Yeager, Vaughn and Harris lead Fullerton

Cal State Fullerton took down Cal State Bakersfield 74-62 on the road last night with Sammy Yeager leading the way via 18 points and seven boards, both figures tops on the Titans for the night. Kwame Vaughn added 14 points plus eight assists while Alex Harris posted a line of 11 points, seven boards and six steals.

The Nor Cal Titans

Cal State University Fullerton has so many players from the upper half of the Golden State that some sort of special recognition needs to be given, hence our headline.

For example:

* Kwame Vaughn leads the team with 19 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and is shooting 50%, 43% and 87% respectively. He has also played the most minutes.

* D.J. Seeley comes in at 18.4 points and 3.9 boards per game, alongside a tops-on-the-team 50 assists and 28 steals. He is shooting 50%, 37% and 83% respectively.

* Sammy Yeager is scoring 14.3 points and garnering 4.5 rebounds each time out while shooting 46%, 45% and 74% respectively.

Each of the above has started all 12 Titan games thus far this season.

* Alex Harris is posting 9.8 points plus 4.5 boards nightly on 47%, 46% and 67% shooting respectively.

Sammy Yeager named Big West POW

Cal State Fullerton senior forward Sammy Yeager was named the Big West Conference men's basketball Player of the Week on Monday after his career night in front of the hometown faithful and a nationally televised ESPNU audience lifted the Titans to a win in their league opener against UC Santa Barbara.

Yeager (Modesto, Calif.), who earned his first career weekly award from the league, becomes the second Titan in the last three weeks to be so honored, following in the footsteps of teammate D.J. Seeley, who was named the league's player of the week on Dec. 17.

Hitting a career-high eight three-pointers and 11 of 16 shots from the floor overall, Yeager powered the high-flying Fullerton offense to an 86-79 victory over the Gauchos, finishing with 30 points in 37 minutes. He also added four rebounds, two assists, and a steal, becoming the second Titan player this season to reach the 30-point plateau (Seeley had 32 points against Southern Utah on Nov. 17).

His eight makes from three-point range flirted with the school single-game record of 11 set by Bobby Brown against Bethune-Cookman in 2006 while the Titans' 14 makes from long distance overall came close to matching the school record of 14 set last season against UCSB.

Yeager, who is third on the team in scoring at 14.3 ppg entering this week's games, has hit double figures in four of his last five contests and nine of 12 overall in 2012-13, leading the team with 28 three-pointers made and ranking tied for second on the team at 4.5 rpg.

Fullerton over Santa Barbara

Host Fullertion took down UC Santa Barbara 86-79 last night as Sammy Yeager busted out for 30 points (eight treys) and Kwame Vaughn was close behind with 27 (12-12 from the foul line).

Nate Garth went for nine points plus eight assists for the Gauchos while T.J. Taylor produced nine points and five assists.

Fullerton by seven

Cal State Fullerton went to the Lone Star State and took down Texas Southern 93-86 yesterday. D.J. Seeley totaled 27 points (11-14 shooting) plus seven assists while Kwame Vaughn contributed 16 and Sammy Yeager enjoyed 13 points. Backcourter Alex Harris led the Titans with seven boards.

Former CCSF frontcourter Fred Sturdivant was the show for the Houston-ites, with 22 points and eight rebounds.

The Big Three for Fullerton

Percy Allen previews the Big Three for Cal State Fullerton as the Titans take on Washington today:

Fifth-year senior guard D.J. Seeley (right), last year's leading scorer at 17.3 points per game, returns to the starting lineup and many believe he'll be the Big West MVP. He averaging 18.7 points this season and has a 32-point performance against Southern Utah. He's shooting 50.7 percent from the field, 38.7 on three-pointers and 82.4 percent at the line.

Seeley began his career at California and played two seasons for the Golden Bears before transferring and sitting out the 2010-11 season. In his first year with the Titans last season he was picked the Big West Newcomer of the Year. Seeley was named to the preseason all-Big West team

--- Fifth-year senior guard Kwame Vaughn is the Titans' other returning starter and he leads them in scoring with 19.0 points per game. His season high is 29. He was a second-team all-conference pick last season.

Vaughn averages 31.5 minutes and he's shooting 52.4 percent from the field, 47.8 percent on three pointers and 86 percent on free throws.

OVERVIEW:
--- Transfer Sammy Yeager (TCU) is the only other Cal State Fullerton player averaging double-digit scoring at 15.0 points per game. He's shooting 53.6 percent on three-pointers (15 of 28).

Fullerton romps

Host Cal State Fullerton pasted San Diego Christian 106-60 last night with a quartet of Nor Cal talents contributing: Sammy Yeager - 15 points, D.J. Seeley - 15, Kwame Vaughn - 12 and Alex Harris - 10.

Fullerton romps

Cal State Fullerton splattered Southern Utah 112-59 last night in Reno with D.J. Seeley totaling 32 points (10-13 shooting) plus seven assists and seven steals.

Kwame Vaughn contributed 19 with Alex Harris scoring 15 (5-5 from long distance) and Sammy Yeager adding 14.

Fullerton falls short

Cal State Fullerton and host Nevada played a close one last night with the Reno-ites winning 80-77.

Kwame (Skyline High) Vaughn led the Titans with 20 points while Sammy (Modesto High) Yeager added 19 points plus seven boards.

DJ (Modesto Christian High) Seeley contributed 13 points and six assists. With an extended period of court time (26 minutes), Alex (El Cerrito High) Harris produced 12 points and four rebounds.

Cal State Fullerton falls to Stanford

Cal State Fullerton traveled up to The Farm last night and Coach Johnny Dawkins' squad proved too much to the tune of 81-68.

Kwame Vaughn helped all-around in the loss with 12 points, five boards, a trio of assists and a pair of steals. Sammy Yeager and DJ Seeley led with 16 points apiece. Yeager paced the Titans with nine boards.

Fullerton romps

Kwame Vaughn's 20 points (and five rebounds plus five assists) powered Cal State Fullerton to an 86-47 victory over Cal State Los Angeles. D.J. Seeley contributed 16 points/four assists. Sammy (Modesto High) Yeager also started for the Titans. Alex (El Cerrito High) Harris was on the court for 31 minutes.

Yeager looking good

Former Modesto High backcourter Sammy Yeager looks to be coming on as a senior at Cal State Fullerton as Titan athletics reports on an intra-squad scrimmage. A number of other Nor Cal talents also showed well.

Three former locals impress in Cal State Fullerton scrimmage

Former Bay Area and NorCal prep talents, Kwame Vaughn, D.J. Seeley and Sammy Yeager each highlighted Cal State Fullerton's intra-squad scrimmage.

Two new NorCal names on the Cal State Fullerton roster

A pair of northern California talents have popped up on the Cal State Fullerton roster. Besides Kwame Vaughn, D.J. Seeley and Jordan Knox, former El Cerrito High guard Alex Harris is redshirting this season as a sophomore for Coach Bob Burton after playing as a frosh at Northeastern. Plus, ex-Modesto area wing Sammy Yeager, a senior, is also redshirting 2011-12 as a Titan, having transferred from Texas Christian.