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Fri, Jan 3 NCAA D-1 scores
no reportable games
Sat, Jan 4, NCAA D-1 scores
Iowa State 74, Baylor 55 box. In 18 minutes, Dischon (St. Patrick-St. Vincent High/Washington State/Charlotte) Jackson attempted just two shots but did grab 10 rebounds in the rout.
San Diego State 76, Boise State 68 box. Miles (Lincoln High) Byrd scored 22 points (his career high) in the road victory as the Aztecs showed they aren't going to relinquish the MWC's top team honor anytime soon.
Texas Christian 63, Kansas State 62 box. For Kansas State, Coleman (Antelope High/Prolific Prep/Illinois) Hawkins concluded with 11 points (on 14 shots), six boards, four assists and two blocked shots. Also, five turnovers. Just don't see him turning pro this year even if his versatility at his size is enticing.
Sacramento State 56, Portland State 53 box. A good win for the Hornets, topping a conference team with a winning record.
Montana 73, Idaho 71 box. Money (Oakland High) Williams tallied 18 points alongside four rebounds, three steals and two assists in the win.
UNLV 79, San Jose State 73 University box. The Spartans faced a 44-26 score at the half and were outshot 51% to 41% overall.
Cal State Northridge 73, UC Davis 61 box. Mo (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College/Cal State San Bernardino) Fofana posted a 15 point, four rebound line in the victory. Davis shot just 30% overall.
Pittsburgh 80, Stanford 68 box. The ACC is a very tough league with many of the .500 teams requiring an excellent effort in order to nab a victory. Maxime Reynaud scored 21 points on a good-shooting night.
Texas Tech 93, Utah 65 box. Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams enjoyed 19 points plus nine boards, five assists and a pair of steals in the success.
Pepperdine 87, Pacific 70 box. Kat's Paw site game report. In a battle of first year coaches, the home team fell. Pacific is really struggling right now.
Washington State 91, San Francisco 82 box. Lucca Mazzie game report. The Dons' Malik Thomas provided 34 points on 12-21, 3-7 and 7-9 shooting but San Francisco allowed WSU to shoot 49%, with all five starters scoring double figures.
Clemson 80, California 68 box. Another rude welcome to the ACC. Andrej (Jesuit High/Stanford) Stojakovic scored 30 points for Cal on 11-15, 1-1, 7-9 shooting respectively.
St. Mary's 81, Portland 58 box. Lucca Mazzie game report. The score was 28-29 after the initial 20 minutes.
Sun, Jan 5, NCAA D-1 scores
UConn 87, Providence 84 box. Aidan (Campolindo High/St. Mary's) Mahaney was integral by scoring 15 points in 20 minutes, shooting 4-5, 2-2 and 5-6 respectively. Providence led 39-27 at the half.
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Fri, Jan 3, CCCMBCA scores
West Valley 84, Feather River College 68 John Bynum Jr.: "Jake (Las Lomas High) Davis had 17 points and CJ (Capital Christian High) Willenborg added 16 points as West Valley picked up a 84-68 home win over Feather River.
Las Positas College 103, Monterey Peninsula College 76 Matt Schwab: "14 and 0 … Wow!!, Elijah Mobley 24 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast - Sterling McClanahan 17 pts, 4 stl, Jaden Woodard 13 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast."
Chabot College 78, San Jose City College 71 box Marcellus (Spieghts Academy) Edwards and Zion (Salesian Prep) Yeargin each totaled 21 points for the victors while Matt (Archbishop Mitty/Foothill College) McAndrews scored 17 points for SJCC. The latter shot 8-10 from the floor.
Cabrillo College 70, Cañada College 62
Foothill College 77, Skyline College
Sat, Jan 4, CCCMBCA scores
Los Medanos College 72, Napa Valley College 55
Modesto Junior College 118, Sacramento City College 78
College of Alameda 75, Yuba College 66 CoA box Alameda's Jalen (St. Patrick St. Vincent) Scott shot 10-13, 7-9 and 6-6 respectively in scoring 33 points.
