Potpourri, Dec 15

News Bits

Jakob Arnarsson with a wonderful article on LPC Coach James Giacomazzi. Love it when a reporter goes beyond the surface and provides depth to the subject of his focus.

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Clovis North Boys Basketball: "Congratulations to 2026 McKae Amundsen for surpassing a Clovis North record for steals in 1 game vs Redwood by recording 10 steals! Former record was held by his brother Connor Amundsen and Domenic Reyes with 9 steals!"

Amundsen is heading to Idaho State.

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Former UC Merced Coach Kevin Pham, who operated both the men's and women's programs (not simultaneously) at that college, is now running the boys basketball program at Inderkum High (in Sacramento). He succeeds Fred Wilson.

Pham enjoyed a 139-106 overall record and an 87-49 mark in California Pacific Conference play during his tenure. He was named the 2024-25 Cal Pac Conference Coach of the Year and the 2023 Asian Coaches Association Men's Coach of the Year.

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Judah "Juju" Van Ewijk: "Blessed to have received my first D1 offer from the University of San Francisco!! Thank you to Coach Plank for believing in me."

#3 is a 6-foot-2 2029 guard attending Archbishop Riordan.

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"Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, says he has a year to live after brain tumor diagnosis"

He and his brother Jarron played for and graduated from Stanford.

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Garry Hill-Thomas: "GJ Hill-Thomas scored 30 points with 5 assists in the championship game to help Bishop O’Dowd beat Bishop Gorman in the Wild West Shootout in Reno, NV. He was named Tournament MVP after averaging 18p, 4reb, 5ast, 3stl"

Hill-Thomas is a 6-foot 2027 talent.

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Lucas Lau: "66th Crusader Classic highlights. Finished the week off 2-1 losing to Riordan. Averaged 20 ppg & 4.3 apg on 61.7% -(21/34) from the floor, 42.8% - (6/14) from 3’s. 12/13 from the line 1.6 spg. Thankful to receive all tourney honors."

The University High young man isn't big (6-foot-1, 160) but plays big and can shoot with the best. See a fit for him in the Ivies if he has the necessary academics.

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College of Marin's 6-foot-8, 220 Olivier Borgol is averaging a double-double with 22.4 points per game and 10.8 rebounds a contest. His shooting is remarkable at 59%, 50% and 79%. If the German-born frontcourter hasn't already, he should be getting some play in recruiting circles.

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  • SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Week
  • Name: Joey Kennedy
  • School: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
  • Year: Junior
  • Position/Number: Forward / #20
  • Hometown/High School: San Francisco, Calif. / University

Kennedy averaged 10.5 rebounds to go with two steals and a block in two double-digit victories for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges, which opened SCIAC play 2-0 against the University of La Verne and Whittier College. The junior recorded a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds along with five assists and a steal at Whittier while allowing just 10 points in the paint.

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"Career-High Effort Nets UC Santa Barbara’s Aidan Mahaney Player of the Week Honor"

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Verbal Commits: "2026 ELEV8 Academy (CA) C Iker Martinez has received an offer from Sacramento State."

He's a 7-footer with three other low D1 offers at this point.

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Granite Bay High's 5-foot-11 Keegan Ladines: "Highlights from our game against Placer High school

  • 13 Points
  • 7 Rebounds
  • 7 Assists
  • 2 steals
  • 2 Blocks"

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"Did Suns Find Another Gem in 2-Way Player?"

Jamaree (Palma High/USF) Bouyea article.

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"Michael Mora from Cal State Monterey Bay wins his second FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week award"

Mora is out of Palo Alto High.

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"San Diego City, Cosumnes River, San Bernardino Valley Cause Shake Up in CCCMBCA Poll"

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  • "Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
  • Boys Basketball Player of the Week
  • Mason Adimora (Rodríguez, Fairfield) Sr.

The search for the Cal-Hi Sports NorCal player of the week to us to far western area of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section to Fairfield, and we land a little over a mile south of where I-80 and I-680 intersect, and smack dab between the two interstates at Amelia Rodriguez High, and it’s the high-scoring 6-foot-5 senior named Adimora from Amelia that snags the weekly honors.

Last week, in the 37th Annual Chris Vonture Spartan Classic at De La Salle in Concord, Adimora helped Rodriguez to a pair of wins in three games and Mason put up averages of 29.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, four steals and two blocks.

