an offer from Western Washington University”

The Gavilan sophomore received an offer from Cal State San Bernardino earlier.

De’Jon Davis Named WAC Player of the Week”

The 6-foot-7 senior is out of Oakland Tech.

SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Micah Elan
School: Pomona-Pitzer
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.

Micah Elan helped Pomona-Pitzer stake a 109-83 victory over La Verne, and a 75-63 win over Chapman in a 2-0 SCIAC week for the Sagehens. Elan averaged 36 points per game netting 41 in the win against the Leopards and 31 in the win over the Panthers. He shot 61% from the field, 53.3% from three-point land, and 93.3% from the free throw line. He also collected eight boards, dished out seven assists, and recorded a steal during the week.

“TYRELL ROBERTS KEEPS TRITONS ROLLING AND EARNS SECOND PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD” CCAA athletics

“AJ BRAMAH’S POY CAMPAIGN DOWNFALL ALSO MAKES ROBERT MORRIS DANGEROUS” Chris Capella

“…Obviously the RMU coaching staff thought Bramah had promise… but this? He’s averaging 16.3 points, 10.3 boards and 2.0 assists per game in conference play…”

“Damian Lillard Demands Your Attention
The Trail Blazers guard is on a historic run—one that could shape the West’s 8-seed race and Portland’s plans at the trade deadline” Rob Mahoney

Dallas Jensen: “On an 18-4 team (including 7-1 in CVC play), 6’5” FR swingman Ryan Johnson is putting up some incredible conference numbers:

• 16.6 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.7 BPG

• 48.3% FG, 36.5% 3PT, 80.0% FT

He is tough and flat out competes!”

“McKenzie Moore signs with Anwil Wloclawek” Nicola Lupo

“Working out with Kobe and Gianna
Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy shares his memories of the Bryants” Phil Handy with Marc J. Spears

“East LA Edges Closer to Santiago Canyon in the Race for No. 2”

City College San Francisco remains undefeated and on top.

Catching up with…

In 18 games/four starts and 8.3 minutes an outing, 6-foot-2 sophomore guard Logan (St. Francis/Cincinnati) Johnson is averaging 1.7 points per contest while shooting 33%, 27% and 79% respectively. He has 11 assists to eight turnovers. Backcourters Jordan Ford and Tanner Krebs have been Moraga mainstays with fellow guard Tommy Kuhse also appearing in 23 games with 15 starts and averaging 27 minutes of court time. The Gaels need firepower on the court this season which isn’t Johnson’s foremost strength.

6-foot-4 sophomore guard Jake (Bellarmine Prep) Wojcik is averaging 3.6 points alongside 1.9 rebounds while shooting 49%, 41% and 88% respectively. He has participated in 22 games at just under 13 minutes an outing.

In 22 games, three starts and just under 11 minutes a night for Wyoming, 6-foot-3 sophomore guard Greg (Cosumnes Oaks High/Sacramento City College) Milton is averaging 2.5 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 34%, 22% and 62% respectively.

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.

Sayeed (El Cerritto High) Pridgett scored 24 points alongside five rebounds and five assists as Montana beat rival Montana State 78-64.

Hawaii got by Cal State Northridge 80-75 as Eddie (Archbishop Riordan/City College San Francisco) Stansberry led with 22 points.

Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy and teammate Isaiah (Sheldon High) Brooks tallied 18 points apiece in Chico State’s 81-71 win versus Cal State Monterey Bay.

Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts went for 32 points in leading UC San Diego to an 80-73 overtime victory over Cal State Stanislaus. Xavier (River City High/Yuba College) Francois aided the Stanislaus cause with an efficient 17 points plus eight rebounds.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan stayed hot with 31 points and James (Leland High) Kelbert posted a 13 point, 15 board double-double as Pomona-Pitzer downed Chapman University 75-63.

Eric (Fremont High-Sunnyvale) Siegel scored a personal best 23 points in the UC Santa Cruz 91-74 success versus Cal Miramar. Teammate Rashard (Antelope High) Thornhill contributed 18 points (5-10 shooting from three-point range) plus eight rebounds.

Kiree (Santa Cruz High/Fresno Pacific/Biola) Hutchings scored 16 points but John Brown University was topped 90-84 in overtime by University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. He shot 4-8 from long distance.

