Keegan Ladines is Heading to Hoops Heaven

The game of 5-foot-11 Keegan Ladines spans the position spectrum. As a point, the senior can score when needed (see his most recent game winner versus Woodcreek High) but much more prefers setting up his teammates (100 assists in 15 games last season). But the Granite Bay High student and Rose City Baller alum recently had to keep himself foremost in his mind. That's because Ladines was involved in selecting his college as well as a fit that provided the sense of comfort he was seeking.

He went with Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, in a county bordering Ohio and a town containing 35,000 or so residents. "It's in the middle of nowhere," Ladines recounted. Sounds good for focusing on academics and hoops.

Why the choice? "Because the coach really believed in me. We talked a lot," Ladines explained. "When I visited, I met the team and hung out with them, saw a practice and then a practice game." When you are told in so many words that 'we are trying to find the right guy and you're it' then it makes the decision so much easier.

How Ladines even became aware of Earlham is due to a connection Rose City Baller Coach Brandon White had with the coaching staff. Otherwise, it's unlikely he would he heading to the state of Indiana come September.

So what does he do best on the court? "With basketball changing and becoming positionless, I'm one of the rare point guards who focuses on making the right pass at the right time to get buckets. I like to get downhill and begin my playmaking." Note than he averaged per game last season, 10 points, plus 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. 

Regarding leadership, he offered, "I might be a natural born leader as I'm not one to bite my tongue. I try my best to lead by example but what's next is communication. Some players need to hear and others need to see it. It's important that I know my personnel, how they take in information and how they react."

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November 27, 2025

Ladine's Game Winning Shot Against Woodcreek High

Ladines' best basketball moment (or at least his most recent) took place in a recent matchup with #10 ranked Woodcreek High, a pairing that some expected to be a blowout for host Woodcreek which featured 6-foot-9 Max VanLaningham who has signed to play next season at Long Beach State. Granite Bay was down by one when Ladines received a frontcourt inbounds pass with 4.2 second on the clock, he immediately went to the hoop and netted a layup for the game winner, 62-61. Ladines finished with 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals.

His runner up memory is his first game eligible last season (he transferred in from Folsom High) where he tallied a double double consisting of 11 assists and 10 points against Oakridge High.

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November 4, 2025

Ladine's Top Assists of the Season

Ladines thanked his parents for "always being supportive no matter what, and my sisters. Nobody in my family will hold back if something needs to be said. Also my brother in-law Marcus who trained me, Rose City Baller Coach Brandon White, Coach (Jason) Sitterud," (the Granite Bay boys basketball coach) and Coach (Derrick) Pringle (Jr.)."

Sporting a 3.75 grade point average in his two years at Granite Bay High, a challenging academic entity, Ladines will be majoring in Sports Exercise Science, aka kinesiology, and Business. His dream job is becoming a trainer with an NBA or college basketball team.

Maybe Ladines will be generating a Cali-infused version of "Hoosier Hysteria" in Indiana before too long.

Potpourri, Dec 8

News Bits

Kort Jensen: "Proud of our sons, Dallas & Derek! Great pre-season college basketball rankings with College of Sequoias # 2 & Feather River College # 13. These are two great coaches! They are even better husbands, fathers and life long friends."

Isn't this remarkable? Both sons at CA community colleges and heading top programs. A top notch hoops coaching family.

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"Wright's Basketball NorCal 2025-26 Preseason Rankings For Boys Basketball"

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The Cal State East Bay Pioneers have burst out to a 5-0 start this season with victories over Fresno Pacific, William Jessup, Menlo College, St. Martin's and Concordia University Irvine. Coach Bryan Rooney's crew are led by 6-foot-5 senior Tyree Campbell at 14.6 points per game, 5-foot-11 Jaayden Bush at 13.2 points plus a team best 20 assists and 6-foot-1 senior Ramsey Huff with 11.0 points an outing. CSEB is bettering opponents with an average of 74.4 points, nine better than the collective points per game of opposing teams as well as +5.8 rebounds a night.

