Monday, January 25, 2016

A Joey Frenchwood update

For the season thus far at Hill (TX) College, sophomore guard Joey Frenchwood is averaging 9.9 points, 4.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 46%, 43% and 65% respectively.

A Liam Hunt update

6-foot-6 Liam (Drake High) Hunt is in his sophomore season at Hope International University (Fullerton) and he's averaging close to a double-double with 10.2 points and 8.3 rebounds an outing. In 20 games to date, he has a team-best 30 blocked shots alongside a 53/28 assist-to-turnover ratio. Hunt is shooting 55% overall plus 69% from the charity stripe.

A Kenny Love update

For Whitworth University up in Washington, Kenny (Cardinal Newman High) Love is averaging 14.5 points, 3.5 boards and a second-on-the-team 47 assists while shooting 45%, 38% and 82% respectively. The Pirates are undefeated at 17-0.

Rogers leading Spartans

John Devine lauds senior Frank Rogers: "If the season ended today, Frank Rogers would have to be San Jose State’s Most Valuable Player on the basketball court.

Having missed most of last season, the 6-foot-9 Rogers leads the Spartans in nearly every statistical category, averaging a team high 13.2 points and 7.2 rebounds a game.

Rogers, who prepped at Salinas High, also leads the team in field goal percentage (51 percent) and blocks (19), and is second in steals and third in assists for San Jose State.

Rogers lead Salinas to its last league basketball title five years ago, earning league MVP honors."

The latest from Coach Bob Walsh

"Reliability" -- Coach Bob Walsh

Can you be counted on?

Oregon St. 85, USC 70

Just when it seemed like Oregon State was in a bit of a struggle and the Trojans had gained attention from the national media, the Beavers defeated USC 85-70 Sunday in Corvallis. A 49-30 second 20 minutes turned the tide. As usual, Gary Payton II left a large imprint on the game with 22 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and four steals.

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Utah 80, Washington 75

In Seattle last night, Utah came in and grabbed an 80-75 victory over Washington. For the Huskies, freshman forward Marquese Chriss scored 15 points, grabbed six boards and blocked a trio of shots in 31 minutes. He also fouled out.

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Saturday:CB 98, BYU-Hawaii 94

Michael (El Camino High) Smith tallied a team high 22 points, powered by 8-12 overall shooting, as visiting California Baptist bested BYU-Hawaii 98-94 on Saturday.

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Saturday: Concordia 75, Dominican 59

Up in San Rafael on Saturday, Matt (Sierra College/River City High) Scott scored a team-best 20 points with teammate Stephen (Foothill College/Serra High) Grosey authoring a 16 rebound, 14 point double-double as Concordia defeated host Dominican University 75-59.

For the Penguins, Chris (Sacramento Waldorf) Schwartz-Edmisten totaled 12 points on the night while Matt (Yuba City High) Hayes came close to a double-double with 11 points plus nine boards.

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Saturday: Dixie 103, Chaminade 100

In an overtime game Saturday in Honolulu, Dixie State got by Chaminade 103-100. In the loss, Kiran (Miramonte High) Shastri went for 22 points including 6-9 from beyond the arc and teammate Rohndell (CaƱada College/West High) Goodwin contributed 19.

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Saturday: ND de Namur 86, Holy Names 80

It was a close one on Saturday in Belmont for teams on the opposite sides of San Francisco Bay but Notre Dame de Namur closed matters out with an 86-80 win against Holy Names University. Jalen Young and Kevin (West Campus High) Dent each scored 19 points for the victors while Dante (Salesian High) Robinson's 22 led HNU.

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Saturday:AP 85, AAU 71

In San Francisco on Saturday night, Azuza Pacific downed Academy of Art University 85-71 as LyDell (Mid-Peninsula High) Cardwell again showed he liked home cooking with 17 points plus five assists, both team bests.

Nick (Napa Valley College/St. Patrick-St. Vincent) Cary was solid for AAU with 16 points and seven boards.

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Wildcats hoops

Kenta McAfee/The Orion takes a look at the Chico State basketball season to date.

From George Washington Assistant Coach Maurice Joseph

"Basketball’s Impostor" -- Coach Maurice Joseph

Jy Williams' new book: "Life Is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention"

"Jay Williams recalls the fateful day when he 'threw it all away'"