Jason Silsdorf moves on

Talked with Chabot Coach Denny Aye today and got word about Jason Silsdorf's signing and also then noticed the following update at the Chabot College men's basketball site:

Jason Silsdorf signs scholarship to Sonoma State!
5/19/11

Chabot sophomore 6'11" power forward Jason Silsdorf has officially signed to Sonoma State. Jason had a solid career at Chabot, and was a redshirt sophomore. Jason played 2008-09, then sat out to get stronger in 2009-10, and finished his Chabot career this past 2010-11 season. His freshman season Jason shot 65% from the field, and 75% from the free throw line while averaging 2 points, and 1.5 rebounds. Though his stats aren't impressive, Jason was behind 3 D-1 caliber post players. Jason came off the bench to help on defense with his shot blocking, high energy and leadership. The Gladiators are proud of Jason for his work in the classroom and on the court. Jason is the second Gladiator to sign a scholarship this season. Four more Gladiators are expected to sign scholarships in the coming weeks!

Pat Fuscaldo heads the Sonoma State program. The Seawolves went 11-15 overall, 9-13 in conference last season and are losing 6-foot-7 James French. 6-foot-8 Cody Brice redshirted last season for SSU so he and Silsdorf will man the middle in 2011-12.

Update on Chabot College hoops

From the Chabot basketball site:

11/7/10 Chabot (3-0) faced off against rival Las Positas (2-1) Sunday evening in the championship game of the Las Positas tournament, and came out ahead 74-66. Las Positas had difficulty adjusting to the Chabot defense as Chabot went into the half up 8. Las Positas came out to take a lead in the first 5 minutes of the 2nd half before Chabot calmed down and got their rhythm back to retake the lead and secure the hard fought victory. Chabot was a stellar 26-29 from the charity stripe in the win. Chabot was lead in scoring by Randy Newell (17), Jacob Noisat (13), Jourdan DeMuynck (11), Kurtis Ong (10), Howie Manzo (8) and Josh De La Torre (6).  Congratulations to tournament MVP Randy Newell, and All-Tournament performers Jacob Noisat and Howie Manzo. Howie Manzo finished the weekend with 43 points in the 3 games.

11/6/10 Chabot (2-0) men fought off a very tough, talented and athletic Mendocino College (1-1) 91-80 on Saturday night in the semifinals of the Las Positas season opening tournament. Chabot led by a few baskets at half and held off a furious rally by Mendocino to finally pull away and secure the game in the last 5 minutes of action. Howie Manzo and Jourdan DeMuynck had great games with 22 points a piece. Fellow freshman Tobias Royal and Josh De La Torre were also in double figures for the Gladiators. Jacob Noisat had a good defensive game and pulled down a handful of rebounds inside. Randy Newell once again did a great job handling the ball and applying non-stop ball pressure on the opposing guards. Chammar Grissom had another great defensive game and contributed in many ways to the win. The Gladiators will take on Rival and tournament host Las Positas College tomorrow at 5pm @ Las Positas College.

11/5/10 The Chabot Gladiators (1-0) opened the season today vs. Columbia College (0-1) at the Las Positas College tourney in Livermore. The Gladiators came out and showed their superiority in the paint with 6 dunks and dominated the game from start to finish. Leading scorers were Jacob Noisat (15), Howie Manzo (13), Tobias Royal (12), Kyle Luckett (10), Josh DeLaTorre (9) Randy Newell (8) and Jourdan DeMuynck with (5). Chammarr Grissom came off the bench to play great defense and Colin Chadwick made his presence felt in the paint with his physical play, solid defense, and rebounding. Jason Silsdorf played a great all-around game with multiple rebounds, blocks, and great passing. Jason also had the highlight of the game with his two handed tip dunk! Kurtis Ong did a great job handling the ball and showing leadership on and off the floor. Chabot plays a very talented Mendocino College tomorrow at 7pm @ Las Positas College for the right to play in the Championship Game Sunday.   

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