News Bits
Jan 31, Fri, NCAA D1 scores
Cornell 76, Dartmouth 64 box. 6-foot-7, 240 AK (Clovis North High) Okereke led the victors with 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and three blocked shots. He probably buttered the popcorn too.
Feb 1, Sat, NCAA D1 scores
Washington 71, Minnesota 68 box. Playing like he did early in this season, Tyler (Granada High/Portland) Harris delivered 23 points on 9-12, 4-4 and 1-1 shooting
Kansas State 80, Iowa State 61 box. In Ames, KState blasted the Cyclones who made one second half run only to have it rebuffed. Coleman (Antelope High/Prolific Prep/Illinois) Hawkins scored 17 points, nabbed seven boards, dished out four assists and managed three steals in the success.
Northern Colorado 87, Northern Arizona 69 box. Both Isaiah (Tracy High/USF) Hawthorne and Quinn (Bellartmine College Prep/West Valley College/Cal State San Marcos/Idaho) Denker scored 17 points, the latter shooting 5-10 on three-point attempts.
UC Irvine 73, UC Davis 66 box. UC Davis led by one at halftime but Irvine and homecourt advantage won out in the end. Ty Johnson posted 21 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Aggies.
San Jose State University 75, Air Force 64 box. The Spartans shot 26-52 overall and 10-20 byond the three-point line.
Texas Tech.82, Houston 81 OT box. With 23 points, Chance (Jesse Bethel High/Golden State College Prep/Grand Canyon U)McMillian carried TT late in the game and in the overtime. He shot a critical 7-7 from the charity stripe.
Southern Methodist 85, Stanford 61 box. Maxime Raynaud scored 18 points (6-17 shooting) and pulled down 10 rebounds while Isaiah (Modesto Christian High) Sellers led with 19 points. The Cardinal shot just 33%.
Dartmouth 95, Columbia 89 box. Fore the victors, freshman guard Connor (Clovis North High) Amundsen finished with 17 points plus five boards and five assists.
Montana 87, Sacramento State 59 box. Julian St.Joseph Notre Dame/Chico State/CCSF/U of Alberta) Vaughns and freshman guard Leo (De La Salle High) Ricketts led the Hornets with 13 points apiece. Ricketts posted his total in just 24 minutes.
Loyola Marymount 78, San Diego 62 box. Myron (Vacavile High/Scotland Prep/San Jose State University) Amey paced LMU with 16 points and teammates Alex (Modesto Christian High) Merkviladze posted a line of 14 points, eight rebounds plus four assists.
Santa Clara 83, Pacific 49 box. The Broncos shot 55% overall and earned 22 assists on 31 buckets. The Tigers shot 32% but at least had a fairly short bus ride back home (versus a long flight). Bubbles Hawkins IV/Kat's Paw game report
Syracuse 75, California 66 box. The Bear, minus Andrej (Jesuit High) Stojakovic again but he is supposed to return for the next game, shot 29% overall and 6-35 on trey attempts in a home game. The dents in the rims will need ironing out. Nick Kranz/Write For California game report
San Francisco 75, Washington State 51 box. Marcus Williams paced the Dons with 17 points, surrounded by seven assists, six boards and a trio of steals. Fellow backcourter Malik Thomas was absent with a bad right arm of sorts.
St. Mary's 62, Gonzaga 58 box. Four free throws within the last minute made the difference as the host Gaels turned away archrival Gonzaga. Don't know if it was planned this way but freshman guard Mikey Lewis led with 16 points on 18 shots taken (the next most was 11). He went 4-12 from long distance. Interesting numbers: The Moraga-ites shot 11-22 at the foul line while the visitors went 3-17 outside the three-point line.
No reportable games on Sunday
Jan 31, Fri, CCCMBCA scores
City College San Francisco 91, Cañada College 55
Las Positas College 76, College of San Mateo 69 LPC box. Jorren (Washington High-Fremont) Edmonds shot 13-17 on his way to 28 points and he also brought down seven boards. Coach James Giacomazzi's crew shot 48% overall despite going 0-16 from three-point range.
West Valley College 74, Foothill College 71
Skyline College 82, DeAnza College 71
Modesto Junior College 81, Sacramento City College 77
San Jose City College 89, Hartnell College 60
Chabot College 74, Ohlone College 70 CC box. Zion (Salesian Prep) Yeargin did it once again with a well rounded 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals.
Santa Rosa Junior College 70, Diablo Valley College 51 SRJC box. Four Santa Rosa starters finished in double figures scoring led by Andrew (Rancho Cotate High) Pengel's 19 points. Jaden (Justin Siena High) Washington contributed a very efficient 15 on 6-7 overall shooting, 3- from long distance. The Bear Cubs led 28-8 after 20 minutes.
