Over the summer, whenever I saw someone with ties to the JC world, I posted the highlights on this page.
This summer began with a couple of trips to Santa Barbara to see the Breakers of the IBL. Later on, there was the Say No Classic league, and I made a couple of trips north for San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am action. It all concluded with the final game of the Real Run season at Inglewood HS.
There was also the Fullcourt Press JC Camp July 7-8, the 3 Stripes JC Shootout July 13-14-15, the Fullcourt Press Last Chance JUCO Showcase July 28th and the Hoop Review Shootout July 30-31. Summaries for these events are linked at the bottom of the page.
August 17: Real Run (@ Inglewood HS)
PF Deon Marcus (Pasadena CC) had 18 pts, all on 6 threes, and PG Mark Peters (San Bernardino Valley/UC Riverside) had 15 pts and 5 asts to lead The Stars to a 102-72 win over The Bulls.
There was a free-flowing nature to the evening, and at one point what turned out to be the second quarter was supposed to be the second half of the first of two games. And the Stars trailed, 40-37, before a Marcus 3-pointer with 5 seconds left tied the game and sent it to an overtime that eventually became a complete second half when the second game was cancelled.
Marcus made 5 more threes in what became the third quarter as The Stars built a 15-point lead and cruised to the win.
August 11: Say No Classic (@ The Point - Hollywood)
SF T.J. Smith (Chaffey/Kentucky Wesleyan) had 23 pts, 6 rebs and 3 asts but it wasn't quite enough to get No Schnacks past a strong Hank's Franchise Boys squad in the championship game.
Smith had the second-highest scoring total in the game, outscored only by UCLA standout Darren Collison, who had 26 pts. But No Schnacks fell, 100-83, in the final after becoming the first Pomona-based team in the Say No league to reach the championship game.
Ctr Jason McClure (Chaffey/Dickinson State) had 2 pts and 5 rebs off the bench for No Schnacks, while SF Je'Marc Perry (Riverside/Jarvis Christian) had 1 point and 1 rebound.
For the winners and league champions, Ctr Danny Gray (Ventura/Utah State) came off the bench and though he did not score, he did grab 3 rebounds.
August 9: San Francisco Pro-Am:
In one of the most entertaining games in the dozen or so years I've watched the SF Pro-Am, Ctr Johnny Dukes (San Bernardino Valley/University of San Francisco) had 25 pts, a game-high 12 rebs and 8 asts to lead SF City to a 126-124 upset win over Bay Pride in the league semifinal.
The pace was relentless as both teams played an up-tempo game with a lot of scoring (Pro-Am games are 40 minutes so this would be like a game around 152-149 in an NBA-like 48 minutes). And the lead went back and forth numerous times before the University of San Francisco's Dior Lowhorn drove into the paint and knocked down a short jumper with 7.4 seconds left to break a 124-all tie and give his squad the win.
SF City entered the playoffs with a 4-3 record, but with upset wins this week over Dream Team and Bay Pride has landed a berth in the finals, which begin next Monday.
Bay Pride lost despite a 39-point, 13-assist performance from former Santa Clara standout Doron Perkins, who drained a game-tying three moments before Lowhorn's game-winning shot. Bay Pride, the team NBA star Jason Kidd played for in the 1990s, finishes with a 7-2 record after finishing in a tie for the top spot in the regular season.
Dukes was the only JC alumn in the game, but there were numerous outstanding performances. PG Jerome Randle (Cal) had 27 pts and 14 asts for the winners. Lowhorn had 26 pts and SG Austin Nichols (Humboldt State/France) had 25. For Bay Pride, former USF star Darryl Tucker, who played for Tri-Valley in the IBL this season, had 27 pts and 8 rebs.
August 7: San Francisco Pro-Am:
Ctr Johnny Dukes (San Bernardino Valley/University of San Francisco) had 24 pts and PF Marek Ondara (Skyline/Mira Costa/UC Irvine/Denmark) posted a double-double to lead SF City to a 104-98 win over Dream Team in the first round of the SF Pro-Am Playoffs.
Dukes had the 24 pts plus 7 rebs and a team-high 5 asts for City, which finished the game on a 14-7 run to get the win. And Ondara had 13 pts and a game-high 15 rebs.
For Dream Team, SG Cordell Butler (Southern Idaho/Utah State/IBL) had 25 pts plus 8 rebs and 7 asts. Ctr Eric Crookshank (Chabot/Idaho State/Italy) had 20 pts and 7 rebs. PF Mike Travis (CC San Francisco/Jackson State) did not score but grabbed 2 rebs.