Eric  (Cosumnes Oaks High/Sierra College) Toles led with 25 points and teammate Josh (Lighthouse Community Charter High/Orange Coast College) Powell-Davis tallied 23 but Hope International fell 96-86 to William Jessup University

Trey (Harbor High/Cabrillo College) Whitley scored 22 points in the Black Hills State 83-60 defeat of Metro State. He shot a sparkling 7-11, 3-3 and 5-5 respectively.

Brad (Pacific Grove High) Sendell buried 30 points on 9-16, 5-8 and 7-10 overall shooting plus dished out five assists as Lawrence University edged Monmouth University 82-77.

“FRES-NO, NOT AGAIN
Victory eludes Claim Jumpers in final minutes vs. Fresno City” Guy Dossi box

Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson stuffed the stats sheet with 22 points, 16 boards, six assists, three blocked shots and a pair of steals as College of the Sequoias handled West Hills Coalinga 94-60.

“Butte men’s basketball team upends Siskiyous in rematch” Sharon Martin

Friday, January 31

Dempsey (Redwood High) Roggenbuck finished with 27 points as Linfield College edged George Fox University 91-87.

Host Skyline College handled College of San Mateo 87-70 with Noah (Tamalpais High) Haynesworth providing 23 points plus six boards.

Santa Rosa Junior College bested visiting Modesto Junior College 78-70 with a 45-24 second half powering the come-from-behind surge. Bear Cub Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner finished with 17 points plus nine rebounds, Gianni Brown contributed 16 points and Atmar (Washington High-Fremont) Mundu compiling 15 points, six assists, five boards and a pair of steals.

Last Thursday, Tyrell (El Cerrito High/Merritt College) Alcorn posted a 31 point, 10 rebound double-double alongside four assists as Dillard University beat Southern University New Orleans 92-81.

Also on Thursday, Jeremiah (Serra High) Testa led with 21 points and N’Jai (Sequoia High) LeBlanc was right behind with 20 as Menlo College bested Hope International 85-78. Josh (Lighthouse Community Charter High/Orange Coast College) Powell-Davis paced HI with a game high 26 points alongside eight boards.

“Mitty flips the script on Bellarmine” Ethan Kassel

CCSF Men’s Basketball: “Sophomore Emeka Udenyi @CantstopMek will be on his official visit to @seattleumbb this weekend. Have fun Mek!!!”

College of the Sequoias Men’s Basketball: “Proud of our very own Savion Johnson for signing his National Letter of Intent today with @ndnuathletics (NCCAA – Pac West). Testament to his academic, athletic, and personal progression.”

Johnson is a 6-foot-6 sophomore out of Hanford High.

“Ceiba’s Jesse Franco worth a look | Airing It Out
5-foot-7 point guard delivers basketball game for the ages, scores CCS record 69 points” Jim Seimas

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Jamir Thomas (Berkeley) Sr.

It requires a bit of scrolling down.

“Exclusive: A fired principal speaks — Christian Brothers acted with ‘privileged arrogance’” Marcos Breton

“At Jason Kidd’s alma mater, a girls basketball team loses its coach for being too good” Darren Sabedra

Catching Up With…

6-foot-11 Marcus (Deer Valley High/Kentucky/California) Lee is averaging 9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Sioux Falls Skyforce G League team while shooting 75% overall and 41% from the foul line.

Druce (Tracy High/Cal State East Bay) Asah is averaging a team best 12.2 points per game in 19 games/15 starts and just under 27 minutes a contest for Metropolitan State (CO). 118 of his 193 shot attempts have been three-pointers.

Teammate Kendall (Freedom High/City College San Francisco) McIntosh is providing 8.1 points and a team high 5.5 boards in 20 minutes per outing while shooting 47% and 68% respectively. He lead Metro State with 26 blocked shots.

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 14 points and 16 rebounds powered Robert Morris to a 64-54 victory over Bryant University.

Cal Poly Pomona bested San Francisco State 65-54 behind BJ (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/St. Martin’s) Standley’s 20 points and 18 via Phoenix (Vanden High) Shackelford. Linton (Cabrillo College) Acliese led The City-ites with 14 points and 10 boards.

Cal State East Bay edged visiting Chico State 65-63 as the latter went a jawdropping 14-35 at the foul line. Chico’s Justin (River City High) Briggs finished with 18 points plus 12 rebounds and teammate Calvin (San Marin High) Geraci tallied 17 points.

Wednesday, January 29

Pomona-Pitzer scored 109 points with Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan bringing 41 of them to the scoreboard in the Sagehens defeat of La Verne. He shot 15-23, 4-8 and 7-7 respectively. Freshman Brendan (Gunn High) Mora scored 20 alongside eight rebounds and James (Leland High) Kelbert provided an all-around 12 points, seven boards, four assists and four steals.