Cabrillo College 85, Gavilan College 80
Cosumnes River College 79, Folsom Lake College 63
Merritt College 69, Solano College 66
College of Alameda 91, College of Marin 73 CoA box. Isaiah (Castro Valley High) Fortenberry scored 23 points alongside grabbing 12 boards.
Mendocino College 78, Napa Valley College 76
Contra Costa College 67, Los Medanos College 63
American River College 89, Sierra College 78
Feb 1, Sat, CCCMBCA scores
Butte College 68, Lassen College 65
Feather River College 84, College of the Siskiyous 75
Fresno City College 78, Columbia College 68
College of the Sequoias 110, Coalinga College 51 box. Davis White poured in 26 points and teammate Tyree (Burbank High) Gill was right behind with 25 as CoS more than double up CC.
No Sunday games
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Malachi Johnson: "I am truly blessed to receive an offer to continue my basketball career at Cal Poly Pomona! A huge thank you to Coach Hill and the entire coaching staff for believing in me and giving me this opportunity."
Johnson is a 6-foot-10 2025 prospect at Inderkum High. Cal State Stanislaus has also offered.
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"Sources: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Game-Fixing in NBA, College Basketball"
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"Local prep basketball star has recruiting stock rising"
Brandon Mason Jr. is out of New Mexico and his offers include UNM, NMSU, Nevada, Arizona State, TCU, Washington and San Jose State. He said that having a chance at playing time will play a big role in his future decision."
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Verbal Commits: "2028 Frisco Memorial (TX) G Dylan Steffe has received an offer from California."
Steffe is a six-footer and a freshman.
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Verbal Commits: "2027 Rockwall-Heath (TX) G Paxton Ivy has received an offer from Stanford."
Ivy is a 6-foot-3 shooting guard.
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"Latrell Davis breaks out as one of SJSU’s leading scorers as the sixth man"
The sophomore guard from the UK has become the most consistent offensive talent for SJSU. Can the Spartans keep him?
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Demarcus (Sheldon High/Vallejo High) Nelson has been dethroned after 21 years (I believe). Here's a 2021 Nelson feature.
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Nathan Hibbert: "Nathan Hibbert c/o2026 Vanden HS
- 46 Points (school scoring record)
- 14-23 FG
- 12-18 3PT (school 3PT record)
- 6-7 FT
- 8 rebounds
- 2 assists
- 1 steal
- +54
- Vs Pioneer"
Wow. He's 6-foot-5 and a 2026 prospect.
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CCAA and other scores
from Thursday
Cameron (Bishop O'Dowd) Brown scored 19 points and backcourt teammate Aidan (Dougherty Valley High/Regis University) Sevilla tallied 15 plus five assists and five boards in the UC Merced 60-57 defeat of Westcliff.
Tyjean (Antelope High/College of the Sequoias) Burrell produced 31 points (11-16, 6-8, 3-4 shooting) in powering San Francisco State's 77-72 defeat of host Cal State Monterey Bay. For the latter, Jaden (Kennedy High-Sacramento) Tengan totaled 25 points.
Isaiah (St. Francis High/Montana) Kerr enjoyed 20 points and Caden Harris was close behind with 18 as Chico State went on the road and lost 82-64 to Cal State San Bernardino. Teammate and leading scorer JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy finished with 12 points.
Demarreya (Enterprise High/Yuba College) Lewis-Cooper scored 12 points, picked off five steals, grabbed four boards and passed for four assists but Cal Poly Pomona fell 57-55 to visiting Cal Poly Humboldt.
Despite receiving 17 points plus three steals from Nick (St. Patrick St. Vincent) Medeiros, Sonoma State fell 86-69 to Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Cal State East Bay bested Cal State Stanislaus 79-69 in part aided by freshman guard Jordan (Clovis North High) Espinoza's 12 points in 17 minutes on the court. He added three boards and a trio of steals. Best of all, he shot 6-7 from the floor.
from Saturday
Behind 17 points and eight assists from Chris (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa Junior College) Holley, Sonoma State bopped Cal State Los Angeles 83-58. Coming from the JC ranks, Holly took a while to get adjusted but now he is an every game solid contributor.
JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy scored 20 points (but on 22 shots) and was the sole Wildcat entering double figures scoring as Chico State fell to host Cal Poly Pomona 65-54.
Cal State East Bay edged Cal State Monterey Bay 78-76 with four players on the winning team finishing in the teens in scoring, including Tiano (Vanden High/Sacramento State) Hardee with 13. Freshman guard Jordan (Clovis North High) Espinoza grabbed six rebounds in 18 minutes.
Stanislaus State got by San Francisco State 61-57 as Jeremiah (Saalesian Prep) Jones led the victors with 19 points and Jason (Alameda High/Ohlone College) Cibull scored 11 in just 19 minutes, shooting 3-4 from long range. Tyjean (Antelope High/College of the Sequoias) Burrell paced the Gators with 17 points and added eight rebounds plus a trio of assists.