Those stats in in itself are pretty impressive, but the single performance that gets Adimora a statewide honor to go with local kudos came in an 89-34 victory over Vallejo when he went for a double-double 46 points and 15 rebounds, plus five assists, seven steals and two blocked shots. He followed that up next day with another-double 26 points with 13 rebounds plus four steals and three blocks in a win against Ygnacio Valley of Concord.

So far this season for 4-1 Rodriguez, Adimora, who carries a 4.02 GPA and was named All-Tournament for the Vonture Classic, is averaging 27.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.2 blocks."

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West Coast Preps Sacramento: "There’s another superstar freshman rising the ranks at Monterey Trail. Juleeyan Williams is gifted. And then some. Five Division 1 offers."

He stands 6-foot-5 with Sac State, Pacific, UNLV, Northern Arizona and Weber State offers.

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"Before he choked his coach, Warriors' star threatened to shoot his teammate"

Whew and wow!

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In eight games/starts and 21.5 minutes a contest, 6-foot-10, 200 freshman Malachi (Inderkum High) Johnson is averaging 9.5 points (shooting 48%, 38% and 92%) and 6.4 rebounds for Stanislaus State.

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"Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, Nov 25: Quinn Denker, Northern Colorado (G, Gr., San Jose, Calif.)

Following a trio of impressive performances at the Portland Invitational, Northern Colorado’s Quinn Denker has been named Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Denker averaged 21.0 points per game, 6.5 assists per game and 3.3 rebounds per game across the three contests. Against the Portland Pilots, he forced overtime and dropped 29 in the contest. Denter was named to the Portland Invitational All-Tournament Team. The graduate student is in his second season with Northern Colorado after transferring to Greeley by way of Idaho. This marks his first weekly award from the Big Sky."

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"Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, Dec 2: Quinn Denker, Northern Colorado (G, Gr., San Jose, Calif.)

For the second-consecutive week, Northern Colorado’s Quinn Denker has been named Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Denker was instrumental for the Bears in their victory over in-state rival Air Force, scoring 23 points in the contest. He also generated a ton of offense for his squad, dishing out eight assists. For the week as a whole, he had 13 assists and shot 70 percent from the field. This is his second career weekly award from the Big Sky."

Denker is out of Bellarmine College Prep and West Valley College.

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"NCAA: Ex-San Francisco player shared info with bettor"

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D1 Scores

Up in the Land of Great Potatoes, 9-1 St. Mary's squared off with 7-3 Boise State and the Gaels went almost five minutes on empty from the opening jump ball before Joshua Dent buried a bucket to make  the score 13-2. St. Mary's caught up at 15 apiece, went ahead by two and was down 37-32 at the half. St. Mary's made it verrrry close but fell just short at 68-67. A turnover with one second left prevented the Gaels from getting a winning shot up. Sophomore guard Mikey Lewis played just nine minutes and failed to score and Andrew McKeever was off his game with just five points on 2-10 shooting. As a team, the Gaels shot 37% overall, 26% on treys. BSU shot 48%.

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California was down 31-28 after 20 minutes at home versus nearby Dominican University but came back strong in the second half to win 93-71. The Bears were out-shot 47% to 41% but connected on 16 more free throws than DU (27-30 to 11-16). Justin Pippen went 9-9 at the foul line on his way to a team high of 14 points and also led with four steals. 5-foot-11 senior Nick (St. Patrick-St. Vincent High/Sonoma State) Medeiros' 16 points paced the Penguins and he also contributed nine assists and six boards. Write For California game report

California handled Northwestern State at home 79-70 with John Camden shooting 6-9 on three-pointes on his way to 25 points. The Bears shot 12-21 on threes, 17-21 on free throws. Write For California game report.

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San Jose State University hosted Long Beach State and required an overtime period before downing the 49ers 89-83. The Beach 6-foot-4 frosh guard Gavin (Modesto Christian High) Sykes once again loomed large with 26 points in 41 minutes on 11-23 overall shooting, 4-9 from long distance. Guard Colby Garland led the Spartans with 27 points in 41 minutes. He connected on six straight free throws in the last 2:15 of overtime. Teammate Jermaine Washington enjoyed a solid outing with 14 points on 4-6 from three-point range plus a team best six assists. The Spear SJSU game report.

