Yussef honored

CalHiSports honors Temidayo Yussef as its Division V Player of the Year:

CIF Division V
Temidayo Yussuf (St. Joseph Notre Dame, Alameda)

Leading the Pilots to a CIF Division V title, he scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds during their state finals win over Renaissance Academy of La Canada. For the season, this physical and experienced forward averaged 18 points and 16 rebounds per game.

 Had it not been for a lengthy buzzer beater last season, it also would have been the second state title in a row for the Pilots, who also won the state title back in 2011. Yussuf contributed to that team in 2011 and improved each season of his career.

In a play that became a viral hit earlier this season, the 6-foot-7 post player grabbed a rebound off a missed free throw and tossed it the length of the court for a basket to send a game against El Cerrito into overtime.

Yussuf, the second St. Joe player in four years to win this honor (joining Brendan Keane of 2011), will join our Division IV Player of the Year Justin Bibbins at Long Beach State next season. Also joining the 49ers’ program is all-state candidate Deontae North from Corona Centennial.