News Bits
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"Hamad Mousa: Against All Odds"
The Cal Poly SLO star has exploded on to the D1 scene considering his freshman season output.
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Verbal Commits: "2026 Southwest Mississippi CC (MS) G Cy Merrett has received an offer from California."
He lists himself as a 6-foot-5 point and this is his sixth offer, with the Bears easily the highest ranked team.
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"Josh Akognon, Casa Grande grad and former NBA player, to host skills camp in Santa Rosa"
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1st Anual Bay Area Challenge Schedule
Saturday January 3 at Bellarmine College Prep
- Game 1: 9:30 AM Livermore vs Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco)
- Game 2: 11:00 AM Granada (Livermore) vs St. Francis (Mountain View)
- Game 3: 12:30 PM San Ramon Valley (Danville) vs St Patrick-St Vincent (Vallejo)
- Game 4: 2:00 PM Dublin vs Valley Christian (San Jose)
- Game 5: 3:30 PM Dougherty Valley (San Ramon) vs Bellarmine (San Jose)
- Game 6: 5:15 PM California (San Ramon) vs St Ignatius (San Francisco)
- Game 7: 7:00 PM Amador Valley (Pleasanton) vs St Mary's (Albany)
- Game 8: 8:30 PM Monte Vista (Danville) vs Riordan (San Francisco)
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"Huff And Graves Win This Week's West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Players Of The Week"
Santa Clara's Allen Graves is honored as WCC Freshman of the Week.
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"Joshua Dent: Saint Mary's Latest Point Guard From Down Under"
Yet another Aussie for the Gaels, and another point.
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The giant from Granada High is now a starter but with more work needed to polish his strengths and upgrade his weaknesses.
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Tuck Clarry, West Coast Roundup 12/18/25
"...We wait to learn more about Mikey Lewis’ availability after playing 9 minutes against Boise State on Sunday. Lewis suffered a foot injury prior to the last game and was clearly limited, going 0-for-4 from the field.
Lewis is the leading shot taker on the team, the primary perimeter scorer and leads the team in usage. He accounts for nearly a third of the team’s makes from deep and averaged 28.8 minutes per game before the Boise State game. He and Paulius Marauskus are the lead options by a large margin.
The answer for Lewis’ replacement is also a bit complicated. Liam Campbell seems to be the most logical “next man up,” but head coach Randy Bennett has always leaned heavily on upperclassmen to play impact minutes on tournament-caliber teams. Lewis played only 16 minutes per game last season as a freshman despite leading the team in perimeter shooting.
Sophomore transfer Tony Duckett has yet to find his footing at his new home, going from 12.6 minutes per game in his first five appearances this season to a combined 14 minutes played in his last four games. Freshman Rory Hawke has been a rotational piece throughout this early season, but he’s 1-for-8 from the perimeter.
There could also be a considerable impact on the spacing of the offense without Lewis. The rest of the Gaels are shooting 33.8% from outside this season. The Gaels are also notably thin in the backcourt, with point guard Joshua Dent averaging 33 minutes per game and Lewis serving as a fill-in for the sophomore.
The team has not made an official statement on the extent of Lewis’ injury or availability moving forward. He may be able to play through it. They may elect to sit him until he’s as close to 100% as an injury in-season could allow..."
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"Cal-Hi Sports Northern California Boys Player of the Week Koby Cervantes (Denair) Sr.
The find the Northern California Player of the Week for boys we head to the southern reaches of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and land east of Turlock where we find this week’s honoree, who now captures a statewide award to go with local recognition, at Denair High.
The Coyotes had a bit of a rough start losing three of the first four games, but thanks to the exploits of Cervantes, a 6-foot-5 senior who also plays on the Denair baseball and football teams, they evened their record at 4-4 after a win last week at the nearby Waterford Tournament.
Koby started with a double-double 30 points (three three-pointers, 9-for-9 on FTs) and 10 rebounds in a 64-49 win over Tuolumne Summerville. He wasn’t needed much in a game two 70-24 blowout of Modesto Vanguard College Prep but still went for 18 points and a whopping 17 rebounds. He was definitely needed in a title-game 64-61 victory over Modesto suburb Riverbank and Koby responded with another double-double 30 points and 17 points.
