Hurley salutes Dellavedova

There's more love for Matthew Dellavedova here.

St. Mary's romps

Matthew Dellavedova went for 31 points and Brad Waldow 21 in St, Mary's 120-67 bopping of Jackson State. Redshirt freshman point Jordan Giusti added seven assists for the Gaels.

In his return to the Bay Area, Christian Williams totaled 14 points for the Magnolia Staters.

St. Mary's over SSU

It was host St. Mary's (20 points for Matthew Dellavedova) 95 to Sonoma State University's 69 last night. Will (El Camino High) Olsem led the Seawolves with 15 points and Patrick (Bear River High) Scott produced 12 points. Brad (Ponderosa High) Waldow scored 11 for the Gaels.

Dellavedova honored again

In Jason King's Top 10 point guards nationally , St. Mary's Matthew Dellavedova resides in the #4 spot.

Listings for Cherry & Dellavedova

Will Cherry comes in at #27 in CBSSports' Top 50 Point Guards.

Matthew Dellavedova is numero ocho.

Bigs things predicted for MD

Jeff Eisenberg forecasts St. Mary's Matthew Dellavedova as the West Coast Conference Player of the Year, Best Playmaker plus Top NBA Prospect.

Dellavedova and the Olympics

Jeff Eisenberg talks with and writes about Matthew Dellavedova's Olympic experience.

The consensus is that he's not quick enough for the NBA but any true basketball fan should be pulling for him.

A scouting report on Matthew Dellavedova

Ed Isaacson looks at the 2013 NBA draft and p-layers with something to prove. St. Mary's backcourter Matthew Dellavedova is among them"

Dellavedova is coming off a summer spent with the Australian Olympic squad, where he started every game and helped lead them to the Quarterfinals.  Dellavedova has done a solid job at both guard positions for the Gaels over the past three seasons.  He controls the tempo for the team and keeps the offense moving smoothly.  He is very good making plays off the pick and roll, and he uses his dribble well to get into the defense.  He goes strong to the rim and can find ways to finish against bigger defenders.  Dellavedova is a good perimeter shooter, though his shot selection can still improve.  On the defensive side, Dellavedova is a good off-ball defender, playing passing lanes well and helping when needed.

What he needs to show this season: As noted above, Dellavedova is a good shooter, but he doesn’t necessarily take good shots.  His range is limited, and he will need to show that he can hit consistently beyond the college three-point line.  While he makes good decisions off the pick and roll, he needs to make sure he gets the ball out quickly when he has an opening.  Defensively, he doesn’t have great foot speed or lateral movement, and he is susceptible to being beat off the dribble.

Dellavedova to be tested

After Patty Mills' point explosion and last second trey led Australia over Russia, St. Mary's senior Matthew Dellavedova also receives some deserved press from Jeff Goodman as the Aussies go up against the U.S. tonight. If you don't enjoy watching Dellavedova play, you don't really like basketball.

Ben Enos offers more.

MD in the Olympics

Matthew Dellavedova deserves congrats for making the Aussie Olympic squad. Gotta love his game and how he carries himself.

He's not the fleetest afoot but here's hoping some NBA GM understands and appreciates what Dellavedova brings to a team.