News Bits
"2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKETOLOGY"
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In Ohlone College's 75-74 defeat Tuesday of previously unbeaten Cabrillo College, sophomore guard Jason Cibull buried a three-pointer with just under 10 seconds remaining followed by an errant Seahawk shot attempt. We featured Cibull here. It will be fascinating to see where the 6-foot-1 guard lands as he is the leader in assists in the entire California JC ranks. Point guards are critical to success.
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"6-foot-1 junior point Luke (Piedmont High) Harris, the MIAC Defensive Player of the Week, averaged 26 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and four steals in his two games this week. He started with a 22 point, seven rebound performance in a come-from-behind victory over University of Northwestern-St. Paul. Two days later Harris improved each of those figures, pouring in 29 points while collecting eight boards, to go along with six steals, and four assists at Bethany Lutheran College."
One day later: "Carleton College point guard Luke Harris was chosen for the five-player D3hoops.com National Team of the Week for Dec. 11-17..."
Carleton is located in Minnesota.
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Deundrae Perteete Jr: "We are off to a great start, but we still have a huge mountain to climb. Step by step, day by day!"
The Salesian talent made the All Tourney team at the Holiday Classic up in Idaho.
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Elite High School Scouting: "FINAL
@ranchbball 76
@EdgewaterBBall 71
‘24 Mateen Rafiq - Cornell shook loose for 8 👌’s, 32pts capped by a trio of pullups to ice the game. ‘25 Darrion Lilly intrigued with his versatility as ‘24 Shaanveer Natt added 4 👌’s."
Rafiq is another of those small guards who plays big and, most importantly, wins! Cornell, a D1 program, realized that. Others missed out.
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In 12 games and 33 minutes a contest 6-foot-8 Portland freshman Tyler (Granada High) Harris is averaging 12.8 points (second on the team) and 8.3 rebounds (first on the team) while shooting 51%, 50% and 72% respectively alongside 13 steals (tied for first) and 16 blocked shots (best on the team).
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"All-Bracy Team Selections: Bracy Skills Combine"
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"Secret filming in sports isn't limited to football. It's just hard to prove."
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Jalen Green Elite: "We would like to welcome Derek Walker, this years Jalen Green Elite 16U Assistant Coach. Derek has tons of coaching experience from all levels of basketball. Currently the Head Coach at St. Patrick - St. Vincent 2017 D4 State Champions"
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"100 Most Impactful High School Coaches in California"
The Nor Cal coaches on the list: Anthony Matthews, Bill Mellis, Brice Famtazia, Bryce Duncan, Frank Allocco, Frank Knight, Fred Wilson, Joe Curtin, Jordan Boreman, Mike Hansen, Mike Wall, Quaran Johnson, Randy Bessolo, Tim Kelly, Tim Kennedy, Tony Amundsen, Tony Martinelli, Travis Taylor, Vance Walberg. Congrats to all.
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Ronnie Flores: "FINAL: Branson (CA) 76, Cavalry Christian (FL) 68 - Illinois-bound Jase Butler with a monster 4th quarter, including 4 3-pointers on 6 or 7 possessions, to ignite the Bulls into the TarkClassic Platinum Division semis after it led 50-49 at the end of the 3rd period."
Sure wish Butler had gone with a Nor Cal college.
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Former Mitty star Derek Sangster has played in five of 11 games and 23 minutes total for Princeton, shooting 5-11, 4-7 and 0-1 respectively.
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"Aptos’ Blake Welle cherishes playing time at small Indiana school"
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In 11 games and 15 minutes a contest, 6-foot-8 Te'Jon (Salesian Prep/Cal Baptist/CCSF) Sawyer is averaging 7.5 points per contest as well as 3.3 rebounds while shooting 56%, 18% and 79% respectively.
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Coach Rich V-N: "@TarkClassic buzzer beater by Sheldon High Tyler Rattler."
Click on the Coach Rich V-N link above for the amazing video. He swished it.
