Potpourri, Jan 19

News Bits

"Upsets Gives CCCMBCA Poll a Good Shake /// Chabot's upset of San Francisco; Sequoias' 0-2 conference start influences this week's poll"

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Clovis North Boys Basketball: "Congratulations to 2024 Cal State East Bay commit Jordan Espinoza for surpassing the 1,000 point total for his career while scoring 12 points in a win vs Jesuit at the 

De La Salle MLK Classic!"

Either didn't know or forgot that Espinoza had committed. Good choice.

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661 Hoops/Central Cali Prospects: "Congrats to sharp-shooter Jackson Young on his commitment to Azusa Pacific!"

The 6-foot-2 Young attends Clovis West High.

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The 20 Worst Coaching Hires in Men’s College Basketball Since 2000 /// In the world of college basketball, there are bracket busters — and there are those busted teams that never get close to the NCAA tournament. Fair or not (let the debates rage), it always lands on the coach when things go horribly wrong."

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6-foot-3 Connor 'CJ' (Dublin High/Sioux Falls) Jackson is a senior guard at Purdue University Northwest. In 15 games/starts and 31 minutes a contest, he is averaging 15.5 points per game and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 46%, 38% and 87% respectively. He also has nabbed 17 steals. What's perplexing is him being underwater with assists: 23 assists versus 26 turnovers.

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Two talents from the Bay Area (6-foot-5 Anthony (Dublin High/San Francisco/New Mexico State) Roy and 6-foot-9 Jay (Valley Christian/Salt Lake Community College/Southern Utah/New Mexico) Allen-Tovar are at Langston University (Oklahoma) this year.

In 14 games and 29 minutes an outing, Roy is averaging 18.9 points a night, shooting 45%, 40% and 80% respectively. He is grabbing 5.2 rebounds each time out but is underwater in assists at 18 versus 21 turnovers.

In 15 games and 22 minutes a contest, Allen-Tovar is averaging 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 53%, 29% and 59% respectively. He has blocked 11 shots.

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Simply Basketball: "Jasir Rencher (2025) has received an offer from USC"

Rencher is now up to 18 offers.

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Gladiator Basketball: "As we begin the 2024 Spring semester key to the foundation of the Gladiator Men’s Basketball program is the academic focus and success of our student athletes! Below is 2023 Fall Semester Gladiator team GPA."

The Chabot team GPA is a marvelous 3.20.

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"The Warriors Need a Major Overhaul /// Even with Draymond Green back from suspension, Golden State’s string of baffling losses should be a sign that it’s time for some serious changes."

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Game Scores

NCAA scores, Wed, Jan 17

• Arizona 82, USC 67 full box score. Keshad (San Leandro High) Johnson enjoyed a 10 point, 13 rebound double double.

CCCMBCA scores, Wed, Jan 17

• West Valley College 93, Cabrillo College 69
• Skyline College 67, Cañada College 58
• Columbia College 95, Reedley College 58 Reedley box score
• Gavilan College 67, Foothill College 65
• College of the Sequoias 76, West Hills Lemoore 65 COS box score. Jose Cuello scored 27 points for COS.
• Yuba College 76, Los Medanos College 71
• Fresno City College 86, West Hills Coalinga 73 WHC box score
• College of the Siskiyous 76, Butte College 74
• San Jose City College 67, Monterey Peninsula College 65
• Chabot College 101, College of San Mateo 79 Chabot box score. For Chabot, Makaio (James Logan High) Mims led with 22 points.
• College of Marin 87, Contra Costa College 84
• Ohlone College 93, Las Positas College 88
• Mendocino College 79 College of Alameda 65
• Napa Valley College 76, Solano College 64

Pacwest Conference scores, Wed, Jan 17

• Point Loma 71, Biola 67 full box score

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NCAA scores, Thu, Jan 18

• Northern Colorado 77, Sacramento State 75 full box score
• Illinois 88, Michigan 73 full box score. Coleman (Woodcreek High/Prolific Prep) Hawkins scored 21 points and grabbed 11 boards. Add in six steals and four assists.
• Washington 77, California 75 full box score. For Cal, Fardaws Aimaq provided 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and a pair of blocked shots.
• Idaho State 64, Idaho 59 full box score Idaho received 14 points and five assists from Quinn (Bellarmine/WestValley/Cal State San Marcos) Denker.
• Santa Clara 88, Pacific 69 full box score
• UC Davis 67, Cal State Fullerton 65 full box score. Elijah Pepper went for 27 points and 10 rebounds.
• San Diego  , Portland POSTPONED - BAD WEATHER
• Washington State 89, Stanford 75 full box score
• San Francisco 90, Loyola Marymount 74 full box score. Marcus Williams led the Dons with 24 points and Jonathan Mogbo finished with 23 points and 22 boards.

CCCMBCA scores, Thu, Jan 18

• Lassen College 74, College of the Redwoods 71

CCAA scores, Thu, Jan 18

• Cal State Dominguez Hills 71, Cal Poly Humboldt 61 full box score
• Cal State Los Angeles 86, Chico State 80 full box score
• Cal State San Bernardino 72, Cal State Monterey Bay 63 full box score
• San Francisco State 69, Cal State San Marcos 67 full box score. Jailen (Mountain View High/Gavilan College) Daniel-Dalton enjoyed 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists with teammate Jonah (Rio Americano High/Yuba College) Roth posted 15 point, 12 board double-double.
• Sonoma State 65, Cal State East Bay 61 full box score
• Cal Poly Pomona 73, Stanislaus State 64 full box score

PacWest Conference, Thu, Jan 18

• Fresno Pacific 56, Azuza Pacific 52 full box score
• Hawai'i Pacific  , Chaminade full box score late

CalPac Conference, Thu, Jan 18

• Park-Gilbert 95, Pacific Union 58 full box score
• Antelope Valley 76, Embry-Riddle 69 full box score
• Westcliff 47, UC Merced 45 full box score
• Benedictine Mesa 84, Cal Maritime 61 full box score
• St. Katherine 70, Simpson 56 full box score

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