Potpourri, Nov 18

News Bits

"LINK: Money Williams and his siblings lost their father in November 2023 and lost their mother last month (October 2024). Williams and his older sister are now caring for their 3 younger siblings. GoFundMe Link showed Goal is now $150,000 with ~$127,000 raised."

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"[Grant Ramey] Tennessee fans have raised $10,000+ for Montana guard Money Williams since @ByMikeWilson tweeted the link last night after the game."

The goodness in the hearts of so many. Evan after Williams torched the victorious Volunteers for 30 points.

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Team Lillard: "Congratulations to the Team Lillard Class of 2025 on Signing today!

  • Jasir Rencher - Texas A&M
  • Elijah Perryman - Utah State
  • Jalen Stokes - UC Davis
  • Kellen Hampton - University of the Pacific
  • Tshilobo Bourgeois - Weber State
  • Alvin Loving IV - Yale"

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Missed this from Thursday: In 32 minutes, Coleman (Antelope High/Prolific Prep) Hawkins scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in the Kansas State 76-65 loss to LSU.

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"From Eureka to the NBA, (Mo) Charlo joins the Lakers organization" Ray Hamill, Humboldt Sports

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On Thursday, junior guard Demarreya (Enterprise High/Yuba College) Lewis-Cooper scored 22 points in leading Cal Poly Pomona to an 80-78 victory over Concordia Irvine.

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On Friday, Stanislaus State topped Western Oregon 94-88. box. 6-foot-3 senior Jeremiah (Salesian Prep) Jones led Stanislaus with 33 on a scintillating 13-15 overall shooting. Point Jason (Alameda High/Ohlone College) Cibull led the victors with four assists, earned in just eight minutes of play.

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6-foot-8 Solomon Young is a member of the South Bay Lakers. He played at Iowa State after graduating from Sacramento High. He has also played professionally overseas.

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"Elijah Mahi Scouting Report -- There aren't many who find themselves on NBA rosters a year after they transferred from the JUCO reigns to Division I. But Mahi will be one of the few. Here are 3K+ words on why he's so highly-touted."

A solid 6-foot-7, 220 pounds, Mahi is currently averaging 15.0 points (second on the team) plus 2.7 boards while shooting 60%, 63% and 50%. He has six assists versus three turnovers plus five steals in three games and 21 minutes an outing.

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On Friday, 6-foot-6 Jaron (Clear Lake High) Mertle did it again with a 12 point, 12 rebound night as UC Merced topped Menlo College 64-57. For the Menlo-ites, 6-foot-9 Landon (Wood High) Seaman finished with 18 points plus eight boards.

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Recruits Zone: "INFO: 2026 prospect Noah Hill tells me that he has heard recently from the following schools:

  • Arkansas
  • Texas
  • Texas A&M
  • Wichita State
  • Stephen F. Austin
  • Loyola Chicago
  • San Jose State

Extremely explosive athlete, lob threat at the rim, & lives above the rim."

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"Longtime NBA assistant Phil Handy to coach in Unrivaled -- Handy among head coaches in new 3-on-3 women’s league"

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Willim Jessup University edged UC Merced 64-63 despite Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown going for a game high 19 points. At home, Ja'Maris Blackmon buried a last second jumper for the winning Jessup points.

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Saturday Nov 16, D1 scores

San Francisco 82, Chicago State 37 box. A 44-12 initial 20 minutes put the game away with freshman Tyrone Riley scoring 28 points on the night, shooting 9-13, 5-6 and 5-5 respectively.

Nevada 85, Santa Clara 59 box. The sole bright light for the Broncos being JC transfer Elijah (West Valley College) Mahi totaling 22 points. As a team, Coach Herb Sendek's crew shot 40%, 12% and 58%. The score was 47-26 at the half.

Cal State Northridge 79, Sacramento State 66 box. In 31 minutes, 6-foot-6 Mahmoud (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College/Cal State San Bernardino) Fofana scored seven points on four shot attempts and added a team high 10 rebounds, four offensive.

Sunday Nov 17, D1 scores

St. Mary's 77, Nebraska 74 box. Freshman guard Mikey (Prolific Prep) Lewis led the Gaels with 23 points in 29 minutes of court time. He shot 5-7 from three-point range and also pilfered four steals. Mitchell Saxen provided 12 points, 12 boards plus four steals.