Stanford came south for an afternoon soiree and nabbed an 86-82 victory versus San Jose State University. The Cardinal shot 61% overall, including 9-18 from three-point distance and were led by 20 points apiece from AJ (Marin Catholic High) Rohosy and Chisom Okpara. Stanford also won the battle of the boards 34-19 but did commit 20 turnovers. Season-leading scorer freshman guard Ebuka Okorie did not play for Coach Kyle Smith's crew. Big Yaphet Moundi paced SJSU with 26 points and, per usual, guard Colby Garland finished with 20 points and also nine assists. Vic Aquino game report.

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USF tripped to Missouri and fell to St. Louis 85-75. A 54-45 second 20 minutes turned the tide. Senior point Ryan (Dougherty Valley High) Beasley led with 21 points followed by Tyrone Riley IV's 17 points. The Dons were out-shot 48% to 40% and out-rebounded 44 to 33.

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Pacific more than doubled up on visiting Simpson University 104-50 as Tiger Isaac Jack scored 20 points on perfect 10-10 shooting and added 10 boards (seven offensive) to post a double-double. TJ Wainwright actually led in scoring with 22 points in 26 minutes. Timothy Parker's 19 points paced Simpson. Overall, Pacific was 'en fuego' all game, shooting 61% come the finish.

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In Henderson, NV, Santa Clara fell just short versus Arizona State 82-79 despite possessing a 55-38 halftime lead. Bronco Christian Hammond enjoyed a solid 22 points with teammate Elijah (West Valley College) Mahi totaling 17 plus a team best six rebounds. In the last four seconds, SC missed a pair of shots but grabbed offensive rebounds only to have a third attempt blocked at the buzzer.

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In Seattle's 115-60 defeat of Warner Pacific, Former Chico State star JoJo (Piedmont High) Murphy stuffed the stats sheet via 15 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals.

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Andrej (Jesuit High/Stanford/California) Stojakovic posted a 19 point, 10 rebound double-double but Illinois still fell to Nebraska 83-80 on a last second trey.

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Oziyah (Modesto Christian High/Stanford) Sellers totaled 19 points in the St. John's 91-64 thrashing of Iona. He shot 4-7 on three-point attempts and went for 16 of his total in the second half.

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Oregon bopped UC Davis 104-62 at home as freshman guard Jalen (Dougherty Valley High) Stokes scored nine points in 19 minutes for the Aggies. He shot 2-2, 1-1, 4-4.

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BYU whupped UC Riverside 100-53 while Highlander De'Undrae (Salesian Prep) Perteete Jr. tallied 10 points, five rebounds and four assists--UCR's lone bright spot. He shot 4-5, 2-3 and 0-1.

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6-foot-3 sophomore Aaron (Salesian Prep) Hunkin-Claytor totaled 11 points plus a tied-for-team-best five assists alongside zero turnovers and two steals in Hawai'i's 98-46 rout of Hawai'i Hilo. in 23 minutes as a starter, he shot 4-5, 2-3 and 1-1.

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Non-D1 scores

Chico State took care of Pacific Union 68-43 at home with a sold effort by guard Chris (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa JC/Sonoma State) Holley leading the way. He scored 14 points, shooting 4-9 overall, 5-8 at the foul line. Chico State athletics game report.

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Host Cal State East Bay eked out a thriller 57-54 with Ramsey Huff 's 13 points leading his squad and teammate Amare Campbell contributing 12 points, six rebounds and six assists. CSEB school game report.

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In a 74-70 loss to Point Loma, Biola's 6-foot-3 senior Cameron Brown provided 28 points plus eight rebounds. In the previous game for Biola, they defeated William Jessup in overtime 84-81 with Brown tallied 21 point plus 10 boards. He is out of Bishop O'Dowd and a transfer from UC Merced, departing when the Merced coach (Kevin Pham) departed.

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UC Santa Cruz nabbed its fourth win in a row by defeating Lewis & Clark 95-85 behind 24 points plus six rebounds via 6-foot-8 Joseph (Pleasant Grove High) Espy, 6-foot-5 Leo (West Campus High/Sacramento CC) Wagner's 20 points and 6-foot-5 Caden Miramonte High) Breznikar's 19 point, 15 board double-double. The entire Slug team grabbed 24 rebounds minus Brezniker's total.

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Las Positas College defeated host West Valley College 65-62 as 6-foot-3 Jaden (Sheldon High) Woodard scored 18 points on nine shots taken, aided by finished 10-12 at the foul line. Teammate Kodey (Weston Ranch High) Weary contributed 16 boards in addition to his 11 points scored.