Backcourters Damion (St. Ignatius) Trammel and Dale (Sheldon High) Currie tallied 19 points apiece as City College of San Francisco bested visiting Las Positas College 110-74. A 62-37 second half did the trick for the Rams.

5-foot-10 sophomore Kameron Malbrough filled the stats sheet with 26 points, eight assists, five boards and four steals in the College of Alameda 91-75 win over host Mendocino College.

Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud provided 21 points and nine rebounds and teammate Elihu (St. Joseph High-Santa Maria) Cobb went big with 18 points, 13 boards and five assists as College of the Sequoias bopped West Hills Lemoore 109-50.

McKay (Beyer High) Bundy enjoyed a 19 point, 11 rebound double-double in Fresno City College’s 100-55 rout of Merced College.

Dominic (Evergreen Valley High) Simpkins posted a line of 22 points, six boards, four assists and a pair of steals as DeAnza College handled Hartnell College 72-50.

Behind Kobe (Monterey High/Cabrillo College) Ordonio’s 25 points plus George (Brookside Christian) Carter’s 18 points and nine rebounds, host Gavilan took down Monterey Peninsula College 84-65.

“Claim Jumpers face crucial contest Saturday at home” Guy McCarthy

Posted after Columbia took apart West Hills-Coalinga 106-62.

Tuesday, January 28

Santa Rosa Junior College and host Diablo Valley College paired up with the result being a three-point victory, 66-63, for the Vikings. Gianni Brown led the Bear Cubs with both 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Last Friday, Brandon (St. Ignatius) Beckman scored 19 points, grabbed seven boards and dished out four assists in the University of Chicago 79-74 defeat of New York University. He shot 5-11 from three-point range.

“EFFORT GIVEN
After disappointing loss, Columbia bounces back with blowout win” Guy Dossi

NJCAA Basketball: “Can’t stop, won’t stop

Catching Up With…

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.

Led by 23 points from Eddie (Archbishop Riordan/City College San Francisco) Stansberry, Hawaii edged UC Davis 76-75. The Aggies were paced by freshman guard Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon who finished with team highs of 22 points, six assists and five boards.

Powered by 18 points plus 11 rebounds from AJ (San Leandro High/Sheridan College) Bramah, Robert Morris edged Long Island University 71-66.

Jamaree (Palma High) Bouyea totaled 23 points, five boards, four assists and three steals in the USF 83-82 success versus BYU. Bouyea shot 10-15 overall, 3-6 from long distance.

21 points via Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum aided the UTEP cause but the Miners still fell 67-57 to North Texas.

Luke (Vista Del Lago High) Advalovic’s career-high 25 points helped power Northern Arizona to an 84-82 defeat of Portland State. He shot 7-11 from beyond the stripe.

Sayeed (El Cerrito High)  Pridgett scored 33 points and grabbed eight boards but Montana fell 87-75 in overtime to Weber State.

Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan provided 18 points plus six assists in Pomona-Pitzer’s 87-73 loss to Occidental.

Tyrell (Woodcreek High) Roberts led UC San Diego with 23 points (5-5 from long distance) in the Triton 92-57 bopping of Sonoma State. A 52-23 initial half broke open the pairing.

Darne (St. Joseph Notre Dame) Duckett led the victors with both 24 points and six assists in Whitman’s 99-82 takedown of Linfield College. The latter was led by Dempsey (Redwood High) Roggenbuck’s 27 points.

Amil Moreau Catholic) Fields posted a 17 point, 10 rebound double-double and Milton (Bullard High) Burnett also tallied 17 in the College of the Sequoias 84-65 beating of Porterville College.

Fresno City College overcame a 41-31 halftime deficit in downing host Reedley College 79-71. Keshawn (Burbank High/Cal State East Bay) Bruner led with both 24 points and eight boards. He shot 9-11 overall.

Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy provided a team-leading 21 points plus eight rebounds in Chico State’s 87-62 defeat of Cal State Los Angeles.

“The Cal Maritime men’s basketball team got another huge game from forward Zavier Lucero and the Keelhaulers beat host Embry-Riddle 62-54 on Saturday in Prescott, Ariz.

Lucero, a 6-foot-6 junior from Rodriguez High, finished with 16 points, 16 boards and four assists for the Keelhaulers. He also hit four 3-pointers.

