Potpourri, Jan 13

News Bits

Fri, Jan 10, NCAA D1 scores

no reportable games

Sat, Jan 11, NCAA D1 scores

Santa Clara 77, San Francisco 54 box. The Dons enjoyed a seven-point halftime lead but were completely blitzed 56-26 in the second 20 minutes. Malik Thomas, being the only USF-er scoring in double figures with 19 points, required 17 shots to do so. San Francisco shot 35%, going 6-32 on threes. Elijah (West Valley College) Mahi shot 7-10 on his way to 17 points for the Broncos who shot 52% overall.

San Jose State University 69, Air Force 62 box. The Spartans shot 49%, 44% on 18 trey attempts.

Stanford 88, Virginia 65 box. For the Cardinal, Maxime Reynaud poured in 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while teammate Oziyah Sellers contributed 15 points. Stanford won both 20 minute sessions.

Eastern Washington 65, Sacramento State 54 box. The Hornets shot 28% overall, 3-26 from long distance.

Houston Christian 81, Incarnate Word 76 box. Dylan (Healdsburg High) Hayman scored 19 points on 8-9 overall shooting but IW still fell short.

Long Beach State 84, UC Davis 73 box. Despite 31 points (18-20 at the foul line) from Ty Johnson, the Aggies dropped a home game in which they were out-shot 52% to 35%.

Virginia Tech 71, California 68 box. Too bad with the outcome as this was a winnable matchup. Andrej (Jesuit High) Stojakovic earned an unusual 24 points: 8-20, 1-6, 7-7. He scored a deuce to bring Cal within three but was errant with a three-point attempt at the final buzzer.

Northern Colorado 81, Montana 57 box. Isaiah (Tracy High) Hawthorne aided the NC cause with 17 points plus six rebounds. Money (Oakland High) Williams tallied 15 points for Montana.

St. Mary's 103, San Diego 56 box. The Gaels steamrolled SD shooting 53%, 52% and 87% with 15-29 from three-point range being the most significant figure. The Toreros were perfect from the foul line but just 3-3 on the night. Freshman Mikey (Prolific Prep) Lewis led the Moraga-ites with 18 points, shooting 7-8 overall, 4-5 beyond the stripe.

Oregon State 91, Pacific 55 box. When your opponent shoots 57%, makes 31-32 free throws and you get out-rebounded 36-19, well, the ending isn't going to be pretty.

Cal State Bakersfield 94, Cal State Northridge 90 box. Momoud (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College/Cal State San Bernardino) Fofana was near perfect going 9-10 from the floor in scoring 26 points but Northridge still fell to rival Bako. Fofana added five boards and two steals. Jemel Jones totaled 48 points for the victors.

Sun, Jan 12, NCAA D1 scores

no reportable games

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Fri, Jan 10, CCCMBCA scores

Las Positas College 81, City College San Francisco 69 Las Positas College box. When is the last time the Rams were held to 69 points? LPC shot just 1-12 from long distance but ended up shooting 46% overall. 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Elijah Mobley paced Coach James Giacomazzi's squad with 24 points and 6-foot-2 sophomore guard teammate Jorren (Washington High) Edmonds produced 17 points, seven boards, six assists, two steals plus a pair of blocked shots.

Los Medanos College 76, College of Marin 58

Yuba College 82, Mendocino College 63

Contra Costa College 88, Solano College 68

College of Alameda 67, Merritt College 57

San Jose City College 88, Foothill College 53

Cañada College 84, Ohlone College 81

Chabot College 91, DeAnza College 86 OT Chabot box. Freshman guard Zion (Salesian Prep) Yeargin led CC with 24 points. Fellow frosh Amani (Salesian Prep) Johnson shot poorly in securing 11 points but did contribute 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals.

Hartnell College 82. Gavilan College 76

Cabrillo College 71, Monterey Peninsula College 61 Cabrillo box. Cabrillo jumped out to a 40-21 halftime lead.

Skyline College 66, College of San Mateo 58

Sat, Jan 12, CCCMBCA scores

Feather River College 96, College of the Siskiyous 90 (this one must have been a lot of fun to watch)

Folsom Lake College 82, Diablo Valley College 81 (this one too)

Butte College 78, Lassen College 64

Shasta College 90, College of the Redwoods 81

Sacramento City College 83, San Joaquin Delta College 75

College of the Sequoias 103, Reedley College 60 box Tyree (Burbank High) Gill led CoS with 24 points.

Columbia College 98, Merced College 88

Santa Rosa Junior College 83, Sierra College 74

Cosumnes River College 65, American River College 61 box. Jake (Del Oro High) Williams' 20 points and nine rebounds paced CRC. Max (Oak Ridge High) Manfredi was the points leader for ARC with 25.

Sun, Jan 13, CCCMBCA scores

no games

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Other scores

Last Thursday, UC Irvine defeated Cal State Northridge 77-67 despite the latter getting 13 rebounds, 10 points and three steals from 6-foot-6 senior Mahmoud (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College/Cal State San Bernardino) Fofana.