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6-foot-7 sophomore Will (San Ramon High) Ambidge buried 28 points (7-10, 1-2 13-15 shooting), pulled down 11 rebounds, passed out four assists and blocked three shots in the Foothill College homecourt 86-77 defeat of Ohlone College.

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Behind the strength of 6-foot-7 sophomore Travis (Justin-Sienna High/Chico State) Hightower's 21 points, nine boards and two assists (8-12, 3-3, 2-2 shooting), Santa Rosa Junior College topped Skyline College 86-70 in San Bruno. Teammate 6-foot-1 sophomore Spencer (Granada High) Langowski provided a team high six assists alongside 18 points on 7-11 overall shooting, 4-6 from long distance. For Skyline, 6-foot-4 freshman Isiah (Vanden High) Dixon enjoy a solid game with 13 points, nine rebounds plus four assists. He shot 6-7 overall.

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Whittier College got by UC Santa Cruz (the Poets topping the Slugs) 75-73 despite Slug Joseph (Pleasant Grove High) Espy providing 17 points plus 14 rebounds in 33 minutes of play. The primary reason for the defeat was the shooting of 6-foot-2 Poet Jonathan (Del Oro High/Menlo College) Duley who scored 25 points on 10-18, 3-5, 2-2 shooting.

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Keegan Ladines is Heading to Hoops Heaven

The game of 5-foot-11 Keegan Ladines spans the position spectrum. As a point, the senior can score when needed (see his most recent game winner versus Woodcreek High) but much more prefers setting up his teammates (100 assists in 15 games last season). But the Granite Bay High student and Rose City Baller alum recently had to keep himself foremost in his mind. That's because Ladines was involved in selecting his college as well as a fit that provided the sense of comfort he was seeking.

He went with Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, in a county bordering Ohio and a town containing 35,000 or so residents. "It's in the middle of nowhere," Ladines recounted. Sounds good for focusing on academics and hoops.

Why the choice? "Because the coach really believed in me. We talked a lot," Ladines explained. "When I visited, I met the team and hung out with them, saw a practice and then a practice game." When you are told in so many words that 'we are trying to find the right guy and you're it' then it makes the decision so much easier.

How Ladines even became aware of Earlham is due to a connection Rose City Baller Coach Brandon White had with the coaching staff. Otherwise, it's unlikely he would he heading to the state of Indiana come September.

So what does he do best on the court? "With basketball changing and becoming positionless, I'm one of the rare point guards who focuses on making the right pass at the right time to get buckets. I like to get downhill and begin my playmaking." Note than he averaged per game last season, 10 points, plus 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. 

Regarding leadership, he offered, "I might be a natural born leader as I'm not one to bite my tongue. I try my best to lead by example but what's next is communication. Some players need to hear and others need to see it. It's important that I know my personnel, how they take in information and how they react."

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Ladine's Game Winning Shot Against Woodcreek High

Ladines' best basketball moment (or at least his most recent) took place in a recent matchup with #10 ranked Woodcreek High, a pairing that some expected to be a blowout for host Woodcreek which featured 6-foot-9 Max VanLaningham who has signed to play next season at Long Beach State. Granite Bay was down by one when Ladines received a frontcourt inbounds pass with 4.2 second on the clock, he immediately went to the hoop and netted a layup for the game winner, 62-61. Ladines finished with 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals.

His runner up memory is his first game eligible last season (he transferred in from Folsom High) where he tallied a double double consisting of 11 assists and 10 points against Oakridge High.

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Ladine's Top Assists of the Season

Ladines thanked his parents for "always being supportive no matter what, and my sisters. Nobody in my family will hold back if something needs to be said. Also my brother in-law Marcus who trained me, Rose City Baller Coach Brandon White, Coach (Jason) Sitterud," (the Granite Bay boys basketball coach) and Coach (Derrick) Pringle (Jr.)."

Sporting a 3.75 grade point average in his two years at Granite Bay High, a challenging academic entity, Ladines will be majoring in Sports Exercise Science, aka kinesiology, and Business. His dream job is becoming a trainer with an NBA or college basketball team.

Maybe Ladines will be generating a Cali-infused version of "Hoosier Hysteria" in Indiana before too long.

