Potpourri, Jan 29

News Bits

UC Merced Men's Basketball: "Cameron Brown did his thing on Saturday night, tying the program’s single-game scoring record with 36 points!"

Hit the UC Merced Men's Basketball link above to see video of some of Brown's baskets. He is a 6-foot-2 soph out of Bishop O'Dowd.

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The team rankings for the state in community college hoops.

West Valley remains undefeated and, in my opinion, will remain in that status at least until the state playoffs get interesting. Five southern California teams follow West Valley in the rankings.

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"As Warriors mourn a terrible loss, Steve Kerr’s leadership lights a hard road ahead"

Credit Marcus Thompson II for a superb article.

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Verbal Commits: "2025 PHHoenix Prep (AZ) G Ty Virgil has received an offer from Long Beach State."

Virgil is 6-foot-6 and out of the Sacramento area.

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Verbal Commits: "2027 Laguna Creek (CA) G Jaylan Virgil has received an offer from Hampton."

Jaylan is a 6-foot-1 guard.

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Verbal Commits: "2025 Utah Prep (UT) G J.J. Mandaquit has received an offer from Santa Clara."

Mandaquit is a 6-foot-1 guard out of Hawai'i. Stanford has offered as has Hawai'i plus 16 others. On3 has him as the seventh best prep point in the nation.

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Verbal Commits: "2024 Cloud County CC (KS) G/F Isaiah Sy has received an offer from Sacramento State. Qualifier w/three years to play."

Sy is a 6-foot-7 guard who possesses outstanding academics.

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Rose City Ballers: "Nick is putting up big numbers. D2/NAIA’s reach out. Looking to get on the East Coast or South so that he’s closer to his family that  recently relocated. Also open to other opportunities. 3.7gpa."

That's 6-foot-3 sophomore Nick (Oak Ridge High) Graves of American River College who just put up "42 points 13 rebounds 4 assists 2 steals 1 block 17/22 FG 3-6 3P 7/8 FT" in a matchup with always tough San Joaquin Delta.

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Idaho's student-athletes, Maddie Timm and EJ Neal, have been named the Vandal Academic Services Student-Athletes of the Month supported by P1FCU

Neal is a junior on the men's basketball team. He is a transfer student hailing from San Francisco, California studying organizational science and communications. Boasting a 3.82 GPA, he is known as an extremely hard worker. 

"EJ has been a great addition to our student-athletes this academic year," said Thad Hathaway. "He works very hard in the classroom and is involved in the community. He regularly meets with area elementary students to talk about building healthy life habits and the benefits of attending college."

Neal feels that his time at Idaho has equipped him with everything he needs to achieve success both on and off the court. "The transition to Idaho has been a great one. With the multitude of different resources we have here at U of I it has really made the transition a seamless one for me to be successful with my academics," said Neal. "Also, the transition to Moscow has been fun as I have felt a very warm welcome and sense of belonging with my teammates on the basketball team and with other athletes on campus as well."

Looking ahead, Neal hopes to remain involved in sports. "What I plan to do with my communications degree is to go into the sports broadcasting field, as a color commentator, play by play, or insider," explained Neal. "I have some experience with the ESPN+ crew here at U of I and enjoyed my experience with them so far commentating Vandal games."

P1FCU is proud to partner with the Idaho Vandals and support the financial literacy education of our students through various programs. Learn more at p1fcu.com/govandals.

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Coach Brian Rooney: "4 years ago 1 of our @eastbaymbb Pioneers, Ben (Las Lomas High) Wood, was diagnosed with an awful disease. Through Ben’s strength, many prayers, an awesome God and tremendous medical professionals, today he is a devoted husband, an awesome father and a cancer survivor!"

Hit the link above for photos. Here is a 2020 feature on Wood's ordeal.

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San Francisco State Men's Basketball: "Gators hit the books last semester!"

To the tune of a 3.53 collective grade point average!

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Game Scores

NCAA scores, Fri, Jan 26

CA Community College Scores, Fri, Jan 26

  • Ohlone College 62 , Cañada College 60
  • Gavilan College 85, Hartnell College 52
  • Sacramento City College 94, Diablo Valley College 83
  • American River College 65, Cosumnes River College 62
  • Sierra College 55, Modesto Junior College MJC box
  • Santa Rosa Junior College 76, Folsom Lake College 55
  • Los Medanos College 78, Mendocino College 64
  • Cabrillo College 89, Monterey Peninsula College 84
  • Skyline College 71, College of San Mateo 66
  • San Jose City College 94, Foothill College 65
  • Napa Valley College 69, College of Alameda 56
  • City College San Francisco 88, Las Positas College 74
  • Yuba College 95, Solano College 67
  • Merritt College 72, Contra Costa College 64

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NCAA scores, Sat, Jan 27

  • Florida 102, Georgia 98 full box score. Zyon (College Park High/UC Riverside) Pullin finished with 20 points plus eight assists for the Gators.
  • Texas Tech 85, Oklahoma 84 full box score. Chance (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/Jesse Bethel High/Golden State Prep/Grand Canyon University) McMillian exploded for 27 points, shooting an extremely efficient 10-13, 6-8 and 1-1 while also grabbing eight boards. for TT.
  • Northern Colorado 89, Idaho 68 full box score. Quinn (Bellarmine Prep/West Valley College/Cal State San Marcos) Denker scored 14 points and assisted six times for Idaho.
  • Washington State 78, Colorado 69 full box score. Jaylen ( Folsom High/Sonoma State) Wells posted a 17 point, 10 rebound double-double for WSU.
  • UC San Diego 92, UC Davis 59 full box score
  • Tennessee 75, Vanderbilt 62  full box score
  • San Francisco 76, Portland 64 full box score
  • UNLV 77, San Jose State University full box score
  • Montana 70, Sacramento State 67 full box score
  • St. Mary's 70, Loyola Marymount 65 full box score
  • Gonzaga 80, Pacific 70 full box score
  • Hawai'i 83, Cal Poly 73 full box score. In defeat, Kobe Sanders concluded the evening with 32 points and 10 rebounds plus four assists.

CA Community College Scores, Sat, Jan 27

  • College of the Siskiyous 84 Feather River College 65
  • Columbia College 71, West Hills Lemoore 59 
  • College of the Redwoods 95, Shasta College 74 
  • College of the Sequoias 79, Fresno City College 62 full box score. For the victor, Jose Cuello scored 33 points.
  • Merced College 104, West Hills Coalinga College 68 WHCC box score
  • Butte College 87, Lassen College 80 Butte box score
  • Hartnell College 105, Barstow College 83

CCAA Scores, Sat, Jan 27

Pacwest Conference Scores, Sat, Jan 27

California Pacific Scores, Sat, Jan 27

  • UC Merced 87, Cal Maritime 73 full box score Merced's Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown scored 23 points alongside six rebounds, five steals and four assists.

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No Sunday games featuring northern California teams in any of the conferences and leagues we cover.

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