Also on Thursday, Hawai'i handled UC Riverside 84-76 with freshman point Aaron (Salesian Prep) Hunkin-Claytor producing seven points, five boards, four assists and zero turnovers, all in 17 minutes.

IN CCAA action on Thursday

Stanislaus State bested San Francisco State 67-55 behind 29 points from 6-foot-3 guard Jeremiah (Salesian Prep) Jones. He shot 10-16, 5-9 and 4-4 respectively and added five rebounds.

JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy poured in 28 points on 7-13, 4-8 and 10-13 shooting respectively and 6-foot-6 freshman teammate Cortevious (Granada High) Taylor supplied 15 points alongside six boards as host Chico State edged Cal Poly Pomona in overtime 83-81. Demarreya (Enterprise High/Yuba College) Lewis-Cooper scored 24 points on 8-11, 3-5 and 5-6 shooting respectively for CPP.

Sonoma State proved to be six points better than Cal State Los Angeles at 76-70 with 6-foot-2 JC transfer Chris (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa Junior College) Holley performing large with 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds. CSLA received a strong effort from guard Shane (Salesian Prep) Bell who enjoyed 14 points, six assists and five caroms.

Saturday scores

UC Merced had little trouble with UC Santa Cruz 75-51 as Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown provided 16 points on 8-11 overall shooting for the Valley-ites.

Landon (Wood High) Seaman filled the stat sheet with 20 points, six rebounds, three assists, a pair of 2 steals plus a blocked shot as Menlo College bested Fresno Pacific 76-64.

Dominican University took an 80-69 home win against William Jessup University as guard Darius (Cabrillo College) Best's 23 points led the victors in scoring. With the choicest of beards, Aussie Aydan Janssan co-led WJU with 13 points alongside Ja'Maris Blackmon. Jessup led by 10 at halftime.

In CCAA action on Saturday

Despite 18 points and six assists from Chris (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa Junior College) Holley and five players contributing double figure scoring, the Seawolves fell short at home 85-81 to Cal State Dominguez Hills. Coming from the JC ranks, Holley has now more than gotten his feet wet, he's swimming and the water is just fine.

It was the Murphy-Kerr show once again as JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy finished with 23 points and Isaiah (St. Francis High) Kerr contributed 19 in Chico State's 81-67 homecourt victory versus Cal State University San Bernardino. A 41-28 second half broke the game open. Murphy, however, was charged with seven turnovers--call it an aberration since he sports 50/33 assist-to-turnover season numbers.

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"Chabot Men Primed For More Success In Coast-North Glads, ranked 13th in state, boast sophomore floor general Marcellus Edwards and freshman sensation Zion Yeargin." Matt Schwab

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6-foot-7 senior Monty (Bishop O'Dowd) Bowser transferred from California after earning his degree in sociology and is playing this season at Northern Arizona. In 16 games/five starts and at 17.6 minutes an outing, he is averaging 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds a contest while shooting 47%, 47% and 67% respectively.

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Jaylen Wells Elite: "Excited to welcome one of the top 2027’s in NorCal Julian Turner. Julian is averaging 23ppg while shooting 39% from 3."

Didn't know that Wells is sponsoring a travel team. Puma is behind it and it's for ages 15-17u.

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The Portal Report: "San Francisco State (D2) transfer Jailen Daniel-Dalton is available in the transfer portal, he told The Portal Report. 6'6, 220 forward is no longer with SF State. He is on track to graduate this spring, but is open to transferring before then."

Verbal Commits: "Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State San Bernardino and Menlo offered San Francisco State F Jailen Daniel-Dalton."

Don't know if these are current offers or were offers back when he was coming out of his JC and seeking a four year school.

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"East Bay girls basketball coach dies after battle with prostate cancer Scott Espinosa-Brown led Campolindo to three NCS titles, most recently was an assistant at Acalanes" Nathan Canilao

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"Philadelphia 76ers’ Jared McCain out for the season after knee surgery"

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Verbal Commits: "2026 Lawrence Academy (MA) G Alexander Egbuonu has received an offer from Stanford."

He's a 6-foot-6 16-year-old attending the Lawrence Academy in Massachusetts.

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Verbal Commits: "Auburn and California offered 2028 Queen's Grant (NC) G/F Chase Smith."

The young man is 15 and a 6-foot-8 wing.

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"Andrej Stojaković Scouting Report" Ersin Demir

4,000 words in the analysis. Let see if he goes pro after this season--it seems doubtful at this point.

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Potpourri, Jan 10

News Bits

Junior newcomer Andrew (West Campus High/Sacramento City College) Ferrara-Jones scored 39 points, shooting 14-17, 8-11, 3-5 respectively, in the UC Santa Cruz 89-85 road win versus Colorado College on Monday. Sophomore teammate Miles (Bishop O'Dowd) Burrows finished with 21 points on 8-13, 3-5 and 2-2 shooting respectively.

