Scores
Wed, Mar 5, NCAA D1 scores
Texas Tech 91, Colorado 75 box. For TT, Chance (Jesse Bethel High/Golden State Prep/Grand Canyon) McMillian tallied 15 points, shooting 6-8 overall, 3-4 beyond the three-point stripe.
Louisville 85, California 68 box. Jovan Blackshear Jr. led the Bears with 22 points but Andrej (Jesuit High) Stojakovic scored but four points, shooting 2-11 overall, 0-4 from long distance. Cal shot 29.6% overall, 9-32 on trey attempts. "Bears No Match For #14 Louisville, Lose 85-68/Write For California"
Notre Dame 56, Stanford 54 box. In a defensive-oriented pairing as the victors shot 35% and Stanford 33%, the visiting Cardinal led by three after 20 minutes but couldn't hold on and fell. Maxime Raynaud scored 20 points with 10 boards. In the last minute, Stanford missed two jumpers which would have tied the score. "IRISH TOPS CARDINAL IN CLOSING SECONDS/Stanford athletics"
Thu, Mar 6, NCAA D1 scores
San Diego 81, Pacific 77 box. In Las Vegas, the Tigers were ahead by six points after 20 minutes but were out-scored by 10 in the second half although it was close to the very end. Elias Ralph posted a 23 point, 11 rebound double-double but did commit six turnovers. Teammate Lamar Washington enjoyed 14 points, eight assists, five steals and four boards. Pacific finishes the season 9-24 overall, 4-14 in the West Coast Conference. The Tigers won four more conference matchups than last season.
UC Irvine 88, UC Davis 59 box. TYJohnson enjoyed 24 points on just 15 shots and his total included going 9-11 at the foul line. Irvine led 47-25 at the half and out-shot the homestanding Aggies overall 59% to 35%.
Cal State Bakersfield 76, Hawai'i 64 box. In Bakersfield, 6-foot-2 Oahu native and freshman point Aaron (Salesian Prep) Hunkin-Claytor earned credit for eight assists on 24 Hawai'i baskets, further cementing his starting role for next season. He played 35 minutes.
UC Riverside 94, Cal State Northridge 79 box. Mahmoud (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College/Cal State San Bernardino) Fofana produced 16 points, six boards and a couple of steals but host Riverside still nabbed the win. If there was one, when was the last time UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge both enjoyed 20 win seasons (like 2024-2025)? Coach Andy Newman took over at CSUN two years ago and went 19-15 in his first go-around. That's truly amazing.
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New Bits
"CCAA Announces the 2024-25 Men's Basketball Season Awards"
2024-25 CCAA Men's Basketball All-Conference Team
- Player of the Year: Jojo Murphy, Chico State (Piedmont High)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Jordan Hilstock, Cal State Dominguez Hills
- Newcomer of the Year: Chris Holley, Sonoma State (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa JC)
- Freshman of the Year: Aidan Fowler, Cal Poly Humboldt
- Coach of the Year: Steve Becker, Cal State Dominguez Hills
All-CCAA First Team
| Name | Yr | Pos | School | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Afifi | Sr | F | Cal State Dominguez Hills | San Jose |
| Corey Cofield II | Sr | G | Cal State LA | Melvindale, Michigan |
| Jeremy Dent-Smith | Jr | G | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Hawthorne |
| Rob Diaz | So | G | Cal Poly Humboldt | Long Beach |
| Andrew Henderson | Sr | G | Cal State San Bernardino | Chatsworth |
| Chris Holley | Jr | G | Sonoma State | Sacramento |
| Jeremiah Jones | Sr | G | Stanislaus State | Vacaville (Salesian Prep) |
| Isaiah Kerr | So | G | Chico State | Palo Alto (St. Francis High/Montana) |
| Jojo Murphy | Jr | G | Chico State | Oakland |
| Evan Oliver | Sr | G | Cal State San Bernardino | San Bernardino |
All-CCAA Second Team
| Name | Yr | Pos | School | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bell | Sr | G | Cal State LA | Hercules (Salesian Prep) |
| Tyjean Burrell | Sr | G | San Francisco State | Sacramento |
| Tyree Campbell | Jr | G | Cal State East Bay | Rancho Cucamonga |
| Kyle Frelow | Sr | F | Cal Poly Humboldt | Los Angeles |
| Alex Garcia | Gr | G | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Santa Fe, N.M. |
| Beril Kabamba | Sr | G | Cal State East Bay | Clearwater, Fla. |
| Kalib LaCount | Jr | G | Cal Poly Humboldt | Los Angeles |
| Demarreya Lewis-Cooper | Jr | G | Cal Poly Pomona | Redding (Enterprise High/Yuba College) |
| Trae Taylor | Jr | F | Chico State | San Diego |
| Jaden Winfield | Sr | F | Cal Poly Pomona | St. Louis |
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"Sources: Fresno State athletes played fantasy on own stats"
With the ease of betting nowadays, it's a wonder we aren't inundated with this type of article.
