A superb feature on Kyle Toth

"Toth excelling after a year away from basketball" -- Owen Main

Thanks to Owen Main for the depth and background in this article.

A coach goes on the record

"Local coach calls out Cap. Christian, Christian Bros. for recruiting
Promises of "Free Ride" scholarships alleged" -- John Hull

Wednesday: Central Michigan 106, Montana St. 103

Host Montana State received 21 points plus seven rebounds in 19 minutes from Benson (Franklin High/Casper College) Osayande but still fell 106-103 on Wednesday. He shot 8-9 overall plus 5-5 from the foul line.

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Wednesday: Lamar 126, AB 75

Joey (Newark Memorial High/Montana State) Frenchwood tallied 11 points plus 13 assists in Lamar University's 126-75 shellacking of Arlington Baptist on Wednesday.

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Wednesday: Maryland-Eastern Shore 71, UTEP 66

Dom (Salesian High/Oregon) Artis scored 13 points and earned a double-double by matching it with 10 rebounds but Texas El Paso fell 71-66 to Maryland-Eastern Shore at home on Wednesday.

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Wednesday: WSU 74, Sac St. 66

On Wednesday in Pullman, Washington State and Sacramento State battled in a close one before the former won out 74-66. Jiday (Archbishop Riordan) Ugbaja scored 12 points for the Hornets on 4-5, 1-3 and 3-3 overall shooting while Eric (Casa Roble High) Stuteville tallied 11 points.

For WSU, guard Ike (Franklin High) Ireogbu scored 15 points, grabbed five boards and passed out three assists.

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Wednesday: SJSU 92, SUU 82

Gary (Castlemont High) Williams Jr. scored 17 points in aiding San Jose State University's 92-82 victory over visiting Southern Utah University on Wednesday. He shot 9-10 at the foul line and added five rebounds plus three assists.

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Wednesday: BSU 79, CSN 62

Sophomore guard Paris (Bishop O'Dowd) Austin tied for the team lead with 20 points as Boise State bested visiting Cal State Northridge 79-62 on Wednesday. He shot 6-12, 0-1 and 8-8 respectively. For the Matadors, Kendall (Deer Valley High/UNLV) Smith scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds.

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Wednesday: Iona 73, UCSB 57

Firepower was once again a problem as UC Santa Barbara fell 73-57 to Iona on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Gabe (St. Mary's-Stockton) Vincent led the Gauchos with 13 points and Jalen (St. Patrick-St. Vincent/City College of San Francisco) Canty went for 10 points plus six boards.

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Wednesday: Virginia 56, Cal 52

In a game played at the pace preferred by the Cavaliers, Virginia downed host California 56-52 on Monday. For the Bears, Jabari (Salesian High) Bird led with 15 points (5-15 shooting overall, 4-12 from long distance). Teammate Ivan (Bishop O'Dowd) Rabb produced 12 boards plus nine points, taking just four shots.

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Wednesday: Nevada 81, Towson 72

In Las Vegas on Wednesday, Nevada got past Towson State 81-72 aided in large part by 17 points, 13 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots supplied by Cameron (Grant High) Oliver.

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Wednesday: Oregon St. 69, Kent St. 50

Ben (Archbishop Mitty) Kone scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds in Oregon State's 69-50 victory over Kent State on Wednesday.

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Tuesday: Orlando 136, Miami 130 2 OTs

After two overtime periods on Tuesday, Orlando prevailed over Miami 136-130. For the victors, Aaron Gordon scored 12 points on 4-8, 1-3 and 3-4 shooting in 28 minutes alongside five rebounds. In the losing cause, Tyler Johnson totaled 32 points on 13-20, 3-5 and 3-5 accuracy overall as well as five rebounds, three assists and three steals in 37 minutes.

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Will Maupin on the WCC

"Week 6 WCC Power Rankings: Portland climbs into the top three" -- Will Maupin

A basketball truth, along with many others involving coaches, coaching staffs, recruiting over and so on

Fran Fraschilla: "This is the time of year when a player's parents, AAU coach and work out guy are all weighing in on his playing time. Just a heads up."