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Dennis Marshall: "A whole lot of programs realizing that transfer portal ain’t garnering the results they expected. Hell, u can get a good high school kids that can average 3, 4, 5 ppg. That’s what a lot of transfers are doing. There’s only a handful of difference makers. Not as many as made out to be."

The low majors don't necessarily get to pick and choose. Realistically, most mid majors too. Currently, college experience is manna from heaven for college coaches since so many collegiate players hit the transfer portal. It's true that high schoolers are getting the short shrift in recruiting since developing a prospect or a prospect developing in a couple of years is a feat not encountered much nowadays for multiple reasons.

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6-foot-2, 200 Cole Williams/St. Vincent De Paul High disappeared from sight after high school. I knew he was somewhere collegiately but couldn't find his new address. Santa Rosa area coaching legend Tom Bonfigli (Williams' high school coach) knew and once contacted, he wrote "He is a grey-shirt with Coach (Craig) McMillan—working out with Santa Rosa JC. I talked to Cole—he plans to play next season."

Williams should be a JC force next season after tutelage from McMillan. Here is our January 2024 Williams feature.

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6-foot-6 freshman Tyler (Vanden High) Thompson is apparently redshirting this year at Montana as he is listed on the official roster but has yet to appear in a game this season.

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"UNDERSTANDING THE NEW SCHOLARSHIP AND ROSTER LIMIT RULES IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL STARTING 2025"

Man, it's the Wild, Wild West, East, North and South on the horizon.

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St. Mary's Hoops: "Once again 🙌 Congratulations to Mikey (Prolific Prep) Lewis who has been named WCC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season! Lewis recorded a combined 26 points over two games and logged back-to-back double-digit scoring games 👏"

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6-foot-7 190 forward Chris (De La Salle) Bell is a junior at Syracuse and in 15 games/13 starts and 24.4 minutes an outing, he is averaging 10.3 points a contest while shooting 39%, 27% and 75% respectively. He is also averaging 2.6 boards.

Here's a January 7 anecdote posted by Samantha Croston: "The announcer for MBB just had a fascinating story for why Chris Bell is coming off the bench instead of starting. Autry told the announcers that Chris Bell was struggling mentally w/ the pressure of starting, and by coming in off the bench, he could switch his mindset from “when am I coming out of the game” to “when am I going in the game.” So far tonight, Bell is 3-for-3 from the field and has 7 points and leads all scorers."

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"Rookie Jaylen Wells registered his first double-double on Monday (January 6) to help lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a win over the Dallas Mavericks at FedExForum to snap a two-game skid.

Wells produced 17 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and one assist in the 119-104 victory. He went 10-of-11 from the free-throw line and was a plus-18 in nearly 35 minutes on the court in his 32nd start of the season for coach Taylor Jenkins and the Grizzlies.

The 39th pick struggled to shoot from the field, knocking down just three of his 11 shot attempts. But Wells remained active on both ends of the court and found success penetrating into the paint to draw contact and get to the free-throw line..."

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Sam Kayser: "NEWS: 2026 5⭐️ Toni Bryant will take an official visit to Boston College beginning on January 9th, a source tells @LeagueRDY. Bryant took his first official visit to Cal back in September and has since taken unofficials to Tennessee, Florida State and Oklahoma State. #14 in the ESPN60."

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Courtney Anderson Jr. redshirted last season at Colorado after graduating from Dublin High. This season, he has played just 15 minutes in the first 13 games and I don't believe he is currently injured. (An October 2024 team preview contained this: "...Anderson has been hampered by injuries thus far in practice...") The Buffaloes also have at least two incoming prep backcourt recruits but only the Andersons know where Courtney Jr. will be playing next season if that decision has even been made.

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Wed, Jan 8, NCAA D1 scores

Stanford 70, Virginia Tech 59 box. Maxime Raynaud went for 19 points plus 14 boards while teammate Oziyah (Modesto Christian) Sellers also tallied 19 points, shooting 7-12, 4-7 and 1-1 respectively. The Cardinal won despite enduring a nine minute scoring absence in the initial 20 minutes.

California 75, Virginia 61 box. The Bears won both 20 minute sessions as Andrej (Jesuit High) Stojakovic didn't even attempt a trey but still finished with 23 points, aided by going 11-13 at the foul line.

Thu, Jan 9, NCAA D1 scores

Louisiana Tech 81, Florida International U 64 box. In 25 minutes, Al (Franklin High/San Diego City College) Green soulfully produced 21 points on 7-9, 5-7 and 2-4 shooting respectively in the victory.

Northern Colorado 83, Montana State 82 box. Northern Colorado came from behind down by 20 in the second half and nabbed a close win on the road to go 3-0 in conference action. 6-foot-8 Isaiah (Tracy High/USF) Hawthorne led the victors with both 18 points and nine rebounds.