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Juan Jimenez: "Zander (Salesian Prep) Jimenez, Swarthmore College
- Freshman of the Year Centennial Conference
- 2nd Team Centennial Conference
- Scored double digits 19 of 21 games, season hi 31 pts, 20+ 4 times
- 15.1 ppg, 42.3% FG, 36.2% 3fg, 83% ft
- 5.5 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.8 spg"
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A hearty salute to CC Coach Steve Miner, also the school's superintendent and pastor at the affiliated church, as well as to Cornerstone Christian Principal Logan Heyer.
"Who are we?" became the critical question.
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Memphis Grizzlies: "Jaylen Wells Mic’d Up from our win over the Suns 💪"
Click on this link to first get video of Wells in a recent game and then see what he does post game. He has a good head and heart.
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Verbal Commits: "2025 Golden State Prep (CA) F/C Clayton Mpiana has received an offer from Pepperdine."
He 6-foot-10 and also has offers from Pacific, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside and Fresno State.
Will it be one of the two 'beach' schools that wins out?
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2024-25 WCC Men's Basketball All-Academic Team
- Luke Barrett, Saint Mary's (Piedmont High)
- Robby Beasley, San Francisco (Dougherty Valley High/Montana/UC Davis)
- Jake Ensminger, Santa Clara
- Kelson Gebbers, Portland
- Rick Issanza, LMU
- Alex Merkviladze, LMU (Modesto Christian High)
- Dominic Muncey, San Diego
- Johnny O'Neil, Santa Clara
- Michael Rataj, Oregon State
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"...In the only boys Open game Wednesday, fourth seed Salesian turned up the heat on defense, forced 20 turnovers in a 66-53 win over No. 5 Modesto Christian at Albany High School.
Carlton Perrilliat (19 points), Elias Obenyah (14) and Alvin Loving (nine) led the way in an impressive win over an experienced and explosive team. A deep bench also showed itself with 25 points from non-starters. That depth is largely why the Pride pressed all night. Gavin Sykes had 21 points and Myles Jones added 16 for Modesto Christian (24-9).
Salesian (28-3), coming off a humbling NCS Open finals loss to De La Salle, now plays top-seed Riordan in a semifinal game 7 p.m. Saturday. De La Salle, the second seed, hosts third-seed Folsom on Saturday night..."
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Mitch Stephens: "Carlton Perrilliat is really an amazing athlete. Don't see many high level football-basketball players like him. At 6-5, his future might be football as game-breaking WR. But wow, he's really fun to watch on the break, and with interior moves. So quick...quick jumper."
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Ben Spencer: "The absolute best feeling in the world when you’re a coach!!! Macalester MBB Coach Abe Woldeslassie are getting an absolute warrior + winner. Nobody has worked harder or developed more in 3 years. Unmatched work ethic an character."
That's 6-foot-2 senior guard Ravi Silverberg out of Piedmont High.
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Caedmon Dickson 2025: "Blessed to be voted WBAL League MVP for the first time in school history!"
Dickson is a 6-foot-6 talent attending The King's Academy and the WBAL is the West Bay Athletic League.
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