So far this season, and heading into a Mother Lode tourney game against Weed on Wednesday, Cervantes is averaging 26.3 points and 15.5 rebounds per game. His per game scoring average is currently tied for both the No. 11 reported mark in the state and tops in the Sac-Joaquin Section. His per game rebounding average is No. 6 in the state and No. 2 in the section.
For his 4-year varsity career, Cervantes also is starting this week with 1,368 points and 797 rebounds."
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D1 Scores
San Francisco had no trouble turning away Loyola Chicago 85-71 with Tyrone Riley IV going for 22 points plus nine rebounds and teammate David Fuchs scoring 20 points alongside seven boards and four assists. USF shot 53% overall and 13-27 on three-point attempts.
Then he Dons walloped visiting Morgan State 94-64 as David Fuchs came off the bench and poured in 23 points. San Francisco shot 56% overall as well as 31-45 at the foul line.
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Stanford went out to a 15 point halftime margin at Maples Pavilion and increased it by one to win 76-60 at home versus Texas Arlington. The Cardinal finished +10 in rebounds and held small shooting percentages pluses. Four starters from The Farm finished in double figures scoring.
In Phoenix, Stanford used a 44-33 second half point differential to top Colorado 77-68. Even though out-shot 47% to 40% overall, the Cardinal earned 41 foul shots, making 28. Colorado went 12-13 at the foul line. Ebuka Okorie scored 32 points in 32 minutes, finishing 18-21 on free throws.
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8-2 St. Mary's hosted Florida Atlantic (unusual matchup) and had no trouble with an 86-71 victory. Mikey (Prolific Prep) Lewis was back and in the starting lineup (25 minutes, 12 points, 5-15 overall shooting) but Harry Wessels started in the middle in place of Andrew (Grenada High) McKeever. In 20 minutes, the latter finished with 14 points plus 10 boards while Wessels produced nine and four in 19 minutes. The Gaels won the battle of the boards 44-30 and connected on ten more free throws.
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California obliterated Morgan State 97-50 (50-23 first half then 47-27) as Chris Bell's 28 points paced the Bears. 6-foot-1 freshman guard Semetri (Redwood High) Carr finished with 20 points, a team high eight assists, six rebounds and three steals. Write For California game report.
Now 12-1, California took care of Columbia 74-56, a victory versus a team entering the fray sporting a 9-2 record. The Bears led 28-16 after 20 minutes. Leading the way for Cal: DaiDai Ames with 21 points and Lee Dort finishing with 14 caroms plus four rejections. Write For California game report.
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Pacific headed to the Beehive State to take on #9 BYU and fell 93-57. Held to 39% overall shooting, 28% on three-point attempts as a team, Ralph Elias showed well for the Tigers with 12 points, seven boards, four assists and two steals.
Back at home, Pacific downed Nicholls State 95-82 with the local fire department on standby in case the nets caught fire. That's because the hosts shot an amazing 69% overall to 56% for the visitors. The Tigers also shot 29-36 st the foul line. Ralph Elias with 25 points and TJ Wainwright scoring 23 obviously liked playing on the home court.
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Santa Clara played an away-home-game over in Santa Cruz (30 miles away) and got by North Texas State 63-60. The Broncos were powered by Elijah West Valley College) Mahi's 17 points, five boards and four assists. The Mean Green shot 1-13 on three-pointers while SC shot just 13 free throws, making eight, to NT's 27 charity stripe attempts.
In another game located in Santa Cruz (which my be the last one), Santa Clara fell to 3-9 Loyola Chicago 80-78 despite receiving 25 points from Christian Hammonds and 21 from Elijah (West Valley College) Mahi. The problem? Other than Allen Graves with 10 rebounds, every other Bronco furnished subpar production. Coach Herb Sendek's crew was also out-shot 49% to 40%.
