“Making Himself At Home The well-traveled David Patrick is no stranger to being on the road, but he looks to have found a place at UCR” Mike Piellucci
David Patrick is a former St. Mary’s assistant coach.
“Micah Elan Named SCIAC Athlete of the Week”
Tuesday
Contra Costa College 89, Diablo Valley College 85
- G Evan Thompson: 21 pts 6 reb 2 ast
- G Eric Jones: 19 pts 8 ast 4 stl
- G Isaiah Attles: 17 pts 4 reb 2 ast
- F Devonte Ross: 12 pts 10 reb
Wednesday
Sayeed El Cerrito High) Pridgett scored a team best 23 points and also led with five steals but Montana fell to Creighton 98-72.
Jordan (Folsom High) Ford finally got back on it with a sharp-shooting 30 points (10-16, 1-2, 9-12) but host St. Mary’s lost to UC Irvine 80-75.
In Georgetown’s 90-82 win over Richmond, James (Salesian Prep) Akinjo tallied 13 points plus six assists for the victors while Jake (Bellarmine Prep) Wojcik finished with 20 points, shooting 6-11 from three-point range, for the Spiders.
“Second Half Surge Sends Mustangs Past Vikings” San Joaquin Delta College 70, West Valley College 65 box
Canada College 78, DeAnza 68 box
Cabrillo College 84, Ohlone College 53 box
American River College 64, Chabot College 59 box
Thursday
Behind De’jon (Oakland Tech) Davis’ 23 point, 13 rebound double-double, Cal Baptist defeated UC Riverside 80-70. The 6-foot-7 junior shot 7-10, 2-2 and 7-7.
Santa Rosa Junior College handled Los Medanos College 93-73 thanks in a big part to 36 points from sophomore Skylar (Drake High) Chavez.
San Francisco State (4-1/1-0 CCAA) boasts the top-rated scoring defense in the West Region, allowing just 58.8 points per game, which is also eighth lowest in NCAA Division II. The team’s 35.8 field goal percentage defense is seventh. San Francisco State is averaging 11 steals per game, which is 10th best in the nation.
UC Merced Men’s Basketball: “We play D. We are currently ranked No. 1 in the @NAIA DII in both scoring defense per game (63.2) and field goal pct. defense (36%). If you didn’t know, now you know.”
In seven games for 6-1 Cincinnati, freshman guard Logan (St. Francis) Johnson is averaging 13.6 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He is shooting 50%, 25% and 75%.
For 2-5 Richmond, freshman guard Jake (Bellarmine Prep) Wojcik has started all seven games and is averaging 32.1 minutes, 9.1 points and 3.4 rebounds alongside 13 assists and a team-high 15 steals. He is shooting 36% overall, 38% from long distance and 89% at the foul line. 42 of his total of 56 shots have been three-point attempts.
Erik Haslam: “The San Francisco Dons are the proverbial fly in the ointment in our rankings right now. Have not faced stellar competition, but unbeaten at 6-0 with four wins by 30+ points. Will be interesting to see how long they hang around the upper echelon of teams.”
“‘Some people don’t call it basketball’: Inside the strangest college game of the year'” Jacob Bogage
Central College 105, Grinnell 96 – zero three-point attempts for Central, 89 trey attempts for Grinnell.