UC Davis 63, Cal State Fullerton 53 box. For the winners, sophomore guard Connor (Dougherty Valley High) Sevilla scored a team best 18 points and also pulled down five rebounds in the homecourt success.

Pacific 95, Washington State 94 OT box. Put this one into the Upset of the Season category. Too bad it wasn't on February 17 (Washington's birthday) as, in Pullman, 6-foot-4 transfer guard Lamar Washington both scored 40 points (16-22, 4-6, 4-5 shooting respectively) and buried a triple at the buzzer for the game-winning shot. The young man is a darkhorse candidate for mayor of Stockton.

Santa Clara 82, Oregon State 81 OT box. For the Broncos, Elijah (West Valley College) Mahi led with both 21 points as well as five assists and added six boards to his mix.

San Francisco 81, Portland 72 box. With four starters scoring in double figures and shooting 50% overall and 39% as a team. USF won both 20 minute sessions and went to 4-1 in conference, 14-4 overall.

Idaho 80, Sacramento State 67 box. Jacob Holt enjoyed a 35 point, 10 rebound double-double but support from his teammates, but one, fell short as Idaho grabbed a solid road victory. Julian (St. Joseph Notre Dame/CCSF, U of Alberta) Vaughns contributed 13 points plus four assists in the Hornet cause but no one else for Sacramento State reach double figures scoring.

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Wed, Jan 8, CCCMBCA scores

City College San Francisco 126, Cañada College 49

Las Positas College 72, College of San Mateo 59. Top scorers for Hawks (15-0, 1-0 Coast-North): Sterling McClanahan 20 pts, 5 reb., Jorren Edmonds 18 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast. and Elijah Mobley 17 pts, 5 reb.

West Valley College 81, Foothill College 52

Columbia College 86, Fresno City College 80

College of the Sequoias 127, Coalinga College 45 CC box 56-20 was followed by 71-25.

Lassen College 86, College of the Siskiyous 85

College of the Redwoods 87, Butte College 74

Shasta College 73, Feather River College 65

College of Marin 90, Mendocino College 81

Los Medanos College 77, Solano College 71

Contra Costa College 76, Napa Valley College 68

Yuba College 75, Merritt College 62

Skyline College 89, DeAnza College 74

San Jose City College 92, Hartnell College 56 box. Remarkably, nobody on SJCC scored more than 11 points. The Jags jumped out to a 51-22 first half lead.

Cabrillo College 88, Gavilan College 56

Ohlone College 72, Chabot College 70

Thu, Jan 9, CCCMBCA scores

Santa Rosa Junior College 70, Cosumnes River College 68 box. 6-foot-2 sophomore Andrew (Rancho Cotate High) Pengel led SRJC with 23 points but didn't shoot well at 6-17, 2-10, 9-11 respectively. He did lead with eight boards though.

Modesto Junior College 67, San Joaquin Delta College 63 (closer than I expected)

Sacramento City College 82, Diablo Valley College 75

Sierra College 108, Folsom Lake College 71

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Potpourri, Jan 8

News Bits

InsanenessMedia: "Congratulations to Coach Holloway on another career milestone. With the Vanden High 37-74 victory last night over Pioneer, Coach Holloway secured his 300th win as Vanden Basketball Head Coach."

Yes, the number of wins are impressive until you consider the number of young men Coach Micheal Holloway has positively influenced during his tenure. Keep both happening.

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Elias "Swish" Gish: "After a great conversation with Coach Hurwitz, I’m blessed to receive a D1 offer from UCRiversideMBB. Thank you to the coaching staff for believing in me."

What's in the water supply for North Clovis? Here is yet another prospect, a 6-foot-6 '26 combo guard, coming out of Clovis North High.

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Monterey Trail Hoops: "What a comeback! After falling behind 16-0, Trail storms back to defeat Folsom 71-67 in an absolute thriller! Rashawn Inglemon with 30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and Devaughn Dorrough 14 points, 14 rebounds and Baron Roseborough 12 points (4-6 3P)."

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Trey Knight: "Averaged 17.6 PPG in 3 games this past weekend at the North Idaho College Tournament! 11-1 overall record."

Knight's putting in the work and making progress at Tacoma Community College.

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Gleaned from a recent The Kat's Paw/Bubbles Hawkins: "...San Francisco (for example) currently has a NIL budget five times the size of Pacific’s. 6’6” Ty Virgil, a Pacific legacy recruit, will attend Pepperdine next season ostensibly because the Waves NIL deal is worth $150K, roughly double what the Tigers can currently offer..."

Love to see information on NIL figures for teams and for signed prospects. We as fans usually have no idea regarding specific offers. The NIL war chest for team can generally be guessed.

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Simply Basketball: "Loukas Jones is an absolute flamethrower! One of the best shooters on the west is a threat once he steps on the court!"