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Sacramento State headed to SoCal in a faceoff with Cal Baptist and the Hornets came up short 74-67. Jahni Summers paced Coach Henry Bibby's squad with 21 points as he shot 5-8 on three-pointers. Sac State got within two at 69-67 with just over three minutes left but is now 0-6 on away games.
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Seattle came down from the Great Northwest and nabbed a win against UC Davis 79-78. Worthy of Nor Cal note is 6-foot-1 junior Connor (Dougherty Valley High) Sevilla scoring 15 points for the Aggies on 4-7, 4-6, 3-3 shooting. He buried a trio of free throws with eight seconds remaining to tie the game at 78. On the Redhawks ledger, 6-foot-8 Will (Archie Williams High) Hemibrodt totaled 20 points and blocked four shots. He hit one of two free throws with two seconds left to win it.
Connor (Dougherty Valley High) Sevilla then shot 9-9 at the charity stripe in finishing with 18 points which led UC Davis' cause in a 93-83 defeat of Idaho State. The Aggies shot a terrific 60% on the road.
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In overtime, host Cal Poly fell just short to Idaho 83-80 despite receiving big performances from Hamad Mousa (33 points plus 10 boards) and Cayden Ward (22 points). The Mustangs did go 31-39 at the foul line with Mousa shooting 17-19.
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Even though guard Colby Garland tallied 27 points, San Jose State University fell 88-65 before 12,785 fans holding forth in The Pit for New Mexico. The Spartans lost both 20-minute sessions, 41-28 and 47-37 and were out-shot 57% to 37%.
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Guard BJ (Modesto Christian High) Davis led with 19 points and tied for the team high in assists with six as San Diego State handled Air Force 81-58. He shot 6-11, 4-6, 3-4 with zero turnovers in 27 minutes.
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Myron (Vacaville High/San Jose State University) Amey Jr. buried nine treys in 14 attempts on his way to 28 points in host Loyola Marymount's 91-57 whomping of North Alabama.
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Aidan (Archbishop Mitty) Burke scored just seven points but led UC San Diego with nine rebounds in a 67-57 defeat of host Loyola Marymount. Myron (Vacaville High) Amey Jr. tallied 16 points on 32 minutes for the defeated. LMU was out-rebounded 43-30.
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In spite of the home court advantage plus 23 points and 12 boards from 6-foot-8 Te'Jon (Salesian Prep/CCSF) Sawyer, Montana fell to Montana Tech 82-75. MT shot 14-29 on three-point attempts and 50% overall.
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UC Riverside belted the Stanton Elks 95-70 as 6-foot-5 De'Undrae (Salesian Prep) Perteete Jr. finished with 18 points, six boards,four assists and a pair of steals. He shot 7-10, 4-6 and 0-1.
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Aidan (Campolindo High/St. Mary's) Mahaney put up 18 points plus four assists but UC Santa Barbara fell 67-64 to host Green Bay. Mahaney shot 7-12, 2-6, 2-2. He made a layup with 10.0 seconds left but the Gauchos had to foul and GB made two free throws with seven seconds left for the final score.
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Gavin (Modesto Christian High) Sykes totaled 23 points (9-16, 2-3, 3-4 shooting) in host Long Beach State's 81-78 defeat of Pepperdine.
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Despite getting a team high 25 points and eight rebounds from 6-foot-5 former walk-on Cayden (St. Mary's High-Stockton) Ward Cal Poly fell at home 83-80;to Montana State. Ward shot 8-15, 2-5, 7-8 on the night.
In 33 minutes at Pauley Pavilion, Cayden (St. Mary's High-Stockton) Ward paced Cal Poly in scoring with 21 points plus rebounds with seven but the Mustangs fell 108-87 to UCLA. CP shot a terrific 51% but the Bruins were even better at 57%.
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6-foot-5 senior Anthony (Dublin High/CCSF) Roy provided 22 points (6-10 on threes) as host Oklahoma State got by Cal State Fullerton 94-89.
For the Titans in the losing cause, 6-foot-10 Landon (Will C. Wood High/Menlo College) Seamon enjoyed a 19 point, 13 rebound double-double.