6-foot-3 guard Andrew Ferrara-Jones (West Campus High/Sacramento CC) leads UC Santa Cruz (3-4) in scoring thus far this season at 17.2 points per game with 6-foot-8 senior teammate Joseph Espy (Pleasant Grove High) second in both scoring and rebounding at 15.4 points and 7.7 boards. 6-foot-5 senior Leo Wagner (West Campus High/Sacramento CC) stands at 12.1 points an outing with 6-foot-5 senior Caden Breznikar (Miramonte High) leading in board work with 8.1 a contest plus 10.1 points.

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6-foot-2 Jamaree Bouyea (Palma High/USF) has enjoyed some recent positive results since joining the Phoenix Suns. Versus the Lakers on December 1, he enjoyed seven points (3-3 overall shooting), five assists and three steals in a 125-108 victory and followed with 18 points (7-11, 2-3, 2-2 shooting) in 18 minutes on December 5 in a 117-98 loss to Houston.

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Rising Ballers Network: "Freshman guard Gavin Sykes (Modesto Christian High) had himself a huge game in Long Beach State’s 76-72 win over San Diego finishing with 30 points on 12-22 FG & 5-9 3FG."

With Long Beach State playing poorly as a team, Sykes will likely have a long list of new suitors/NIL offers and be quite tempted.

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Sportswriter John Murphy obituary, a Serra High, Skyline College and San Francisco State grad.

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6-foot-2 Marcus Green (Archbishop Mitty) certainly gets around. He's at Fordham University in the Bronx this season as a grad student and averaging 7.5 points per game while shooting 48% overall and 40% on threes. In addition he is grabbing 1.5 rebounds nightly and has passed for nine assists versus one turnover in 10 contests played and 20 minutes per outing. Greene started his college life at Sacramento State, then Panola Community College, followed by Houston Christian and Hawai'i.

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6-foot-8 Tochi Onyeador (Los Medanos College) is now a junior at Whittier College and has started off strong as in five games/starts and at 26 minutes a contest, he is averaging 9.6 points (20-24 on overall shot attempts) and 10.8 rebounds with eight blocked shots and six steals.

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5-foot-7 senior Dayton Magaña (San Joaquin Delta College) is averaging 17.3 points per game to begin this season alongside 3.0 rebounds plus 16 assists and 11 steals in six games for Linfield College (OR). Magaña is shooting 40% (20-50) on three-point attempts.

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"Kawakami: Jonathan Kuminga’s eventual Warriors exit is being shaped right now"

Not sure if the link above link will work but here's hoping. Tim Kawakawi writes that we'll soon be seeing the last of Jonathan Kuminga on the Warriors.

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D1 Scores

Stanford hosted Portland and came away a 94-72 winner. The Cardinal jumped out to a 51-31 halftime lead and costed home. The victors shot 52% overall, 42% on 33 attempted treys, while the visitors shot 51% overall but Stanford attempted 64 shots total to 47 for the Pilots. Transfer guard Jeremy Dent-Smith went 5-10 beyond the arc to lead The Farm-ites with 16 points.

Then UNLV came into Palo Alto and a defensively flat Stanford, out-shot 48% to 38%, fell 75-74. Star freshman guard Ebuka Okorie led with 18 points but shot just 4-16 overall. With just two seconds remaining, UNLV missed a free throw, then made one and the game was over.

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St. Mary's traveled 3,000 miles to North Carolina, faced a talented 7-1 Davidson squad, and came away with a 70-61 win. They did this with both Paulius Marauskas and Mikey Lewis shooting poorly. Joshua Dent led the Gaels with 21 points plus five assists and Andrew McKeever (Granada High) tallied 15 points alongside 13 rebounds.

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In what was likely scheduled as an expected win, USF fell 65-63 at home to North Alabama as no starter scored in double figures for the Dons. In 35 minutes, senior point Ryan Beasley (Dougherty Valley High) totaled nine points (2-10, 2-8, 2-6 shooting) plus a pair of assists. UNA scored 30 points, almost half its total, in the paint.

Then the Dons went all the way to Tupelo, Mississippi to face Mississippi State and emerged a 65-62 winner after holding a 30-22 halftime lead. It was the 'Big Two' leading in scoring with Tyrone Riley IV tallying 16 points and Ryan Beasley (Dougherty Valley High) 12. Each also grabbed six rebounds. Behind 62-61 with 24 seconds remaining, Mookie Cook buried a free throw and with five seconds showing, Tyrone Riley IV stole the ball and dunked. MSU missed a jumper at the buzzer.