Josh Hauser had 15 points on 5 of 12 shooting and also hit four 3-pointers. Evan Madill had 10 points and hit three 3-pointers and Matthew Essien had five boards.

Cal Maritime shot just 37.3 percent from the field but the Keelhaulers hit nine 3-pointers.”

“Shasta 87 Redwoods 76

Andrew Butler/Times-Standard

The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, winners of 12 straight going into Saturday’s Golden Valley Conference road game at Shasta, failed to score at least 80 points for the first time in 12 games en route to an 87-76 loss.

On the year Redwoods is 4-4 when it scores less than 80 points and 13-0 when it scores north of 80.

Redwoods (17-4, 4-1) remains atop the GVC after the loss and still controls its own destiny. Redwoods can ensure a conference title if it wins its final five conference games.

Drew Gillette led Redwoods with 23 points including five 3-pointers. Thomas Nelson chipped in 15 while both Isaac Puzz and Donald Willis finished with 11.”

Friday, January 24

Santa Rosa Junior College defeated Folsom Lake College 76-51 as 6-foot-8 freshman  Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner finished with 21 points.

Izayah (Sacramento High) Talmadge provided 16 points plus seven boards but Chabot College fell 61-60 to host Foothill College.

Last Thursday, Hope International fell to Westmont College 84-78 despite Jonah (Willow Glen High/San Jose City College/UC Davis) Underwood providing 19 points plus five rebounds and teammate Josh (Lighthouse Community Charter High/Orange Coast College) Powell-Davis stuffing the stats sheet with 15 points, nine assists and six boards.

Also last Thursday, Menlo College rang up 102 points to 85 for Arizona Christian as Ross (Bishop O’Dowd) Williams came close to a triple double for the victors with 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Another Thursday matchup had Cal Maritime topping Benedictine 82-66 behind 20 points and 15 boards from Zavier (Rodriguez High) Lucero.

“Mendocino steals late win at COM” Riley Overend

From Wednesday: “Butte men’s basketball shakes off rocky start to down Lassen” Justin Couchot

“Former Warriors player, local basketball talent get a reunion 17 years in the making” Kerry Benefield

“In a season of losses, he’s the last remaining hope for a Fresno State basketball turnaround” Robert Kuwada

A Nate Blackwell feature.

“Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Grant Tull (Gridley) Jr.”

Marin Catholic edges Brandson 63-59 and Tyson Geraci scores 37 versus Drake.

“Mitty beats Serra amidst controversial finish” Ethan Kassel

It wasn’t goaltending on the last play. video

“NCS boys basketball: Campo rolls in DAL showdown, and more” Nate Smith

“Meet the sons of NBA players starring in college and high school basketball
The children of the NBA stars you grew up watching are all over college and high school basketball” Ricky O’Donnell

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 provided 18 points and nine boards. For CP, Junior (Modesto Christian) Ballard totaled 16 points plus seven rebounds.

Souley (Oakland Tech/USF) Boum scorched Rice for 27 points in UTEP’s 72-64 victory.

Malik (Jesuit High) Duffy scored 25 points and Kevin (St. Mary’s/Cal State Monterey Bay) Warren 19 in Chico State’s 85-76 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Wednesday, January 22

UC Davis fell to Cal State Fullerton 78-74 despite freshman point Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon finished with 24 points, five boards and four assists.

Pomona-Pitzer bopped Cal Tech 101-62 as Micah (Lick-Wilmerding) Elan led with 19 points and six assists and freshman teammate Brendan (Gunn High) Mora provided 19 points (8-8 overall shooting, 2-2 from long distance and 1-1 at the foul line)) alongside five rebounds.

In a power pairing down in Visalia, College of the Sequoias turned back Columbia College 82-76. Amil (Moreau Catholic) Fields played extra large for COS via his 25 points, nine boards and five assists, Ryan (Hanford High) Johnson added 20 points plus 11 rebounds and Tiveon (Selma High) Stroud contributed 13 and 11.

Wesley (Enochs High) Burse posted a 21 point, 12 rebound double-double and teammate Michael (West High) Hayes provided 12 points plus 14 boards in a 79-71 Las Positas College overtime victory over Skyline College.

Fresno City College blew out West Hill Lemoore 11o-55 as Ronald (Sheldon High) Agbesar led the way with 22 points.

Luke (Branham High) Sayre was strong with 21 points and 10 rebounds but DeAnza College fell 88-70 to Cabrillo College.