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Potpourri, Dec 8

News Bits

Kort Jensen: "Proud of our sons, Dallas & Derek! Great pre-season college basketball rankings with College of Sequoias # 2 & Feather River College # 13. These are two great coaches! They are even better husbands, fathers and life long friends."

Isn't this remarkable? Both sons at CA community colleges and heading top programs. A top notch hoops coaching family.

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"Wright's Basketball NorCal 2025-26 Preseason Rankings For Boys Basketball"

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The Cal State East Bay Pioneers have burst out to a 5-0 start this season with victories over Fresno Pacific, William Jessup, Menlo College, St. Martin's and Concordia University Irvine. Coach Bryan Rooney's crew are led by 6-foot-5 senior Tyree Campbell at 14.6 points per game, 5-foot-11 Jaayden Bush at 13.2 points plus a team best 20 assists and 6-foot-1 senior Ramsey Huff with 11.0 points an outing. CSEB is bettering opponents with an average of 74.4 points, nine better than the collective points per game of opposing teams as well as +5.8 rebounds a night.

6-foot-3 guard Andrew Ferrara-Jones (West Campus High/Sacramento CC) leads UC Santa Cruz (3-4) in scoring thus far this season at 17.2 points per game with 6-foot-8 senior teammate Joseph Espy (Pleasant Grove High) second in both scoring and rebounding at 15.4 points and 7.7 boards. 6-foot-5 senior Leo Wagner (West Campus High/Sacramento CC) stands at 12.1 points an outing with 6-foot-5 senior Caden Breznikar (Miramonte High) leading in board work with 8.1 a contest plus 10.1 points.

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6-foot-2 Jamaree Bouyea (Palma High/USF) has enjoyed some recent positive results since joining the Phoenix Suns. Versus the Lakers on December 1, he enjoyed seven points (3-3 overall shooting), five assists and three steals in a 125-108 victory and followed with 18 points (7-11, 2-3, 2-2 shooting) in 18 minutes on December 5 in a 117-98 loss to Houston.

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Rising Ballers Network: "Freshman guard Gavin Sykes (Modesto Christian High) had himself a huge game in Long Beach State’s 76-72 win over San Diego finishing with 30 points on 12-22 FG & 5-9 3FG."

With Long Beach State playing poorly as a team, Sykes will likely have a long list of new suitors/NIL offers and be quite tempted.

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Sportswriter John Murphy obituary, a Serra High, Skyline College and San Francisco State grad.

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6-foot-2 Marcus Green (Archbishop Mitty) certainly gets around. He's at Fordham University in the Bronx this season as a grad student and averaging 7.5 points per game while shooting 48% overall and 40% on threes. In addition he is grabbing 1.5 rebounds nightly and has passed for nine assists versus one turnover in 10 contests played and 20 minutes per outing. Greene started his college life at Sacramento State, then Panola Community College, followed by Houston Christian and Hawai'i.

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6-foot-8 Tochi Onyeador (Los Medanos College) is now a junior at Whittier College and has started off strong as in five games/starts and at 26 minutes a contest, he is averaging 9.6 points (20-24 on overall shot attempts) and 10.8 rebounds with eight blocked shots and six steals.

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5-foot-7 senior Dayton Magaña (San Joaquin Delta College) is averaging 17.3 points per game to begin this season alongside 3.0 rebounds plus 16 assists and 11 steals in six games for Linfield College (OR). Magaña is shooting 40% (20-50) on three-point attempts.

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"Kawakami: Jonathan Kuminga’s eventual Warriors exit is being shaped right now"

Not sure if the link above link will work but here's hoping. Tim Kawakawi writes that we'll soon be seeing the last of Jonathan Kuminga on the Warriors.

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D1 Scores

Stanford hosted Portland and came away a 94-72 winner. The Cardinal jumped out to a 51-31 halftime lead and costed home. The victors shot 52% overall, 42% on 33 attempted treys, while the visitors shot 51% overall but Stanford attempted 64 shots total to 47 for the Pilots. Transfer guard Jeremy Dent-Smith went 5-10 beyond the arc to lead The Farm-ites with 16 points.

Then UNLV came into Palo Alto and a defensively flat Stanford, out-shot 48% to 38%, fell 75-74. Star freshman guard Ebuka Okorie led with 18 points but shot just 4-16 overall. With just two seconds remaining, UNLV missed a free throw, then made one and the game was over.