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At home, Santa Clara took care of Utah Tech 90-80 as the Broncos were out-shot by their opponent 49% to 47% but putting up 13 more shots did the trick.

New Mexico hammered Santa Clara a 98-71 as a 53-35 second half sunk the Broncos. Christian Hammond led with 22 points but an ineffective D allowed the host Lobos to shoot 60% on the night. SC finished at 38%.

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California hosted Pacific and topped the Tigers 67-61 after owning a nine-point halftime lead. Justin Pipppen led the Bears with 15 points and Dai Dai Ames contributed 15 points. Isaac Jack posted a 15 point, 16 rebound double-double for the Stockton-ites. Cal shot 46% overall versus 37% for the visitors. Pacific got within five on separate times in the second half and then two points with 0:25 remaining but that was the closest. Write For California game report

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A Jeremiah Cherry-less Sacramento State went into Waco and got bopped 110-88 although it was just a five point difference, 52-47, after 20 minutes. The 6-foot-11 senior Cherry has missed the last couple of weeks with a leg injury. 6-foot-8 freshman Mark Lavrenov (Rocklin High) led Sacto in rebounding with nine (seven offensive) plus 10 points. The Bears shot 60% to 38% for the Hornets.

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Over in the islands and opening up Big West Conference action, UC Davis fell short versus Hawai'i 75-69 although 6-foot-1 junior Connor Sevilla (Dougherty Valley High) provided a team high 17 points. The Rainbow Warriors shot 54% overall, 44% on 16 trey attempts to 44% overall and 25% on 16 three-point tries for the Aggies.

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Engaged in a shootout, Cal Poly edged Cal State Fullerton 94-91 in a Big West Conference opener behind 37 points from Peter Bandelj who shot a remarkable 11-13, 9-10 and 6-6. As a team, the en fuego Mustangs shot 49% overall and also 49% on 37 three-point shots. Landon Seaman (Will C. Wood High/Menlo College) finished with 15 points for the Titans.

It was UC Riverside getting by Cal Poly 88-84 in San Luis Obispo despite Mustang Hamad Mousa powering for 31 points, nine boards and three assists on the night. He shot 8-14, 4-9 and 11. Poly shot a very solid 47% but allowed UCR to conclude the contest at 54%.

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San Jose State University utilized a 52-34 first 20 minutes to cruise to an 86-69 victory over visiting San Diego. Guard Colby Garland post an all-around 20 point, eight rebound, five assist, two steal line, returnee-from-injury 6-foot-6 wing Adrian Myers provided a surprising 20 points aided by 8-11 overall shooting, 4-6 from long distance and 6-foot-8, 240 big Yaphet Moundi enjoyed an 18 point, 12 board double-double, a feat that is needed nightly since he's the sole Spartan frontcourter with the capability of producing nightly.

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Behind a career high 18 points from 6-foot-3 junior Aidan Burke (Archbishop Mitty), UC San Diego topped host Long Beach State 80-74. In 29 minutes, Burke shot a near perfect 7-8 from the floor, 4-5 from long range. Gavin Sykes' (Modesto Christian High) 20 points again led the Beach but he needed 18 shots to reach that total. The Triton are now 8-1 and LB State is 2-8. UCSD game report

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In overtime and in a Big West Conference opening contest, UC Santa Barbara bested Long Beach State 84-77 even though Beach frosh guard Gavin Sykes (Modesto Christian High) continued to lead his squad with 24 points. Aidan Mahaney (Campolindo High/St. Mary's) played 40 minutes and paced the Gauchos with 26 points (11-11 at the foul line). His six rebounds and three assists also led his squad.

Aidan Mahaney (Campolindo High/St. Mary's) totaled 30 points in leading UC Santa Barbara to a 109-84 success versus visiting Cal State Bakersfield. He shot an en fuego 11-13, 7-7, 1-2 overall. Sophomore teammate Zion Sensley (Archbishop Riordan) posted a 16 point, 14 rebound double-double.

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Cal State Northridge topped Cal State Bakersfield 87-66 aided by 6-foot-6 senior Mahmoud Fofana's (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College) 15 points, seven boards and a pair of shot rejections

Northridge then fell 85-71 to UC Irvine despite an 11 point, 11 rebound (five offensive) effort from Mahmoud Fofana (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College).