College of Marin 61, Merritt College 59
Sierra College 61, American River College 54
Skyline College 74, Reedley College 56
Mendocino College 73, Solano College 61
DeAnza College 78, Hartnell College 41
College of the Sequoias 89, Gavilan College 72
Santa Rosa Junior College 70, Diablo Valley College 48
Cosumnes River College 107, Folsom Lake College 72 box. All five CRC starters scored in double figures, plus two players coming off the bench, led by Jake (Del Oro High) Williams with 19, His nine boards put him on the edge of a double-double. 6-foot-8 Brian (James Logan High) Unachukwu did earn a d-d with 11 points and 12 boards, seven offensive. For Folsom, Micah (Capital Christian High) Hobson finished with 20 points.
Sun, Jan 5, CCCMBCA scores
no games
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Games Last Thursday
In 27 minutes, junior guard JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy scored 19 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists as Chico State bested host Cal State Monterey Bay 78-74. Teammate Isaiah (St. Francis High/Montana) Kerr tallied 18 points.
Guard Tyjean (Antelope High/College of the Sequoias) Burrrell led San Francisco State with 18 points as SFS came from behind at the half (42-29) to take down Sonoma State 75-64.
Host Stanislaus State utilized a 46-24 second half blitz in besting Cal Poly Humboldt 72-58. Junior guard Jason (Alameda High/Ohlone College) Cibull came off the bench and played 25 minutes in which he scored a team high 17 points plus was credited with four assists for the Turlock-ers. He shot 5-8, 4-7 and 3-3 respectively.
Isaiah (Eastside College Prep/Chabot College/San Jose City College) Sams-Hoy's more than impressive line included 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals as Alaska Fairbanks topped Western Washington 88-73. The 6-foot-4 guard is a junior.
UC Merced hammered Lincoln University 117-72 as Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown exploded for 39 points and also pulled down nine rebounds. He shot 17-24, 1-2 and 4-4 respectively.
Games Last Saturday
Chico State nabbed a road victory 76-62 versus Stanislaus State as JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy led with 24 points plus eight boards and five assists. He shot 5-10 from long distance. Jason (Alameda High/Ohlone College) Cibull aided the Stanislaus cause with 11 points and five assists.
With 15 points and four assists, Tyjean (Antelope High/College of the Sequoias) Burrell helped host San Francisco State best Cal State San Marcos 80-72.
Visiting Sonoma State edged Cal State East Bay 63-61 as Nick (St. Patrick St. Vincent) Medeiros led the victors with 18 points and backcourt teammate Chris (Jesuit High/Santa Rosa Junior College) Holley shot 5-6 for 10 points and also contributed six boards plus five assists.
Plus, in the Cal Pac Conference on Saturday, UC Merced topped visiting Nobel University 73-46 as Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown again led his squad with 18 points.
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Damarion Vann-Kelly out of Monterey Trail High has chosen his four-year college destination.
Ersin Demir: "Damarion Vann-Kelly is the best scorer I've evaluated in the JUCO reigns this year. Florida International University got themselves a true stud. Next Denver Jones?"
more from Ersin Demir: "Damarion Vann-Kelly — Northeastern Oklahoma College A&M (#5)
Combo Guard — 6’4” — Freshman — Sacramento, CA
Vann-Kelly plays at the NJCAA Division II level. Regardless, his scoring prowess is translatable on most levels he’ll play at during his collegiate career. He’s a good athlete who uses his shooting prowess to create driving lanes to the basket. On top of that, he’s looking to play as a point-of-attack defender while looking to collect deflections and steals.
After seven games, Vann-Kelly shoots 62.5% from downtown. That number will naturally regress, but that doesn’t take away any value from his top-notch shooting ability. After five games, he earned a starting role and has 10 made threes in two consecutive contests.