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Other Scores
"Nick Stone etched his name in Cal Maritime's records book by scoring 40 points in Thursday's non-conference game thanks to a highly-efficient 14-for-18 shooting performance overall, canning 8 of 9 shots from three and all four free throw attempts..."
The 6-foot sophomore out of Sheldon High also enjoyed five rebounds and four assists. boxscore
Chico State came to The Kelp Bed and took care of surging Cal State East Bay 79-62 as 6-foot-6 sophomore Cortevious (Granada High) Taylor went for 30 points (7-10 on threes) plus 14 rebounds for the victors. Teammate Chris (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa JC/Sonoma State) Holley contributed 15 points plus a team best eight assists. 7-foot Mezziah (Mt. Diablo High/CCSF) Oakman's 15 points plus 10 boards in 23 minutes paced the Otters and he also blocked two shots. Chico State game report.
Cal State East Bay went to 9-0 on the season with an 89-82 road victory versus Cal State Dominguez Hills heavily based on 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Amare (Pacific) Campbell's 25 points, five boards, four assists and three steals. He shot 14-16 at the foul line. CSEB game report.
Visiting Cal Poly Humboldt grabbed an 83-72 win against Cal State Monterey Bay despite 7-foot Mezziah (Mt. Diablo High/CCSF) Oakman posting a 20 point, 11 boards line for the Seasiders. 14-24 team shooting beyond the arc carried the victors.
In spite of Chris (Jesuit High/Sacramento State/Santa Rosa JC/Sonoma State) Holley's 23 points, eight assists, five boards and four steals plus 25 points from Jeremiah (Clayton Valley High/West Valley College) Dargan (23 shot attempts), Chico State fell 83-76 to Cal State San Marcos.
William Jessup University edged host Dominican University 77-75 behind 20 points in 20 minutes from 6-foot-7 Aussie freshman Tom Parsons. He shot 7-11, 2-4, 2-5.
6-foot-6 sophomore Jake (Del Oro High) Williams tallied 30 points and brought down 19 rebounds in Cosumnes River College's 92-83 defeat of Butte College.
6-foot-4 junior Bricen (Chistopher High/Gavilan College) Buciak provided 22 points plus six boards in San Francisco State's 70-68 loss to Seattle Pacific. "San Francisco State’s Bricen Buciak named the FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week"
In 28 minutes, 6-foot-6 Joey (University High) Kennedy totaled 17 points, 11 rebounds, plus four assists and three steals in the 73-62 ClaremontMuddScripps take down of Whitman College.
UC Santa Cruz best Pomona Pitzer 67-58 powered by 16 points and 12 rebounds via Joseph (Pleasant Grove High) Espy.
Las Positas College topped West Valley College 65-62 as 6-foot-3 sophomore Jaden (Sheldon High) Woodard led with 18 points and Kody (Weston Ranch High) Weary grabbed 15 boards. 6-foot-5 sophomore Caleb (Leigh High) Asante paced WVC with 21 points. West Valley College then went north to City College San Francisco and won 64-56 despite CCSF 6-foot-9 freshman Kenyon (San Leandro High) DeMuynck's 10 points, eight rebounds and eight blocked shots. Las Positas went on to defeat Folsom Lake College 89-67 with Jaden (Sheldon High) Woodard busting out for 27 points.
Behind 6-foot-7 sophomore Travis (Justin-Siena High/Chico State) Hightower's 27 points, Santa Rosa Junior College bested visiting Foothill College 81-66. He shot 9-15, 5-9, 4-7.
Javon (Corcoran High) Bragg posted a 32 point, 10 rebound double-double in the College of the Sequoias 99-52 defeat of Orange Coast College. He shot 14-18 from the floor.
"Serra defeats Burlingame in instant classic" Tamer Muhawieh
Saturday was a bad day for the devout on the hardwood. First, Lourdes University lost to Toledo 100-67, then UTexas Rio Grande Valley put up 109 points versus 51 for the College of Biblical Studies. But then again if the matchups had taken place on Sunday...
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