The Clovis North High senior displays excellent form, a quick release and the needed range to force defenses to come out on him but he's 6-foot-2 and will likely have to match up with usually speedy points on the teams of opponents in college. His foot speed looks middlin' at best.

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Modesto Christian Basketball: "Congratulations to Myles Jones (Stanford commit) for being named Most Value Player of the 2024 Holiday Hoop Classic."

The Cardinal will be getting a good one at the point. He's a 2026 prospect who committed to the Stanford in mid-September 2024.

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"WCC All-League Predictions" Lucca Mazzie

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Tameka Emerson: "I'm so proud of this young man!! IYKYK The feeling i got when being told Takai earned a 4.0 gpa. This earned him a spot on the fall Dean's list. Takai also earned a spot to go to the "Black Student Athlete Summit". Keep working Kai!!🏀📚. This is what it's all about."

It's always great to hear about any basketball talent who also slam dunks it academically. It's actually amazing considering how much time and energy Takai (Vanden High) Hardy-Emerson's basketball commitment requires.

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Eric Cabrera: "Kannon Rector (2027) Placer HS 13-2, MVP Kendall Arnett tournament. One of the top point guards in the section!! No stats on Max Preps but having a HUGE year!!!"

The six-footer is heady smart. Reads defenses well with the ball in his hands and even minus the ball in his hands, a situation which is sometimes rectified by his steals. Let's see how much more he can develop as his size will be a recruitment detriment..

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In 12 game/starts and 33 minutes an outing, Noah (Pleasant Valley High/Chabot College) Thomas is averaging 9.0 points on 42%, 35% and 52% shooting respectively plus 2.8 rebounds, 24 assists versus 24 turnovers and a tied-for-team-high 18 steals at Arkansas-Monticello.

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"Richard Pitino, UNM sued over alleged hazing altercation"

Not too long ago, it was a lawsuit of a sexual nature and hazing against New Mexico State.

What is it about D1 college hoops in New Mexico?

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"San Francisco, Fullerton Early Leaders in the first Winning Percentage Index Report"

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Jan 6, NCAA D1 scores

Ohio State 89, Minnesota 88 box. For the Golden Gophers, Mike (Archbishop Mitty/Pepperdine) Mitchell Jr. tallied 16 points alongside four assists and three boards.

Jan 7, NCAA D1 scores

Oklahoma State 79, Kansas State 66 box. Coleman (Antelope High/Prolific Prep/Illinois) Hawkins enjoyed 18 points, five boards, three steals, two blocked shots, two assists but five turnovers.

Texas Tech 72, BYU 67 box. Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals while teammate guard Chance McMillian produced 16 points and eight boards for TT.

Utah State 85, San Jose State University 78 box. USU owned a nine-point halftime lead and shot 52% overall, versus 42% for the host Spartans. Guard Will McClendon had been shooting well of late for SJSU - tonight he was off. Conversely, fellow backcourter Donovan Yap Jr. had recently been off for the most part but tonight he was on with 22 points, including 6-10 from long distance. The teams were tied with six minutes remaining. SJSU trailed by a three-pointer with half a minute remaining.

St. Mary's 81, Loyola Marymount 56 box. Up by six points after 20 minutes in Moraga, the Gaels revved it up and blasted LMU 51-32 in the second half. All with shooting just 42% overall. LMU shot 56% on trey attempts but it was 5-9 overall and also was out-rebounded 42-20.

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Jan 6, CCCMBCA scores

no games

Jan 7, CCCMBCA score

American River College 85, Sacramento City College 71 (Sac City lost a lot of firepower to graduation)

Modesto Junior College 65, Sierra College 62 (ended closer than I thought it would)

Santa Rosa Junior College 80, Folsom Lake College 70

San Joaquin Delta College 66, Cosumnes River College 59 (Give Delta credit for the upset even though at home)

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Potpourri, Jan 6

News Bits

Fri, Jan 3 NCAA D-1 scores

no reportable games

Sat, Jan 4, NCAA D-1 scores

Iowa State 74, Baylor 55 box. In 18 minutes, Dischon (St. Patrick-St. Vincent High/Washington State/Charlotte) Jackson attempted just two shots but did grab 10 rebounds in the rout.

San Diego State 76, Boise State 68 box. Miles (Lincoln High) Byrd scored 22 points (his career high) in the road victory as the Aztecs showed they aren't going to relinquish the MWC's top team honor anytime soon.

Texas Christian 63, Kansas State 62 box. For Kansas State, Coleman (Antelope High/Prolific Prep/Illinois) Hawkins concluded with 11 points (on 14 shots), six boards, four assists and two blocked shots. Also, five turnovers. Just don't see him turning pro this year even if his versatility at his size is enticing.

Sacramento State 56, Portland State 53 box. A good win for the Hornets, topping a conference team with a winning record. 

Montana 73, Idaho 71 box. Money (Oakland High) Williams tallied 18 points alongside four rebounds, three steals and two assists in the win.