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Host San Diego State bested Utah Valley 77-66 with guard BJ Davis (Modesto Christian High) leading the scoring with 18 points (4-8, 2-4, 8-8 shooting). Surprisingly, Miles Byrd (Lincoln High-Stockton) went scoreless in 20 minutes.

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Behind 18 points from guard JoJo Murphy (Piedmont High/Chico State), Seattle whacked Puget Sound 97-43.

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Visiting North Dakota State pulled off a road win versus Montana 81-72 despite Money Williams (Oakland High) tallying 21 points plus five assists. But turnovers were again a bugaboo as Williams notched six.

Montana then nabbed a 79-75 road victory against North Dakota as 6-foot-4 junior Money Williams (Oakland High) scored 30 points (11-14, 5-7, 3-3 hot, hot, hot shooting). But the junior also turned the ball over six times. Teammate and 6-foot-6 redshirt freshman Tyler Thompson (Vanden High) added 17 points (5-8, 4-5, 3-4 shooting) plus four steals.

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Northern Colorado went to 8-1 on the season after taking a 75-70 road win versus Omaha. Guard Quinn Denker (Bellarmine College Prep/West Valley College) filled the stat sheet with 22 points, eight assists and three steals. He shot 9-14, 2-5 and 2-3.

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Non-D-1 Scores

In the Citrus College 110-101 success versus Southwestern College, 6-foot sophomore Leo Ricketts (DeLaSalle High/Sac State) tallied 40 points (12-25, 5-11, 11-13 shooting) plus five assists and three steals. He's certainly earning a return trip to D1.

At home, Chico State handled UC Merced 69-50 as 6-foot-1 junior Ned Joyce (Pleasant Valley High) provided 16 points in 19 minutes off the bench and teammate Chris Holley (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa JC/Sonoma State) was right behind with 15 points. game report

In the Las Positas College 90-75 victory over Shasta College, Jaden Woodard (Sheldon High) scored 26 points plus nine boards and five assists with teammate Ted Bigg-Wither supplying 23 points alongside 16 rebounds.

6-foot-6 junior Joey Kennedy (University High) tallied 23 points plus 12 rebounds and three steals in 24 minutes during the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 86-64 defeat of Puget Sound. In 34 minutes, teammate 6-foot-4 junior Reid Jones (Jesuit High) contributed 13 points and six boards plus (unless this is a typo) an amazing 13 steals.

Stanislaus State 57, Chico State 54 Chico State game report Stanislaus is now 5-3.

Stanislaus State also bopped Cal Maritime 105-43 at home with Donjae Lindsey (Weston Ranch High) totaling 24 points on 10-13 overall shooting, 4-5 from beyond the arc. He also contributed four assists.

Western Oregon bested Cal State Los Angeles 74-70 despite the latter receiving 27 points from 5-foot-10 junior guard Michael Pearson (Modesto Christian High on 9-12. 3-6, 6-6 shooting.

In DeAnza College's 93-89 defeat of host Grossmont College, 6-foot-4 sophomore Mehki Thomas (Dublin High) filled the stat sheet with 26 points, six steals, five assists and five boards.

He went looooong for this pass and didn't have to buy a ticket to get back in to take the shot. Yes. he netted it. Do click here for the video. Never, ever seen this before.

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Potpourri, Dec 1

News Bits

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Tyler Bailey: "All glory to GOD for guiding every step, opening the right doors & closing the wrong ones. Grateful to my parents, Coach Bergeson & staff for this opportunity, and all my coaches. Proud to commit to CSUSM_MBB.🎓🏀—Go Cougars!🐾💙"

That's Cal State San Marcos but at least the 6-foot-5" Serra High and AAU Team Rampage guard is remaining in California.

"Relentless Two-Way Force with a Fierce Competitive Edge"

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Now standing at 7-0, UC San Diego hasn't skipped a beat coming off a 30-5 season. This despite a coaching change as Eric Olen moved on to New Mexico. New Coach Clint Allard's (Archbishop Mitty grad) crew just finished winning the ESPN Invitational in Florida, downing Temple first 91-76, Bradley 87-77 and then Towson in the championship game 87-73.