Tuesday, January 21

Iowa State bested Oklahoma State 89-82 powered by 27 points from Solomon (Sacramento High) Young who shot 7-8 from the floor and 13-15 from the foul line. He added nine boards, two assists and two blocked shots.

Damian (Cardinal Newman) Wallace and Edward (Foothill High-Bakersfield) Turner scored 15 points apiece in Santa Rosa Junior College’s 70-58 victory over Cosumnes River College.

Raoul (Castro Valley High) Harley led Diablo Valley College with 17 points as Diablo Valley College downed Modesto Junior College 81-59.

With three players scoring in double figures (Noah (Corning High) Zoppi, Shakwon Lewis and Marquise Nelloms all with 14 apiece), Butte College handled 66-54. A 45-28 second 20 minutes turned the tide.

Braxton (Rodriguez High) Adderly totaled 24 points in the Napa Valley College 83-79 victory versus Solano College. The Storm won the second half 51-35.

Monday, January 20

Robert Morris broke Sacred Heart 67-55 as 6-foot-7 AJ (San Leandro High/Sheridan College) Bramah pummeled SH with 18 points (9-9 shooting) plus 20 boards in 29 minutes of court time.

On Saturday, UC Santa Cruz edged Westcliff 95-93 in double overtime with junior guard Patrick (Mt. Eden High) Ramos providing 28 points, six assists and five boards and freshman teammate Avri (Albany High) Finch totaling 21 points and a team high eight rebounds. Plus, sophomore Ryan (Modesto High) Silva scored 19 points for the Slugs.

On Sunday, Avri (Albany High) Finch played big with 23 points and 13 boards in a 74-64 victory versus Bethesda..

San Francisco City College remains atop the state community college rankings with an 18-0 record (the lone undefeated team). Fresno City College is at #5 followed by Yuba College at #6.

CCCMBCA Notes

6-foot-4 sophomore Michael (West High) Hayes of Las Positas College is averaging a double-double consisting of 20.2 points plus 10.9 rebounds … San Joaquin Delta College’s 6-foot-7 freshman Dillon (Calaveras High) Autrey is averaging 15.8 points  and 10.5 boards … At Gavilan College, 6-foot sophomore Kobe (Monterey High) Ordonio is averaging 28.8 points, 5.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds alongside 60 steals … 6-foot-7 freshman Devon (Kennedy High-Richmond) Neal of Contra Costa College is providing the Comets 10.6 points plus 10.0 boards nightly … 6-foot-7 sophomore Kaleb (Stagg High) Carter of Columbia College is far and away the state leader with 4.4 blocked shots a contest … 5-foot-10 City College of San Francisco freshman Darrion (St. Ignatius) Trammel is second in the state in steals with 76 … 6-foot-1 Cañada College sophomore Jumikal (Serra High) Williams-Choa is the state leader in assists with 6.8 a contest

Simply Basketball: “Skylar Robinson | 6’8 Frosh @ChabotBasketbal17pts 5 rebounds 4 blocks vs LPC video

Simply Basketball: “Jabari Sweet | 6’8 Soph @ChabotBasketbal 16pts vs LPC video

Coach Bryan Rooney: “With Ben (Wood) officially back with us, today will go down as one of the greatest ever in CSUEBBasketball history! More importantly, his fight and determination will continue to inspire so many”

“Cancer Made Me Stronger” Ben Wood

“Sheldon shaping up for another state title challenge” Frank Burlison

Will Watkins: “Riordan wins @ Mitty 62-51 behind 24 pts from Bryce Monroe and an incredible 2nd half from Je’Lani Clark, finishing with 20 points, 9 rebs. 2nd half stats – 18pts on 6/9 F/G and 6/7 FT. Riordan snaps a 18-year losing streak at Mitty and is now 5-1 in the WCAL.”

Gerry Freitas: “MLK Classic at St. Mary’s College Game 6: Dublin 64, Modesto Christian 49. Anthony Roy leads Dublin with 15, Michael Pearson 14 for MC. Records: Dublin 14-4, Modesto Christian 13-6.”

“Riordan silences critics with second-half surge” Ethan Kassel

Plus, Kassel provides other last Friday WCAL game reports.

Kobe Ordonio: “All glory to god, After speaking with Coach Yoder I’m blessed to have received an offer from Cal State San Bernardino!”

“Last man standing: College baller has lost six high school teammates to gun violence” Rus Bradburd

“Howard Bryant on Colin Kaepernick and the Moral Bankruptcy of the NFL” 

Corporatism at its worst.