UNLV 79, San Jose State 73 University box. The Spartans faced a 44-26 score at the half and were outshot 51% to 41% overall.  

Cal State Northridge 73, UC Davis 61 box. Mo (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College/Cal State San Bernardino) Fofana posted a 15 point, four rebound line in the victory. Davis shot just 30% overall.

Pittsburgh 80, Stanford 68 box. The ACC is a very tough league with many of the .500 teams requiring an excellent effort in order to nab a victory. Maxime Reynaud scored 21 points on a good-shooting night.

Texas Tech 93, Utah 65 box. Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams enjoyed 19 points plus nine boards, five assists and a pair of steals in the success.

Pepperdine 87, Pacific 70 box. Kat's Paw site game report. In a battle of first year coaches, the home team fell. Pacific is really struggling right now. 

Washington State 91, San Francisco 82 box. Lucca Mazzie game report. The Dons' Malik Thomas provided 34 points on 12-21, 3-7 and 7-9 shooting but San Francisco allowed WSU to shoot 49%, with all five starters scoring double figures.

Clemson 80, California 68 box. Another rude welcome to the ACC. Andrej (Jesuit High/Stanford) Stojakovic scored 30 points for Cal on 11-15, 1-1, 7-9 shooting respectively.

St. Mary's 81, Portland 58 box. Lucca Mazzie game report. The score was 28-29 after the initial 20 minutes.

Sun, Jan 5, NCAA D-1 scores

UConn 87, Providence 84 box. Aidan (Campolindo High/St. Mary's) Mahaney was integral by scoring 15 points in 20 minutes, shooting 4-5, 2-2 and 5-6 respectively. Providence led 39-27 at the half.

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Fri, Jan 3, CCCMBCA scores

West Valley 84, Feather River College 68 John Bynum Jr.: "Jake (Las Lomas High) Davis had 17 points and CJ (Capital Christian High) Willenborg added 16 points as West Valley picked up a 84-68 home win over Feather River.

Las Positas College 103, Monterey Peninsula College 76 Matt Schwab: "14 and 0 … Wow!!, Elijah Mobley 24 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast - Sterling McClanahan 17 pts, 4 stl, Jaden Woodard 13 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast."

Chabot College 78, San Jose City College 71 box Marcellus (Spieghts Academy) Edwards and Zion (Salesian Prep) Yeargin each totaled 21 points for the victors while Matt (Archbishop Mitty/Foothill College) McAndrews scored 17 points for SJCC. The latter shot 8-10 from the floor.

Cabrillo College 70, Cañada College 62

Foothill College 77, Skyline College

Sat, Jan 4, CCCMBCA scores

Los Medanos College 72, Napa Valley College 55

Modesto Junior College 118, Sacramento City College 78

College of Alameda 75, Yuba College 66 CoA box Alameda's Jalen (St. Patrick St. Vincent) Scott shot 10-13, 7-9 and 6-6 respectively in scoring 33 points.

College of Marin 61, Merritt College 59

Sierra College 61, American River College 54

Skyline College 74, Reedley College 56

Mendocino College 73, Solano College 61

DeAnza College 78, Hartnell College 41

College of the Sequoias 89, Gavilan College 72

Santa Rosa Junior College 70, Diablo Valley College 48

Cosumnes River College 107, Folsom Lake College 72 box. All five CRC starters scored in double figures, plus two players coming off the bench, led by Jake (Del Oro High) Williams with 19, His nine boards put him on the edge of a double-double. 6-foot-8 Brian (James Logan High) Unachukwu did earn a d-d with 11 points and 12 boards, seven offensive. For Folsom, Micah (Capital Christian High) Hobson finished with 20 points.

Sun, Jan 5, CCCMBCA scores

no games

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Games Last Thursday

In 27 minutes, junior guard JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy scored 19 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists as Chico State bested host Cal State Monterey Bay 78-74. Teammate Isaiah (St. Francis High/Montana) Kerr tallied 18 points.

Guard Tyjean (Antelope High/College of the Sequoias) Burrrell led San Francisco State with 18 points as SFS came from behind at the half (42-29) to take down Sonoma State 75-64.

Host Stanislaus State utilized a 46-24 second half blitz in besting Cal Poly Humboldt 72-58. Junior guard Jason (Alameda High/Ohlone College) Cibull came off the bench and played 25 minutes in which he scored a team high 17 points plus was credited with four assists for the Turlock-ers. He shot 5-8, 4-7 and 3-3 respectively.

Isaiah (Eastside College Prep/Chabot College/San Jose City College) Sams-Hoy's more than impressive line included 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals as Alaska Fairbanks topped Western Washington 88-73. The 6-foot-4 guard is a junior.

UC Merced hammered Lincoln University 117-72 as Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown exploded for 39 points and also pulled down nine rebounds. He shot 17-24, 1-2 and 4-4 respectively.