6-foot-3 junior Aidan (Archbishop Mitty) Burke scored 12 points in the opening game, shooting 4-5 from the floor, 3-3 on treys alongside three assists in 24 minutes. Burke followed that with 16 points in 29 minutes, shooting 4-8 overall, 3-7 from long distance. Against Towson, he tallied 14 points plus three assists in 31 minutes, shooting 5-8 overall, 4-5 from beyond the arc. On the season, Burke is averaging 11.0 points per game, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists. He is shooting 57% overall and 52% from three-point range.

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"NorCal Tip-Off Classic Recaps"

As always, Gerry Freitas' bigtime event featured good teams and an array of top talents coming from up-and-down California.

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WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK—MYRON AMEY JR, SR G

Myron Amey, Jr. propelled the Lions to a 6-0 record with his performance on the road at UC Santa Barbara last week. He scored a game-high 29 points, tallying 19 of his points in the second half after shooting 7-for-12 from the field and 4-for-5 from three. His game totals included shooting 11-19 from the field (57.9 percent) and 6-for-7 from three (85.7 percent). Amey Jr.'s six treys set a career high.

Amey Jr.is a Loyola Marymount guard out of Vacaville High.

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"Sacramento State Hornets are Buzzing with Huge Transfer Portal Haul"

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Former Archbishop Mitty star 6-foot-7 Derek Sangster who began college at Princeton and then transferred to UC Davis, is now attending University of Redlands in San Bernardino County. In five games/starts and playing 25 minutes a contest this season, Sangster is averaging 16.0 points plus 6.2 boards an outing.

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"Minnesota head coach Niko Medved offers injury update on Robert Vaihola"

Vaihola is out of Archbishop Riordan, Fresno State and San Jose State University.

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"Nuggets Starter Aaron Gordon to Miss Multiple Weeks with Hamstring Strain"

This season, Gordon is averaging 18.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

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Carson Cooke: "Keshad (San Leandro High) Johnson secured the double double tonight versus the Bulls."

That being 14 points, 12 boards (four offensive) plus two blocked shots for the Miami Heat.

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Coach James Giacomazzi's Las Positas College crew are burning up scoreboards of late. The Hawks put up 102 versus Lassen College, then 103 against Monterey Peninsula College, then 108 with Hartnell College as the foe.

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Team Arsenal: "Arsenal Alum Oziyah Sellers 22 PTS with a big performance to help St. Johns in a win over Baylor."

A guard out of Modesto Christian High plus Stanford and USC, Sellers buried five treys in seven attempts.

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Team Arsenal: "Arsenal Alum Zyon (College Park High/UC Riverside/Florida) Pullin with back to back 30 point performances for the Iowa Wolves."

Pullin is a 6-foot-4 guard and the Iowa Wolves are member of the NBA G League.

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"Former Oakland High student thrives with life-changing Damian Lillard Scholarship"

Not necessarily hoops-related but a big acknowledgement goes out to Damian Lillard for his generosity.

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Game Scores

UC Davis moved to 4-0 at home, 5-2 overall, as the Aggies bested Louisiana 77-56. Nils Cooper, Michael's son, led with 18 points and plus a tied-for-team-high in rebounds with five.

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In a Palm Springs matchup of unbeaten teams. Santa Clara fell by a single point, 71-70, to St. Louis. Elijah (West Valley College) Mahi led the Broncos with both 18 points and seven rebounds. In the last 22 seconds of the game, Coach Herb Sendek's crew missed two layups, the last with two seconds on the clock.

Santa Clara started out fast and jumped out to a 51-27 lead after 20 minutes over Minnesota. The latter made a run in the second half with the final score being 85-75. The Broncos shot 54%, 52% on treys (on 31 attempts) and are now 6-1.

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St. Mary's won both halves, not by a lot (33-31, 37-34) but by enough to top previously undefeated Wichita State 70-65 in The Bahamas to go to 7-0. Gael Paulius Murauskas led with 20 points and added nine boards while 7-foot-2 teammate Andrew (Granada High) McKeever posted a 13 point, 15 rebound, two blocked shots line. Game report.