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St. Mary's traveled 3,000 miles to North Carolina, faced a talented 7-1 Davidson squad, and came away with a 70-61 win. They did this with both Paulius Marauskas and Mikey Lewis shooting poorly. Joshua Dent led the Gaels with 21 points plus five assists and Andrew McKeever (Granada High) tallied 15 points alongside 13 rebounds.

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In what was likely scheduled as an expected win, USF fell 65-63 at home to North Alabama as no starter scored in double figures for the Dons. In 35 minutes, senior point Ryan Beasley (Dougherty Valley High) totaled nine points (2-10, 2-8, 2-6 shooting) plus a pair of assists. UNA scored 30 points, almost half its total, in the paint.

Then the Dons went all the way to Tupelo, Mississippi to face Mississippi State and emerged a 65-62 winner after holding a 30-22 halftime lead. It was the 'Big Two' leading in scoring with Tyrone Riley IV tallying 16 points and Ryan Beasley (Dougherty Valley High) 12. Each also grabbed six rebounds. Behind 62-61 with 24 seconds remaining, Mookie Cook buried a free throw and with five seconds showing, Tyrone Riley IV stole the ball and dunked. MSU missed a jumper at the buzzer.

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At home, Santa Clara took care of Utah Tech 90-80 as the Broncos were out-shot by their opponent 49% to 47% but putting up 13 more shots did the trick.

New Mexico hammered Santa Clara a 98-71 as a 53-35 second half sunk the Broncos. Christian Hammond led with 22 points but an ineffective D allowed the host Lobos to shoot 60% on the night. SC finished at 38%.

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California hosted Pacific and topped the Tigers 67-61 after owning a nine-point halftime lead. Justin Pipppen led the Bears with 15 points and Dai Dai Ames contributed 15 points. Isaac Jack posted a 15 point, 16 rebound double-double for the Stockton-ites. Cal shot 46% overall versus 37% for the visitors. Pacific got within five on separate times in the second half and then two points with 0:25 remaining but that was the closest. Write For California game report

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A Jeremiah Cherry-less Sacramento State went into Waco and got bopped 110-88 although it was just a five point difference, 52-47, after 20 minutes. The 6-foot-11 senior Cherry has missed the last couple of weeks with a leg injury. 6-foot-8 freshman Mark Lavrenov (Rocklin High) led Sacto in rebounding with nine (seven offensive) plus 10 points. The Bears shot 60% to 38% for the Hornets.

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Over in the islands and opening up Big West Conference action, UC Davis fell short versus Hawai'i 75-69 although 6-foot-1 junior Connor Sevilla (Dougherty Valley High) provided a team high 17 points. The Rainbow Warriors shot 54% overall, 44% on 16 trey attempts to 44% overall and 25% on 16 three-point tries for the Aggies.

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Engaged in a shootout, Cal Poly edged Cal State Fullerton 94-91 in a Big West Conference opener behind 37 points from Peter Bandelj who shot a remarkable 11-13, 9-10 and 6-6. As a team, the en fuego Mustangs shot 49% overall and also 49% on 37 three-point shots. Landon Seaman (Will C. Wood High/Menlo College) finished with 15 points for the Titans.

It was UC Riverside getting by Cal Poly 88-84 in San Luis Obispo despite Mustang Hamad Mousa powering for 31 points, nine boards and three assists on the night. He shot 8-14, 4-9 and 11. Poly shot a very solid 47% but allowed UCR to conclude the contest at 54%.

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San Jose State University utilized a 52-34 first 20 minutes to cruise to an 86-69 victory over visiting San Diego. Guard Colby Garland post an all-around 20 point, eight rebound, five assist, two steal line, returnee-from-injury 6-foot-6 wing Adrian Myers provided a surprising 20 points aided by 8-11 overall shooting, 4-6 from long distance and 6-foot-8, 240 big Yaphet Moundi enjoyed an 18 point, 12 board double-double, a feat that is needed nightly since he's the sole Spartan frontcourter with the capability of producing nightly.

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Behind a career high 18 points from 6-foot-3 junior Aidan Burke (Archbishop Mitty), UC San Diego topped host Long Beach State 80-74. In 29 minutes, Burke shot a near perfect 7-8 from the floor, 4-5 from long range. Gavin Sykes' (Modesto Christian High) 20 points again led the Beach but he needed 18 shots to reach that total. The Triton are now 8-1 and LB State is 2-8. UCSD game report

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In overtime and in a Big West Conference opening contest, UC Santa Barbara bested Long Beach State 84-77 even though Beach frosh guard Gavin Sykes (Modesto Christian High) continued to lead his squad with 24 points. Aidan Mahaney (Campolindo High/St. Mary's) played 40 minutes and paced the Gauchos with 26 points (11-11 at the foul line). His six rebounds and three assists also led his squad.