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Opinion
Not to beat a dead horse (what a gruesome adage) but UCLA did it again. Last Tuesday, the Bruins fell 76-72 to Cal State Northridge after being down 40-26 at the half. Unsung hero 6-foot-7 Mahmoud Fofana didn't start but played 30 minutes and posted an 11 point, 13 rebound double-double. Out of Santa Teresa High, he played two years at West Valley College and then went on to play at Cal State San Bernardino -- he followed Coach Andy Newman to Northridge.. The Bruins play 7-4 Maryland next in a must win or they fall below .500.
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One player standing out early is West Valley College's 6-foot-10 (no weight listed) freshman Shakir Odunewu. His important numbers: 10 outings, 17.0 points per game, 9.9 rebounds a contest (49 of 99 are offensive), shooting 57% overall, 72% from the foul line, he has yet to attempt a three, has nine blocked shots but doesn't foul a lot (10 games/21 fouls), very minimal assists (3) versus a high 26 turnovers.
A 6-foot-10, 245 pound big with name Shakiru Odunewu attended New Mexico State in 2022-23 before transferring. He attended Universal Academy as did the player above but his hometown is Providence, Rhode Island, not Cairo, Egypt as West Valley lists it. He played in 19 games at 6.9 minutes a contest. There is a Universal Academy in Irving, Texas. So maybe it's the same player but he's dropped a 'u' from his first name or it's a typo. I do think it's the same player because he grabbed 40 rebounds, 25 on the offensive end, comparable to his West Valley ratio.
Keep a watch on this freshman West Valley prospect as every team needs a big big, especially San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, UC Davis, Pacific, USF, Sacramento State, Fresno State. He should not get out of Northern California.
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Game Scores
NCAA scores, Wed, Dec 20
- California 71, UC San Diego 67 full box score Cal center For Cal, Fardaws Aimaq went for 19 points, 10 boards and three blocked shots.
- San Jose State University 81, Santa Clara 78 full box score Myron (Vacaville High) Amey Jr. was all over the box score with 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals for Sparta.
- San Francisco 91, Northern Arizona 51 full box score
- Cal State Fullerton 67, Pacific 56 full box score
CCCMBCA scores, Wed, Dec 20
- Butte College 90, Foothill College 76
- College of the Sequoias 75, Gavilan College 61 full box score Jordan (Hanford High) Haire posted a 16 point, 13 rebound double-double for COS.
- Modesto Junior College 71, Sierra College 63
- Sacramento City 108, Diablo Valley College 87 Freshman guard Sidney (Monterey Trail High) Duplessis, all 145 pounds of him, scored 35 points with teammate Andrew (West Campus High) Ferrara-Jones tallying 23.
- Santa Rosa Junior College 92, Folsom Lake College 68 SRJC box score Sac State transfer Chris Holley was enormous with 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, just short of a triple double.
Cal Pac Conference scores, Wed, Dec 20
- Sagu-Arizona 70, La Sierra 64 full box score
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NCAA scores, Thu, Dec 21
- Sacramento State 100, Bethesda University 45 full box score Austin (Sonora High/Wofford) Patterson scored 12 points on 4-8 three-point shooting for Sacto.
- UC Riverside 82. Idaho 67 full box score
- San Diego State 74, Stanford 60 full box score
- UC Davis 80, UC Merced 57 full box score Elijah Pepper led the Aggies with 21 points.
- St. Mary's 92, Northern Kentucky 56 full box score
- Hawai'i 69, Portland 56 full box score Jovon (Salesian Prep/Sheridan College) McClanahan was well-rounded for the islanders with eight points, seven assists and six rebounds.
- Texas Tech 77, Texas Arlington 66 full box score Chance (Jesse Bethel High/ Golden State Prep/Grand Canyon University) McMillian scored 13 points for TT.
- Oregon State 76, Idaho State 57 full box score Guard Jordan (Freedom High/Prolific Prep) Pope paced OSU with 25 points plus eight assists.
CCCMBCA scores, Thu, Dec 21
- Skyline 72, West Hills Lemoore 70
- College of Alameda 69, Solano College 67
- Yuba College 98, College of Marin 55
- Merritt College 76, Napa Valley College 53
Cal Pac Conference scores, Thu, Dec 21
- Weber State 90, Park-Gilbert (AZ) 39 full box score
- Arizona Christian 77, Benedictine 73 full box score
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