Again down in The Bahamas, St. Mary's downed another opponent, this time Virginia Tech 77-66 as Paulius Marauskas led the Gaels, now 8-0, with 19 points. The Hokies were held to just 31% overall shooting, 7-30 from beyond the arc. A 31-20 halftime lead held up for Coach Randy Bennett's squad. Game report.

Vanderbilt moved to 8-0 with a 96-71 margin-of-score startling defeat of St. Mary's (now 8-1) as the Commodores won both 20-minute sessions, 51-34, 45-37. In another surprise, considering how strong the Gael defense has performed, Vandy out-shot Coach Randy Bennett's collective 52% to 44%. Paulius Murauskas led the Moraga-ites with 24 points and teammate Mikey (Prolific Prep) Lewis totaled 19.

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Illinois bested visiting Rio Grande Valley 87-73 behind 24 points from Andrej (Jesuit High/Stanford/California) Stojakovic.

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At the Chase Center in San Francisco, California took down UCLA 80-72 with Chris (De La Salle High) Bell topping the Bears with 21 points and also contributing six rebounds. Cal shot 11-22 on treys and held the Bruins to 41% shooting.

Write For California game report. School game report.

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6-foot-5 transfer guard De'Undrae (Salesian Prep) Perteete started again and finished with 19 points on 5-7, 2-2, 7-8 overall shooting for UC Riverside in the Highlander 83-74 homecourt success against Grambling. Teammate Jailen (Mountain View High/Gavilan College/San Francisco State) Daniel-Dalton just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine boards. Coach Gus Argenal's squad stands 4-3.

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Pacific had another road matchup, one in Boca Raton versus Stony Brook, and the Tigers won in a romp 86-58. Ralph Elias led once again with his 17 points plus Jaden Clayton contributed 15 points on 6-6 shooting from the floor, 3-3 beyond the arc. Both are Canadians.

This time in Daytona Beach, Pacific nabbed another win, this versus Jacksonville, 68-53. This despite shooting 5-26 on trey attempts. TJ Wainwright led with 15 points and Ralph Elias, playing all 40 minutes, scored 14 points plus brought down 10 rebounds.

Ralph Elias provided 22 points along with eight boards, four assists and three steals in host Pacific's 68-54 takedown of Sacramento State. Mikey Williams did not shoot well (4-15 overall) but finished with 14 points plus six assists.

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Down in Palm Springs, Colorado went to 6-0 by defeating USF 79-69. The Dons led by at the half, 37-35 but Colorado took the lead for good just after the 12:00 minute mark of the second half. Ryan (Dougherty Valley High) Beasley put up 13 points for USF. Game report.

Nevada used a 43-28 second half to defeat USF 81-65 in Palm Springs. Don guard Ryan (Dougherty Valley High) Beasley went scoreless from the floor in 31 minutes and finished with three points on a trio of free throws. It's going to be difficult to win when your best talent even as a point tallies but three markers.

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Tulsa slammed SJSU 81-51 in Palm Springs (hope the mostly elderly residents there were in bed there by the time the game began or have the demographics changed?) earning a 10-point lead by halftime but a 38-18 second half was killer. The Spartans shot 33% to the Golden Hurricane's 54%.

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Also, in Palm Springs, the Spartans bounced back to take down Loyola Chicago 63-51 utilizing 34-20 second half. SJSU is now 3-4 on the season with just two home games thus far.

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Being at home didn't prove to be enough as UC Irvine bested host San Jose State University 72-63 with the Spartans being out-shot 49% to 31% and redshirt freshman Ben (Monterey Trail High) Roseborough the leading San Jose scorer at 12 points.

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"2027 Brentwood (TN) F Davis Cochran has received an offer from San José State."

Cochran is a 6-foot-9 power forward who owns eight offers to date.

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Behind 24 points from freshman guard Ebuka Okorie, the Cardinal downed Minnesota 72-68 in Palm Springs. Coach Kyle Smith's crew was out-shot, managing 37% on 67 attempts overall plus 26% on 31 trey attempts versus the Golden Gophers 51% and 45% respectively. But Minnesota only got up 45 shots overall and 'enjoyed' six more turnovers plus 11 less rebounds.

