Potpourri, Jan 5

News Bits

"Vikings remain at top spot in week 7 in Norcal"

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Gus Morris: "Boys 🏀 - Piner 66, Rancho Cotate 41

Piner (10-5) Theo McDowell 27pts (4 3s), 5reb, 8ast , Tyler Coester 11pts - RC (5-8) Adam Pengel 16 pts"

McDowell is a D1 prospect.

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Modesto Christian BasketballIn tonight’s (Jan 2) win (versus Laguna Creek High): 

  • 2025 Gavin Sykes 31 points 5 rebs
  • 2026 Rashod Cotton 20 points
  • 2024 Marcus Washington 14 pts 10 rebs..."

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UC Merced Bobcats: "UC Merced MBB is 5-0 in Cal Pac play for the second time in program history with its 76-62 win over Simpson. Cameron Brown led the Bobcats with a career-high 23 points and eleven rebounds!"

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Sportando: "Zunder Palencia signs Isaiah Pineiro"

Piniero is out of Placer High, Sierra College, Portland State and San Diego. Zunder Palencia is based in Spain.

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Maximus VanLaningham: "Proud to say I have received a D1 offer from University of Portland. Thank you to Coach Shantay Legans and Coach Arturo Ormand for believing in me. Let’s go Pilots!"

VanLaningham is 6-foot-9, is in the 2026 class and attends Woodcreek High.

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Simply Basketball: "Mr. Get-it-done Zander Jimenez earned all-tournament honors at classicatdamien. His ability to affect the game without scoring the ball caught the eyes of the Classic committee."

Jimenez is a 6-foot-3 guard attending Salesian Prep who should be signed up by the United States military forces because he can negate opponents.

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Bryan Rooney: (writing about his two children) "One of the best parts of coaching is sharing experiences with these two amazing humans. Also, one very important family rule = Mandatory dessert on the way home from any scouting or recruiting trips!"

Family is all!

We would love to see Marc J. Spears do a national feature on the Rooney family -- Bryan at Cal State East Bay (currently 9-2) and Brendan Rooney at Menlo College (currently 12-1). Quality people come from a quality family and produce quality children who become quality people.

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WEEK 8: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions:

  • NCAA D2: Bryan Rooney – Cal State East Bay
  • Weekly record (overall): 1-0 (9-2)
  • Past week’s results: 77-68 W at San Francisco State

Highlights: "Cal State East Bay downed San Francisco State on Sunday to push their winning streak to seven. The Pioneers are also a perfect 5-0 in California Collegiate Athletic Association, and sit alone atop the league in first place. What makes their undefeated league record even more impressive is that all five of the their CCAA wins have come on the road. This season, Rooney’s team has also defeated two Top 25 opponents, as they beat #4 Cal State San Bernardino, and #11 Point Loma."

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Game Scores

NCAA scores, Wed, Jan 3

  • USC 82, California 74 full box score
  • St. Thomas-MN 75, Idaho 67 full box score
  • Sacramento State 67, Kansas City 64 full box score Austin (Sonora High/Wofford) Patterson scored 14 points for the Hornets.
  • Stanford 59, UCLA 53 full box score The Bruins scored 30 points in the first half then 23 in the second. With torches lit, Bruin alumni have surrounded Pauley Pavilion screaming for Mick Cronin to come out.

CCCMBCA scores, Wed, Jan 3

  • Skyline College 77, Feather River College 56
  • Los Medanos College 85, Contra Costa College 70
  • Sierra College 60, Cosumnes River College 57
  • Solano College 79, Merritt College 74 full box score
  • Diablo Valley College 70, Folsom Lake College 60
  • Mendocino College 65, Napa Valley College 59
  • College of Marin 75, College of Alameda 70
  • Santa Rosa Junior College 77, San Joaquin Delta College 75
  • American River College 82, Modesto Junior College 70 MJC box score

Pacwest Conference, Wed, Jan 3

CalPac Conference, Wed, Jan 3

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NCAA scores, Thu, Jan 4

  • St. Mary's 81, San Diego 70 full box score Aidan (Campolindo High) Mahaney enjoyed 25 points plus six assists.
  • Santa Clara University 68, Loyola Marymount 57 full box score  
  • UC Davis 83, UC Riverside 63 full box score Elijah Pepper exploded for 31 points on extremely efficient shooting (10-15, 5-8, 6-7)
  • Hawai'i 78, Cal State Bakersfield 67 full box score   JoVon (Salesian Prep/Sheridan College McClanahan led with both 19 points and four assists.
  • San Francisco 92, Pacific 88 full box score For the Dons, Jonathan Mogbo finished with 30 points and 18 boards,
  • Minnesota 73, Michigan 71 full box score Mike (Archbishop Mitty/Pepperdine) Mitchell led the Golden Gophers with 18 points.

CCCMBCA scores, Thu, Jan 4

  • College of the Sequoias 97, Hartnell College 40 full box score A 52-17 first half settled who would win.
  • San Jose City College 72, Chabot College 69 Chabot box

CCAA scores, Thu, Jan 4

  • Cal State San Marcos 71, Stanislaus State 42 full box score
  • Chico State 67, San Francisco State 62 full box score Chico won the initial half 40-20 but it went 42-27 in the second half for SF.
  • Cal State East Bay 78, Cal Poly Humboldt 67 full box score
  • Cal Poly San Bernardino 87, Cal State Dominguez Hills 81 full box score
  • Cal State Monterey Bay 74, Sonoma State 70 full box score
  • Cal State Los Angeles 79, Cal Poly Pomona 55 full box score

Pacwest Conference, Thu, Jan 4

  • Chaminade 82, Concordia 74 full box score Jamir (Berkeley High/CCSF) Thomas poured in 18 points for Chaminade.
  • Hawai'i Pacific 65, Dominican 60 full box score In the losing cause, Nathan (CCSF) Ilunga posted a 16 point, 13 rebound double-double. He also blocked three shots.
  • Azuza Pacific 87, Hawai'i Pacific 85 full box score

CalPac Conference, Thu, Jan 4

  • St. Katherine 87, Park-Gilbert (AZ) 77 full box score  
  • Benedictine-Mesa (AZ) 74, Westcliff (CA) 64 full box score 
  • Cal Maritime 83, Embry-Riddle (AZ) 74 full box score Alex (Sacramento High) Maze led the victors with 21 points.
  • La Sierra 96, Pacific Union 60 full box score  
  • Antelope Valley 72, UC Merced full box score Michael (West High/Las Positas College/Chico State) Hayes came close to a double-double with 25 points and eight boards.

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