Potpourri, Jan 1, 2024

News Bits

Idaho Basketball: "DENKER CALLED GAME! Quinn (Bellarmine College Prep/West Valley College/Cal State San Marcos) Denker with the bank-shot winner."

I didn't see it banked in when I posted this earlier. Yep, the price of Denker jerseys just skyrocketed in Moscow, Idaho.

Do hit the link to see how Denker started out halfway in the backcourt with three seconds on the clock. This has to be a designed play.

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Team Rondae Hollis-Jefferson: "OMG this is beautiful!!!!"

Hit the link above for a few moments of basketball purity. Love the two-feet jump stop. I can watch this video over and over.

Unfortunately, these old eyes can't make out the names of the two teams that are playing.

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Chris Babcock: "Salesian 59 - Corona-Centennial 57 Final  CC had a final extended possession but the Pride D held tough for their 12th straight win & 2nd win over CC this season. Zander Jimenez 3 with roughly 50 seconds was game winner."

More on Jimenez.

Then Chris Babcock tweeted: "Great basketball game. Salesian loses it’s first game of the season in overtime to St John Bosco 68-66. A lot of ties and lead changes from the 4th quarter on."

Bosco has 6-foot-5 sophomore Brandon McCoy Jr. who already is a super talent. He's considered the #1 point in the country.

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"Rocklin's (Mark) Lavrenov surpasses 1,000 career points"

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"Memphis center Jordan Brown likely won’t return to the Tigers.   Brown was once expected to be the Tigers’ best player this season. He’s now left the team before Christmas."

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Jalen Green Elite: "Please help us welcome Myles Jones to our program. 👏 The 6’4 Combo Guard will make an immediate impact to our team."

Jones attends Modesto Christian.

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Game Scores

NCAA scores, Fri, Dec 29

• St. Mary's 66, Kent State 46 full box score 6-foot-6 redshirt junior Luke (Piedmont High) Barrett led the Gaels with 19 points. He shot 7-9, 2-4 and 33. Barrett was placed on scholarship this year.
• Arizona 100, California 81 full box score It was over after a 54-26 half time score.
• Arizona State 76, Stanford 73 full box score
• Pepperdine 83, Westcliff (CA) 47 full box score
• San Diego State 84, Gonzaga 74 full box score  An impressive win up in Washington at that! Guard Darrion (St. Ignatius/CCSF/Seattle) Trammell finished with 17 points, 10 in the initial half. He shot 7-13 overall, 3-7 from long distance.
• Illinois 104, Fairleigh Dickinson 71 full box score  Coleman (Antelope High/Prolific Prep)  Hawkins tallied 18 points shooting 5-8 on three-point attempts for the Illini.
• Minnesota 80, Maine 62 full box score  Mike (Archbishop Mitty/Pepperdine) Mitchell Jr.scored 18 points for the victors, shooting 5-8 from long distance.

CCCMBCA scores, Fri, Dec 29

• Sierra College 68, American River College 48 
• Las Positas College 83, Solano College 74 LPC box For Las Positas, Alex (Washington High) Martin busted out for 32 points.
• Cabrillo College 89, Shasta College 67 
• Chabot College 98, College of Marin 78 Chabot box score Guard Zach Broudous enjoyed a 27 point, 11 rebound double-double.
• College of the Redwoods 74, Gavilan College 59 Gavilan College stats 
• Sacramento City College 85, Santa Rosa Junior College 82 SRJC box  From Chris Babcock: "Sac City 85 - SRJC 82 Final OT  SRJC had 68-65 lead with ball late, but instead of working clock missed difficult shot at the basket. Sac City tied it at 68, then SRJC took lead but SCC tied it in regulation. Panthers steal one on the road."
• San Joaquin Delta College 72, Folsom Lake College 67 FLC stats
• Cosumnes River College 80, Modesto Junior College 64

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NCAA scores, Sat, Dec 30

• Pacific 80, Cal Maritime 66 full box score
• UC Davis 71, Cal Poly 46 full box score Elijah Pepper provided 25 points for the Aggies.
• Eastern Washington 87, Sacramento State 61 full box score
• Montana 76, Idaho State 68 full box score Te'jon (Salesian Prep/Cal Baptist/CCSF) Sawyer scored 17 points in a start for the victors.
• San Francisco 92, Mississippi Valley State  full box score Frontliner Jonathan Mogbo went for 17 points, 10 boards, five steals and four assists.
• Portland State 77, Idaho 72 full box score Quinn (Bellarmine/West Valley College/Cal State San Marcos) Denker tallied 17 points plus five assists for Idaho.
• Vanderbilt 69, Dartmouth 53 full box score Ezra (Heritage High) Manjon provided 23 points plus five assists.
• Yale 66, Santa Clara 58 full box score

CCCMBCA, Sat, Dec 30

• West Valley College 75, Skyline College 50
• Contra Costa College 66, Mendocino College 60
• Cabrillo College 102, College of the Redwoods 94
• West Hills Lemoore 88, College of San Mateo 83 2OT WHL box score James Nichols posted  27 point, 11 rebound double-double for the Valley dwellers. 
• Cañada  College 72, Napa Valley College 53
• Ohlone College 73, College of Alameda 66 Ohlone MBB: "How we’re feeling going into the New Year! Renegades beat College of Alameda 73-66 on the road. Jude Jennings 21 pts, 8 reb, Matt Villanueva 15 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl, Jason Cibull 12 pts, 6 ast, 3 reb, Kayne Gilmore 11 pts, 8 reb, Nebiyu Teklemariam 8 pts, 4 reb.
• College of the Sequoias 75, Diablo Valley College 70 full box score
• Allan Hancock 71, Fresno City College 73 full box score
• City College San Francisco 93, San Jose City College 61

CCAA, Sat, Dec 30

• Cal State Dominguez Hills 81, Cal State Los Angeles full box score

PacWest Conference, Sat, Dec 30

• Point Loma 83, Chaminade 59 full box score
• Concordia 65, Azuza Pacific 56 full box score
• Biola 75, Hawai'i 73 full box score
• Westmont 76, Dominican University 63 full box score

CalPac Conference, Sat, Dec 30

• QUAZ 73, Benedictine Mesa 72 full box score 
• Arizona Christian 84, Park-Gilbert (AZ) 56 full box score
• UC Merced 66, Menlo College 59 full box score
• St. Katherine (CA) 93, Life Pacific 74 full box score
• Southern Utah 95, Antelope Valley 78 full box score
• William Jessup University 91, Simpson University 77 full box score

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NCAA scores, Sun, Dec 31

• Stanford 100, Arizona 82 full box score Freshman Andrej (Jesuit High) Stojakovic scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds.
• Arizona State 71, California 69 full box score Fardaws Aimaq posted a 17 point, 14 rebound double-double.

CCAA scores, Sun, Dec 31

• Chico State 69, Cal Poly Humboldt 58 full box score Evan Oliver shot 9-12 overall on his way to 23 points.
• Cal State East Bay 77, San Francisco State 68 full box score
• Cal State Monterey Bay 63, Stanislaus State 62 full box score 6-foot-11 Charles Johnston provided 19 points, 13 boards and four blocked shots.
• Cal State San Marcos 78, Sonoma State 69 full box score
• Cal State San Bernardino 71, Cal Poly Pomona 30 full box score Pomona used to have some Nor Cal talents and be a power in the conference. There's a connection.

CalPac Conference scores, Sun, Dec 31

• San Diego 78, Westcliff 65 full box score

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