The value for the next few years is Vann-Kelly recognizing his shooting gravity while showing aggressiveness to get downhill due to it. The area of development is to play much more in control. At times, it looks like the game is all about Vann-Kelly. That’s not a shot at him but more a result of always playing a similar role. He has the court vision to involve others. The untapped passing and playmaking potential is there.
Therefore, the focus for him should be to be more of a team player rather than making it a one-man show. The 20-second mark is an example with four other teammates waiting for the ball he attempts an off-the-dribble three. He’ll very likely transfer up but should commit to a program willing to give him valuable minutes to tap into his scoring potential.
Projection for next season: Scorer off the bench for a low-major program. He could eventually reach the high-major level!"
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"Jaylen Wells’ Massive Rookie Of The Year Chances, Klay Parallels"
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Verbal Commits: "2026 St. Augustine (CA) G Jaden Bailes has received an offer from UC Davis."
He stands 6-foot-2. Will he go to GuardU?
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The No Ceilings guys have San Diego State's 6-foot-7 Miles (Lincoln High) Byrd as the 40th pick in the NBA draft this year. They list 60 prospects. He's just a sophomore.
The Bleacher Report lists Byrd at #31 and offer: "Miles Byrd should start drawing more attention with an appealing mix of 6'7" size, shotmaking confidence, ball-screen playmaking flashes and defensive instincts. Teams may just be hesitant to confidently slot him with first-rounders until they see him against more noteworthy opponents or prospects at the NBA combine."
Stanford's Maxime Reynaud is placed at #34 with TBR offering "Averaging 21.4 points and 1.8 threes at 7'1", Maxime Raynaud has taken another step forward offensively. His footwork, counters, command and touch with both hands from the post have looked professional. He's consistently getting himself high-percentage, controlled looks. And now that he's shooting 38.2 percent on real volume (4.6 attempts), his fluidity scoring inside and out has made it easier to look past the athletic and defensive questions for a projected second-rounder."
Texas Tech's Darrion (Capital Christian High) Williams owns the 50th spot and his TBR report goes: "Averaging 5.2 assists through 11 games, Darrion Williams continues to showcase his passing and raise his three-point mark after a slower start shooting from deep. He can score from the post, but his path to an NBA role is offering the combination of shotmaking, smart ball-moving and wing defense."
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Verbal Commits: "Arizona State, California and Creighton offered 2026 SoCal Academy (CA) F Adam Tyson."
So much for that hard NO!!!!! from Pat Riley.
"...A 12-3 start to the season is all but a distant memory for Golden State now that they are 17-16 overall. Stephen Curry needs more help if the Warriors are to be the true title threats they believed they could be at the start of the season, and Butler's fit next to both Curry and Draymond Green on the wing seems to make a lot of sense given this team's style of play. However, the Warriors are not as eager to move Andrew Wiggins as they once were, sources said. The former first-overall pick would need to be the centerpiece of any deal for Butler since Golden State is hard-capped at the first apron.
More complications outside of including Wiggins arise for the Warriors if they pursued Butler, as matching his salary could be achieved by including Dennis Schroder and Gary Payton II in a potential trade package. Schroder, who was recently acquired by the Warriors from the Brooklyn Nets, can be dealt in a package with other players on either Feb. 5 or Feb. 6 before the trade deadline. Even so, the Dubs would find themselves below the minimum roster requirement with no room to add an extra player due to their hard cap.
The Warriors and Heat have held discussions with one another regarding Butler this season, league sources confirmed. Although mutual interest between Butler and Golden State exists, Miami has made it clear that Jonathan Kuminga is a player they would want to be included in the framework of a potential deal for their superstar forward. While there are conflicting opinions around the league as to what Kuminga's long-term future looks like, the Warriors have not been eager to include him in trade discussions to this point..."
Can't imagine there is a team that will trade a budding star who isn't quite there for a few months of renting a still talented elder. Hint, hint. Butler is going to have to agree to sign a new contract with his new team to pull something off. Unless desperation sets in amongst a certain general manager."
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"NCAA considering allowing five years of eligibility for players in all sports"
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