Also in Palm Springs, after an intentional free throw miss by Ebuka Okorie and AJ Rohosy's offensive rebound and pass out, Benny Gealer buried a three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left on the clock to lift Stanford to a 78-77 victory versus St. Louis. It was Gealer's sole successful shot from the floor. on the night. Rohosy was credited with five offensive boards on the night, nine overall plus 11 points, all in 23 minutes. The Cardinal found themselves down by 11, 47-36, at the half.

Here is Benny Gealer's shot.

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In Flagstaff, AZ, Southeast Missouri State used a 55-37 second half to top Cal Poly 84- 68. Cayden (St. Mary's High-Stockton) Ward topped the Mustangs with 15 points. CP shot just 30% overall, 21% on 24 three-point attempts.

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Cal Poly Men's Basketball: "Following a career high 28 points at Utah last week and a Mustang victory!"

Cayden Ward is a 6-foot-6 sophomore out of St. Mary's High in Stockton.

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Money (Oakland High) Williams didn't shoot well (4-14 overall), finishing with 15 points but his was his matching assist total that really stood out -- 15 assists on 87 team points is remarkable—but Montana fell to Oakland 95-87. Oakland as a team totaled 15 assists. Griz redshirt freshman Tyler (Vanden High) Thompson scored 19 points, finishing 5-7 from three-point range.

Ersin Demir provides a full-length Money Williams scouting report.

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Up in Sacto, the Hornets as expected, took care of San Francisco State 94-46 as Prophet Johnson gave a sermon and teammate Jahni Summers provided 21 points apiece.

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Back at home for a second game, Cal Poly SLO turned away University of Redlands 87-81 powered by Peter Bandelj's near triple-double consisting of 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

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6 foot-2 guard Quinn (Bellarmine College Prep/West Valley College) Denker finished with 23 points plus eight assists in Northern Colorado's 73-51 downing of Air Force, pairing up Greeley versus Colorado Springs.

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In Las Vegas, Seattle defeated Texas State 66-52 behind 17 points from sophomore Will (Archie Williams High) Heimbrodt.

Also in Vegas, Seattle then fell to UC Santa Barbara 74-71 in the championship game of the World Resorts Classic as Will (Archie Williams High) Heimbrodt scored 20 points on 9-10 shooting, blocked three more shots and nabbed three steals. 6-foot-8 sophomore Zion (Archbishop Riordan) Sensley had a major coming out party as a starter for the winning Gauchos with 20 points on 5-8, 4-6, 6-6 shooting, plus six boards.

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Non-D1 game scores

Leo (De La Salle High/Sacramento State) Ricketts and the rim were almost one as the sophomore guard scored 26 points on 9-11, 5-6, 3-3 shooting in the Citrus College 133-91 take down of Mt. San Jacinto College. The 6-foot-1 backcourter added six rebounds, plus three assists and also three steals. Ricketts leads the state with 64% shooting from three-point range.

Simpson University 76, Chico State 60 game report. 6-foot-7 senior Nian Allen led all scorers with 29 points and 6-foot-5 teammate Dylan (Bella Vista High/Yuba College) Harms tallied 14 points. Chris (Jesuit High/Sac State/Santa Rosa JC/Sonoma State) Holley paced Chico with both 14 points and six assists.

Out of South Sudan, College of Alameda's 6-foot-8, 190 freshman Kot Majier Manyiel produced 25 points (5-9, 2-4, 13-14 shooting), 11 rebounds (five offensive) and two assists in an 80-72 victory versus Ohlone College.

6-foot-4 senior Andre Norris provided a team best 21 points plus eight boards and four assists plus teammate Tom Parsons shot 8-8 from the floor on his way to 19 points as William Jessup University topped CSU Maritime Academy 87-72. 6-foot-1 sophomore Nick (Sheldon High) Stone paced Maritime with 17 points.

Despite receiving 25 points from 6-foot-5 senior Jeremiah (Clayton Valley Charter/West Valley College) Dargan, Chico State fell at home to St. Martin's 81-64. A 39-23 initial half put the Wildcats into an inescapable hole.

College of Marin came back from a five point halftime deficit to defeat Diablo Valley College 93-92. German-born 6-foot-8 sophomore Olivier Borgol again was living large with 37 points (16-27 shooting) plus 17 rebounds, nine offensive.

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