Potpourri, Mar 13

News Bits

Coach Brandon Laird: "Can’t wait for my copy of Coach (Brian) Katz’s book to arrive! Unique stories & personal insight from his 40+ years of coaching/developing his teams at the HS, JC & D1 level." Get your copy on Amazon."

Gotta be interesting. So many stories to tell.

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The Portal Report: "Cal State East Bay (D2) transfer Trey Knight is available in the portal, he told The Portal Report.

Redshirt Freshman PG 6’0 185 4 years of eligibility remaining."

He's out of Moreau Catholic.

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24/7 High School Hoops: "NEWS: IUPUI guard Bryce Monroe plans to enter the transfer portal, he tells me. Monroe began his career at Sam Houston State before transferring to San Diego for one season. He’s spent the last two seasons at IUPUI. He averaged 11.0PPG, 2.6APG and 2.0RPG this season."

Monroe is out of Archbishop Riordan.

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Men’s Basketball Earns At-Large Bid to the NAIA Opening Round"

"It was jubilation inside the Edrington Conference Room at William Jessup University as the Warriors heard their name called during the NAIA Selection Show. Jessup is headed back to the NAIA Opening Round, as their quest to leave the NAIA as national champions will continue."

The 18-11, 8-6 Warriors have five players scoring in double figures this season. Former Chico State assistant coach Mark Darnall heads the program.

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"Co-Champs Also Share PacWest Postseason Awards"

Scott Waterman wins another Coach of the Year award.

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Former Cal player 6-foot-6 Dimitrios Klonaris has earned All-CCAA honors for his production this season at Cal State East Bay in which he averaged 15.3 points plus 7.5 rebounds per contest,both tops on his team.

Other CCAA honorees:

First Team

• 6-foot-5 Shane (Salesian Prep) Bell, Cal State Los Angeles
• 6-foot-2 Joshua (Central Catholic High) Hamilton, Chico State
• 6-foot-6 Eche (Mount Eden High/San Francisco State) Okeke, Cal State Los Angeles

Second Team

• 6-foot-9 Adam (West Valley College) Afifi, Chico State
• 6-foot-6 Jailen (Mountain View High/Gavilan College) Daniel-Dalton, San Francisco State

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Branson Athletics: "Congratulations to our bransonhoops MCAL All-League recipients and to TT Carr for earning MCAL Player of the Year!"

Jase Butler earned First Team status, Finley Keefe and Joaquin Aguillon were Second Teamers.

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Contra Costa College Men's Basketball: "We would like to welcome Cameron Armstrong to the 24-25 Comets Team. We are excited to have him aboard. Cameron is a top shooter and great athleticism."

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"Report: Cal to extend coach Mark Madsen's contract by two years"

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"Washington State's Kyle Smith wins Pac-12 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year award"

It wasn't too long ago that some were labeling Smith a bust up in Pullman. Congrats to him for success at three different D1 programs.

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Brandon Gibson Jr.: "Thanks to my parents, coaches, squad, & my trainers. This wouldn’t have been possible without y’all. Also thanks to myself for putting in hrs of work as well."

Gibson Jr. gets recognized.

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Game Scores

NCAA scores, Mon, Mar 11

• Gonzaga 89, San Francisco 77 full box score
• St. Mary's 79, Santa Clara 65 full box score. The Gael starting five shot 29-46 overall. Coach Randy Bennett's squad win the WCC tournament championship.

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NCAA scores, Tue, Mar 12

• St. Mary's 69, Gonzaga 60 full box score. Aiden (Campolindo High) Mahaney led the Gaels with 23 points. He shot 9-15 overall, 5-7 from three-point range.
• Montana State 74, Sacramento State 71 full box score. For the Hornets, Austin (Sonora High/Wofford) Patterson provided 16 points, six boards and four assists in the league tourney matchup.

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