The sole loss was 50-42 against Feather River College, a matchup in which CCC shot 15-56 and committed 25 turnovers in a tourney opener after a two-week break.
It's 6-foot-2 freshman guard Davion (Salesian High) Mize averaging 11.3 points per game while leading the Comets in steals with 6-foot-4 frosh wing Larry (Vallejo High) Wickett contributing 10 points a contest and topping the team in assists.
Mize was named the Most Valuable Player in the early November tournament at Las Positas while Wickett earned All Tourney honors for his play both at the Las Positas and the Diablo Valley College tourneys.
"Mize brings energy and effort," CCC Coach Johnson offered. "He leads by example and we want him to be more vocal. He's a winner who comes from a good program and he's coachable."
As for Wickett, Johnson said, "He's a tremendous athlete with a tremendous motor. We use him as a sixth man for instant energy."
Plus, another first-year talent, 5-foot-6 Derius (St. Elizabeth High) Johnson, is already being counted on to provide instant offense. He's putting up 8.7 points each time out.
Upfront, freshman Josh (Bethel High) Bynum is redshirting while recovering from a meniscus injury so it's a veteran duo leading the way.
According to Johnson, "J'uan (Sacramento High) Parker is playing well and Jacob (Inderkum High) Monroe is helping us out" at 6-foot-7 and 6-foot-5 respectively. Parker is scoring 7.2 points a game with Monroe at 8.3. Sophomore Tyler West is also producing 7.7 points.
"We have some pieces but we're young and not yet playing like we want," Johnson added. "But our guys play hard and we always overachieve."
Contra Costa basketball is proving the adage that the best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores has exceptions.
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