Aidan Mahaney (Campolindo High/St. Mary's) totaled 30 points in leading UC Santa Barbara to a 109-84 success versus visiting Cal State Bakersfield. He shot an en fuego 11-13, 7-7, 1-2 overall. Sophomore teammate Zion Sensley (Archbishop Riordan) posted a 16 point, 14 rebound double-double.

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Cal State Northridge topped Cal State Bakersfield 87-66 aided by 6-foot-6 senior Mahmoud Fofana's (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College) 15 points, seven boards and a pair of shot rejections

Northridge then fell 85-71 to UC Irvine despite an 11 point, 11 rebound (five offensive) effort from Mahmoud Fofana (Santa Teresa High/West Valley College).

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Host San Diego State bested Utah Valley 77-66 with guard BJ Davis (Modesto Christian High) leading the scoring with 18 points (4-8, 2-4, 8-8 shooting). Surprisingly, Miles Byrd (Lincoln High-Stockton) went scoreless in 20 minutes.

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Behind 18 points from guard JoJo Murphy (Piedmont High/Chico State), Seattle whacked Puget Sound 97-43.

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Visiting North Dakota State pulled off a road win versus Montana 81-72 despite Money Williams (Oakland High) tallying 21 points plus five assists. But turnovers were again a bugaboo as Williams notched six.

Montana then nabbed a 79-75 road victory against North Dakota as 6-foot-4 junior Money Williams (Oakland High) scored 30 points (11-14, 5-7, 3-3 hot, hot, hot shooting). But the junior also turned the ball over six times. Teammate and 6-foot-6 redshirt freshman Tyler Thompson (Vanden High) added 17 points (5-8, 4-5, 3-4 shooting) plus four steals.

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Northern Colorado went to 8-1 on the season after taking a 75-70 road win versus Omaha. Guard Quinn Denker (Bellarmine College Prep/West Valley College) filled the stat sheet with 22 points, eight assists and three steals. He shot 9-14, 2-5 and 2-3.

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Non-D-1 Scores

In the Citrus College 110-101 success versus Southwestern College, 6-foot sophomore Leo Ricketts (DeLaSalle High/Sac State) tallied 40 points (12-25, 5-11, 11-13 shooting) plus five assists and three steals. He's certainly earning a return trip to D1.

At home, Chico State handled UC Merced 69-50 as 6-foot-1 junior Ned Joyce (Pleasant Valley High) provided 16 points in 19 minutes off the bench and teammate Chris Holley (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa JC/Sonoma State) was right behind with 15 points. game report

In the Las Positas College 90-75 victory over Shasta College, Jaden Woodard (Sheldon High) scored 26 points plus nine boards and five assists with teammate Ted Bigg-Wither supplying 23 points alongside 16 rebounds.

6-foot-6 junior Joey Kennedy (University High) tallied 23 points plus 12 rebounds and three steals in 24 minutes during the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 86-64 defeat of Puget Sound. In 34 minutes, teammate 6-foot-4 junior Reid Jones (Jesuit High) contributed 13 points and six boards plus (unless this is a typo) an amazing 13 steals.

Stanislaus State 57, Chico State 54 Chico State game report Stanislaus is now 5-3.

Stanislaus State also bopped Cal Maritime 105-43 at home with Donjae Lindsey (Weston Ranch High) totaling 24 points on 10-13 overall shooting, 4-5 from beyond the arc. He also contributed four assists.

Western Oregon bested Cal State Los Angeles 74-70 despite the latter receiving 27 points from 5-foot-10 junior guard Michael Pearson (Modesto Christian High on 9-12. 3-6, 6-6 shooting.

In DeAnza College's 93-89 defeat of host Grossmont College, 6-foot-4 sophomore Mehki Thomas (Dublin High) filled the stat sheet with 26 points, six steals, five assists and five boards.

He went looooong for this pass and didn't have to buy a ticket to get back in to take the shot. Yes. he netted it. Do click here for the video. Never, ever seen this before.

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