Games Last Saturday

Chico State nabbed a road victory 76-62 versus Stanislaus State as JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy led with 24 points plus eight boards and five assists. He shot 5-10 from long distance. Jason (Alameda High/Ohlone College) Cibull aided the Stanislaus cause with 11 points and five assists.

With 15 points and four assists, Tyjean (Antelope High/College of the Sequoias) Burrell helped host San Francisco State best Cal State San Marcos 80-72.

Visiting Sonoma State edged Cal State East Bay 63-61 as Nick (St. Patrick St. Vincent) Medeiros led the victors with 18 points and backcourt teammate Chris (Jesuit High/Santa Rosa Junior College) Holley shot 5-6 for 10 points and also contributed six boards plus five assists.

Plus, in the Cal Pac Conference on Saturday, UC Merced topped visiting Nobel University 73-46 as Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown again led his squad with 18 points.

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Damarion Vann-Kelly out of Monterey Trail High has chosen his four-year college destination.

Ersin Demir: "Damarion Vann-Kelly is the best scorer I've evaluated in the JUCO reigns this year. Florida International University got themselves a true stud. Next Denver Jones?"

more from Ersin Demir: "Damarion Vann-Kelly — Northeastern Oklahoma College A&M (#5)

Combo Guard — 6’4” — Freshman — Sacramento, CA

Vann-Kelly plays at the NJCAA Division II level. Regardless, his scoring prowess is translatable on most levels he’ll play at during his collegiate career. He’s a good athlete who uses his shooting prowess to create driving lanes to the basket. On top of that, he’s looking to play as a point-of-attack defender while looking to collect deflections and steals.

After seven games, Vann-Kelly shoots 62.5% from downtown. That number will naturally regress, but that doesn’t take away any value from his top-notch shooting ability. After five games, he earned a starting role and has 10 made threes in two consecutive contests.

The value for the next few years is Vann-Kelly recognizing his shooting gravity while showing aggressiveness to get downhill due to it. The area of development is to play much more in control. At times, it looks like the game is all about Vann-Kelly. That’s not a shot at him but more a result of always playing a similar role. He has the court vision to involve others. The untapped passing and playmaking potential is there.

Therefore, the focus for him should be to be more of a team player rather than making it a one-man show. The 20-second mark is an example with four other teammates waiting for the ball he attempts an off-the-dribble three. He’ll very likely transfer up but should commit to a program willing to give him valuable minutes to tap into his scoring potential.

Projection for next season: Scorer off the bench for a low-major program. He could eventually reach the high-major level!"

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"Jaylen Wells’ Massive Rookie Of The Year Chances, Klay Parallels"

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Verbal Commits: "2026 St. Augustine (CA) G Jaden Bailes has received an offer from UC Davis."

He stands 6-foot-2. Will he go to GuardU?

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The No Ceilings guys have San Diego State's 6-foot-7 Miles (Lincoln High) Byrd as the 40th pick in the NBA draft this year. They list 60 prospects. He's just a sophomore.

The Bleacher Report lists Byrd at #31 and offer: "Miles Byrd should start drawing more attention with an appealing mix of 6'7" size, shotmaking confidence, ball-screen playmaking flashes and defensive instincts. Teams may just be hesitant to confidently slot him with first-rounders until they see him against more noteworthy opponents or prospects at the NBA combine."

Stanford's Maxime Reynaud is placed at #34 with TBR offering "Averaging 21.4 points and 1.8 threes at 7'1", Maxime Raynaud has taken another step forward offensively. His footwork, counters, command and touch with both hands from the post have looked professional. He's consistently getting himself high-percentage, controlled looks. And now that he's shooting 38.2 percent on real volume (4.6 attempts), his fluidity scoring inside and out has made it easier to look past the athletic and defensive questions for a projected second-rounder."

Texas Tech's Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams owns the 50th spot and his TBR report goes: "Averaging 5.2 assists through 11 games, Darrion Williams continues to showcase his passing and raise his three-point mark after a slower start shooting from deep. He can score from the post, but his path to an NBA role is offering the combination of shotmaking, smart ball-moving and wing defense."

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Verbal Commits: "Arizona State, California and Creighton offered 2026 SoCal Academy (CA) F Adam Tyson."

So much for that hard NO!!!!! from Pat Riley.

"...A 12-3 start to the season is all but a distant memory for Golden State now that they are 17-16 overall. Stephen Curry needs more help if the Warriors are to be the true title threats they believed they could be at the start of the season, and Butler's fit next to both Curry and Draymond Green on the wing seems to make a lot of sense given this team's style of play. However, the Warriors are not as eager to move Andrew Wiggins as they once were, sources said. The former first-overall pick would need to be the centerpiece of any deal for Butler since Golden State is hard-capped at the first apron.

More complications outside of including Wiggins arise for the Warriors if they pursued Butler, as matching his salary could be achieved by including Dennis Schroder and Gary Payton II in a potential trade package. Schroder, who was recently acquired by the Warriors from the Brooklyn Nets, can be dealt in a package with other players on either Feb. 5 or Feb. 6 before the trade deadline. Even so, the Dubs would find themselves below the minimum roster requirement with no room to add an extra player due to their hard cap.