Stanford 79, UC Davis 65 box. Maxime Raynaud exploded for 33 points plus 14 boards (eight offensive) while Davis was led by Ty Johnson's with 26 points. The Cardinal are now 4-0.

UC Santa Barbara 64, San Jose State University 59 box. Freshman Zion (Archbishop Riordan) Sensley played only three minutes for the Gauchos. The Spartans shot 6-23 on treys, again failing to show up as an outside threat.

California 71, USC 66 box. Andrej Stojakovic didn't make a trey (he tried two) but led with a Bear best of 20 points. An excellent road win for the Berkeley-ites.

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Friday Nov 15, CCCMBCA scores

West Valley College 71, Fresno City College 70 John Bynum Jr.: "Robel (Oakland Tech) Zemmo had 18 points, Jake (Las Lomas High) Davis added 16 points and Caleb (Leigh High) Asante chipped in with 12 points as West Valley picked up a 71-70 win over Fresno City College."

College of the Siskiyous 83, Sacramento City College 79 CCCMBCA: "Sacramento City was led by: Freshman Jayden (El Dorado High) Ferreira 21 points, freshman Aaron (Elk Grove High) Gillyard 20 points and freshman Drew (Christian Brother High) McClendon 14 points.

Gavilan College 95, College of Marin 80 CCCMBCA: "Gavilan’s Bricen (Christopher High) Buciak had 40pts, 30 coming in 10 three pointers in win vs College of Marin tonight."

Ohlone College 92, Solano College 77 Ohlone MBB: "Ohlone College beats Solano College 92-77 and moves to 6-0 on the season!

  • Anthony Lacy 29 pts, 7 reb
  • Omar Babikir 11 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast
  • Michael Fastion 9 pts, 12 reb, 3 blk
  • DeVon Mack 16 pts, 2 reb
  • Amos Hodgson 7 pts, 3 stl"

Santa Rosa Junior College 72, College of Alameda 56 box Andrew (Rancho Cotate High) Pengel shot 8-14 on treys in scoring 28 points for the victors.

Cañada College 59, Merritt College 51

American River College 79, Lassen College 74 OT

Cuesta College 64, DeAnza College 61

College of San Mateo 71, West Hills Coalinga College 64

Saturday Nov 16, CCCMBCA scores

City College San Francisco 125, Los Angeles Southwest College 89 box. Seven Rams scored in double figures. 125 has to be the most points scored by a team this season.

Las Positas College 93, Lassen College 74 box. Sterling (Vanden High) McClanahan shot 12-17 overall, 8-10 on treys, in scoring 32 points.

Santiago Canyon College 110 Chabot College 97 OT box. CC freshman Zion (Salesian Prep) Yeargin continued with his hot hand, scoring 26 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and earning eight assists.

College of the Sequoias 93, Contra Costa College 65 box. 6-foot-7 Jordan (Hanford High) Haire just missed a double-double with 17 points and nine boards.

Merced College 82, Butte College 77

Shasta College 85, Sierra College 79

Skyline College 69, Los Medanos College 60

John Bynum Jr.: "Achilles (Archbishop Riordan) Woodson had 19 points and Milandev (Fremont High) Chatha added 12 points as Skyline remained undefeated and won their fourth straight game with a 69-60 win over Los Medanos. 6-foot-1 freshman Dominick (Benicia High) Dennis had a double double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the loss for the Mustangs."

Diablo Valley College 82, West Hills Coalinga College 72

Feather River College 89, Columbia College 85

Modesto Junior College 77, Reedley College 59

Sunday Nov 17, CCCMBCA scores

City College San Francisco 93, Contra Costa College 77 box. The Rams' attack was paced by King-Njhsanni (Archbishop Riordan) Wilhite's 22 points. Kamron Robinson shot 10-13 on his way to 22 points for CCC.

Feather River College 90, Merced College 87

College of the Sequoias 91, Los Angeles Southwest College 88 box. Jordan (Hanford High) Haire contributed 15 points, eight caroms and four blocked shots.

Chabot College 71, Ventura College 68 box. 6-foot-7 Oz (Fremont High - Oakland) Savage provided 13 points, six boards and a pair of blocked shots for CC.

Columbia College 75, Butte College 71

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