"Xander McNally, a 6-foot-2 Dominican University of California senior guard out of San Francisco, had a game-high seven steals last night in 88-year-old Kezar Pavilion (the former home of Bill Russell, K.C. Jones and the NCAA champion USF Dons) in a Pacific West Conference win over Academy of Art of San Francisco to take over the nation's lead in steals in NCAA Division II men's basketball. He is currently averaging 3.94 steals per game and has 14 in his past two games.
Xander's parents, Rich and Vicki, were at the game last night but they are not going to Xander's game this Saturday in Belmont against Notre Dame de Namur. They're flying back east again to see their younger son, Xander's brother Oliver, play for 23rd ranked Harvard against Cornell and Columbia this weekend. Oliver is Harvard's team captain. Xander and Oliver led The Branson School in Ross in Marin County to their first ever state Div. V championship in 2006.
So you've got one McNally now playing for a nationally-ranked NCAA Div. I team in Boston and another McNally leading the nation in steals in NCAA Div. II 3,0000 miles away here in San Rafael and their parents criss-crossing the country to see them both play in their senior years"
"2012 Westwind Prep (AZ) SG Gary Williams has added an offer from Sacramento St, per his coach"
"2013 PF Marcus Lee just received an offer from Oregon St"The Deer Valley frontcourter is going to have a tough choice to make but options are wonderful to have.
"A lot of people jumped off the bandwagon of Point Guard Dominic Artis. With his display on national TV two times in a row the Oregon commit has put those that jumped off ready to find a seat back on the bandwagon. Artis showed off his floor-general skills by getting his teammates involved for easy scores and also showed that he can attack the rim and finish. He has gotten a lot stronger and is finding his role with this Findlay Prep team. Next year Artis should get to Eugene and take over for the Ducks at the starting point guard position"
"Sean Harris has a torn ACLHere's hoping Harris, who will be at Utah State next season, has a full recovery, one as quick as can be. It's too bad because he was also coming back after completing his mission and needed time on the court.
Stew said tonight on the coaches show. To make matters worse, he does not have a redshirt year because he waited a year to go on his mission. Stew said they are trying to get it back, but it seems unlikely ..."
"Hearing lots of people saying Steven Adams is "overrated" after his poor showing. More the fault of those that rated him than anything"Amen. Regardless of this being about Steven Adams or someone else, did anyone hold a gun to a recruiting analyst's head and force good things to be written? Did Steven Adams twist anyone's arm to exact a promise of praise? Yet scorn is directed at a teenager because he isn't (yet) living up to the expectations of so-called experts. What a bizarre world!
Hoops heaven
The conventional thinking that the Bay Area is superior to Sacramento in boys basketball took a major hit this winter. Regional powers such as Sheldon, Foothill, Jesuit, Franklin and others have beaten Bay heavies, including Sheldon using its defense to top Bishop O'Dowd on Saturday.
"The Bay Area always thinks they're better than us, and it's not true," Foothill coach Drew Hibbs said.
"In Vallejo, California about to watch Salesian vs. St. Patrick/St. Vincent. Oregon head coach Dana Altman is here too, watching Jabari Bird"Think Dom Artis will be working the phone lines?
The Cabrillo College Seahawks improved to 4-0 in Coast Conference South play with a 24-point win tonight in Cupertino over DeAnza College. DeAnza (10-9, 2-2) came into the game looking to make a statement but instead the Seahawks (14-3, 4-0) made one of their own.
Cabrillo jumped all over the Dons early, taking a 12-0 lead and extending that to 16-2. The Seahawks lead at the half 36-25.
The second half was more of the same as the Seahawks got some outstanding perimeter shooting from Joe Saarem who connected on four three-point baskets in the half. Cabrillo was up by as much as 27 with 4:00 to go.
Aaron Short led all scorers with 19 points. Saarem had 15 points on five treys. Tyler Velasquez had 12 points. Frank Rogers and Thomas Pierce scored nine and eight respectively.
"De'end Parker transferring out of UCLA. Headed back to bay area. Parker originally committed to Cal out of JC"
"Oregon-commit Dominic Artis (21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists) proved to be one of the top performers of the tournament, showing off his unbelievable athleticism and strength to score nearly at will against inferior Simeon defenders. Artis was fearless when going to the rim, having no problem taking any contact that may come his way, and go on to most likely finish the strong lay-up anyways"
Aaron Hendricks '12
1/6/2012
A two-year member of the Men's Varsity A Basketball team, Aaron Hendricks ’12 always sets a positive example for his teammates by demonstrating an exemplary commitment to his academics and in his willingness to compete in both practice and in games. He is a valued player who is willing to accept his role and is eager to help his team. Aaron consistently sacrifices his body and is second on the team in charges taken this year. Aaron is most often recognized for the work he does from behind the three-point line where he shoots better than 50 percent. Over the holiday break, he scored in double figures during each game of the Mercer Invitational Tournament at The Hill School and was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament for his consistent, strong play. The Athletic Department is thrilled to award the December Athlete of the Month award goes to the "Human Hoop," Aaron Hendricks.
Supported by a career-high 21 point effort at Grand Canyon University last Wednesday, Dominican University of California sophomore Connor Haysbert has been named to the Pacific West Conference Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll this week.
The league office announced the list today from its media office in Phoenix. The weekly honor is for games contested from Jan. 9-15.
Haysbert, a Biological Sciences major out of Center High School in Sacramento, scored 14 of his game-high 21 points in the first half at Grand Canyon on 7-of-10 shooting. He connected on 8-of-11 shots from the floor in the game and also grabbed five rebounds, tying his career-high.
Two nights later, Haysbert tallied six of his nine points in the first half at Dixie State College in Utah.
For the week, Haysbert made 11 of 18 shots (61.1 percent) while averaging 15 points a game. In his last four games – all starts – the 6-foot-8, 240-pound sophomore power has shot .529 percent (18-of-34) and averaged 12.3 points a game. He has moved up to seventh in the PacWest Conference in field goal percentage (.515, 51-of-99), one spot behind Penguins’ teammate Jacob Noisat.
Haysbert, who was the Most Valuable Player in the Capital Valley League as a senior in high school and named “Newcomer of the Year” as a freshman at Dominican, will lead the Penguins against Chaminade on Thursday in the Conlan Center. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
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