The Warriors and Heat have held discussions with one another regarding Butler this season, league sources confirmed. Although mutual interest between Butler and Golden State exists, Miami has made it clear that Jonathan Kuminga is a player they would want to be included in the framework of a potential deal for their superstar forward. While there are conflicting opinions around the league as to what Kuminga's long-term future looks like, the Warriors have not been eager to include him in trade discussions to this point..."

Can't imagine there is a team that will trade a budding star who isn't quite there for a few months of renting a still talented elder. Hint, hint. Butler is going to have to agree to sign a new contract with his new team to pull something off. Unless desperation sets in amongst a certain general manager."

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"NCAA considering allowing five years of eligibility for players in all sports"

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Potpourri, Jan 3

News Bits

Jake Davis: "After a great conversation with the coaching staff, I am blessed to receive an offer from Cal Poly. Thank you to Coach DeGeorge and the entire staff for believing in me."

Out of Las Lomas High, Davis is a 6-foot-4 combo guard at West Valley College which won the state championship last season. He also has a Fresno State offer and interest from Colorado State.

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*****Jake Lieberman: "Vann-Kelly has committed to FIU. Great addition for Jeremy Ballard & Co."

Jake Lieberman: "6’5 Junior College guard Damarion Vann-Kelly out of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M has been offered by Fresno State. Vann-Kelly just visited FIU & was offered, too. Averaging 20.8 points on 53-88 3PT (60.2%)."

Congrats to DVK. FIU, a Conference USA member, is Florida International University located in Miami. Van-Kelly is a freshman out of Monterey Trail High. Didn't think he would go even further away from home, not with USF and Pacific in pursuit. Shows what I know. Does FIU have a solid amount of NIL funding?

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Andrew (West Campus/Sacramento City College) Ferrara-Jones hit the eventual game winner - a three-pointer - in a nailbiter as UC Santa Cruz edged Cal Lutheran 81-79 on Saturday. He finished with 14 points.

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"Former Contra Costa Coach Passes Away Ed Greene was inducted into the CCCMBCA Hall of Fame in 2000"

Here is as much lengthier feature on Greene.

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"Top Three Teams Remain the Same; Mt. San Antonio Breaks Into the Top 5, Displacing West Valley Mounties have won four straight games since last poll, Coast-North has six teams in the top 20"

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Wed, Jan 1 NCAA D1 scores

Dartmouth 108, Colby-Sawyer 55 box. Freshman point Connor (Clovis North High) Amundsen filled the stat sheet with 13 points (3-4 shooting, all from long distance), seven assists, two steals and zero turnovers.

Clemson 85, Stanford 71 box. The score was 43-41 Clemson at halftime. For the Cardinal, Isaiah (Modesto Christian High) Sellers led the 20 points and teammates Maxine Reynaud finished with 14 points and 13 boards. He didn't shoot well at 7-17, 0-6 and 0-0 respectively. Clemsnon shot better overall and attempted 24 free throws to 12 for Stanford.

Pittsburgh 86, California 74 box. Cal led by four at the half. Andrej (Jesuit High) Stojakovic tallied 19 points but finished third on the team in shot attempts despite playing 35 minutes, most on the team.

UConn 81, DePaul 68 box. In 16 minutes, Aidan (Campolindo High/St. Mary's) Mahaney produced seven points (eight shot attempts), four assists and four personal fouls.

Thu, Jan 2 NCAA D1 scores

Northern Colorado 89, Weber State 72 box. Isaiah (Tracy High) Hawthorne provided 17 points plus five assistsin the victory.

Montana 92, Eastern Washington 81 box. Money (Oakland High) Williams poured in 26 points and added seven assists plus four steals in the Grizz win.

Cal State Bakersfield 75, UC Davis 64 box. Ty Johnson finished with 26 points but didn't het much help offensively. Neither team shot well but the Aggies shot 4-21 from long distance.

St. Mary's 71, Pepperdine 41 box. Former walk-on Luke (Piedmont High) Barrett scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Gaels.

Santa Clara 81, San Diego 80 box. SD was the home team but this one shouldn't have been as close. Only guard Carlos Stewart enjoyed a step-up game for the Broncos.

San Francisco 89, Pacific 81 box. Closer than expected but the Tigers were at home. Each team shot well. Pacific led by one at halftime.

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Wed, Jan 1, CCCMBCA scores

no games

Thu, Jan 2, CCCMBCA scores

Sacramento City College 89, Folsom Lake College 77

Diablo Valley College 67, Sierra College 62

Modesto Junior College 73, Cosumnes River College 56

Contra Costa College 84, Los Medanos College 69

Mendocino College 73, Napa Valley College 70

American River College 78, San Joaquin Delta College 64

College of Alameda 78, College of Marin 71

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