Prior to the game, it was announced that SF Maurice (Mo) Brown (CC San Francisco/IBL) was named the 2007 SF Pro-Am Most Valuable Player. This is the second MVP award in this league for Brown, who led Oakland to a first-place finish this season. He also captured the honor in 2003 while playing for Dream Team.
August 5: Say No Classic (@ The Point - Hollywood)
In the playoff quarterfinals, PG T.J. Smith (Chaffey/Kentucky Wesleyan) more than made up for the absence of UCLA standout Darren Collison, scoring a game-high 28 points and dishing out a game-high 7 assists to lead No Schnacks to an 80-78 win over Belmont Shores BTI.
Ctr Jason McClure (Chaffey/Dickinson State) also started for No Schnacks and had 2 pts and 4 rebs. SF Je'Marc Perry (Riverside/Jarvis Christian) came off the bench and had 2 pts and 4 asts.
For Belmont Shores, SG Gerard Anderson (Saddleback/CS Fullerton) had an excellent game with 22 pts, 8 rebs and 4 asts. PG Kashief Watson (Irvine Valley) came off the bench and had 2 pts and 3 asts.
In the day's first game, PG Ryan Walton (Compton/CSDH) had 13 pts and 3 asts to lead Hank's Toros (a team of players from Cal State Dominguez Hills) to a 77-75 win over Salvatori's Spirit.
Ctr Jerrell Smith (Fullerton/Riverside/CSDH) had 9 pts and 4 rebs for the winners, while PF Jamal Barnes (Compton/CSDH) had 5 pts and 3 rebs.
For the Spirit, SF Justin Williams (Santa Ana/Sacramento State) had 4 pts, 7 rebs and 3 asts. Ctr Andrew Green had 1 point and 4 rebs while backup Ctr Zach Atkinson (Feather River) did not score.
In the day's second game, SF Derrick O'Neil (Florida CC) had 9 pts and 5 rebs to help CABC get past Salvatori's Squad up, 67-62. PF Chris Childress (Santa Ana/Colorado State) also saw brief action for the winners but did not score.
For Squad Up, SG Jabir Jinna (Rio Hondo/Utah Valley State) had 11 pts and 3 rebs. PG Corey McIntosh (Pasadena/Fullerton/Iowa State/Augustana) had 7 pts and 4 asts for Squad Up while PF Jayme Miller (LA Valley/CS Northridge) had 7 pts and 6 asts.
And in the day's finale, Ctr Danny Gray (Ventura/Utah State) did not score but had 4 rebs and played very strong defense as Hank's Franchise Boys knocked off two-time defending league champion Hank's Team, 89-80.
August 4: Say No Classic (@ The Point - Hollywood)
In the first round of the playoffs, SF Derrick O'Neil (Florida CC) had a double-double as CABC knocked off favored Hoops Family, 83-73. O'Neil had 14 pts and a game-high 12 rebs. PF Chris Childress (Santa Ana/Colorado State) had 4 pts, 6 rebs and 4 asts off the bench for the winners.
For Hoops Family, PF Jerard Moret (West LA) had a strong game with 16 pts, 5 rebs and 2 asts. PG Joey Knox (El Camino) and SF Roy Walker (LA Southwest) each had 5 pts while PF Tremayne Johnson had 4 pts and 7 rebs.
In later action, SF Justin Williams (Santa Ana/Sacramento State) had 10 pts and 5 rebs to help Salvatori's Spirit to a 74-59 win over Pasadena. Ctr Andrew Green (Sequoias/CS Fullerton) also started and had 6 pts and 4 rebs for the winners. Ctr Zach Atkinson (Feather River) had 2 pts and 5 rebs off the bench.
For Pasadena, PG Larry Dew (Victor Valley/Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) had 10 pts and a game-high 7 asts. Ctr Severin Gates (Odessa TX/UC Riverside) also had 10 pts. SG Anthony Carson (Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) had 8 pts and a team-high 6 rebs. PF Paul Miller (San Bernardino Valley/West Virginia Tech) had 6 pts and 4 rebs off the bench. PF Jeff Fahnbullah (Mt. SAC/Kentucky Wesleyan) had 3 pts and 3 rebs. SG Devon Thomas (Pasadena/Angelo State) did not score but dished out 2 asts and SF Keaire Mims (Riverside) had 2 pts, 1 reb and 1 ast.
Later on, PF Gerard Anderson (Saddleback/CS Fullerton) had 14 pts and 5 rebs to help Belmont Shores BTI to an 88-75 win over the SoCal Warriors. PG Kashief Watson (Irvine Valley) came off the bench to add 12 pts and 5 rebs for the winners. PG Barry Barnes (Long Beach) had 11 pts and 4 asts for the Warriors, while PF Eric Williams had 10 pts and 5 rebs. SF Chris Fields (Long Beach) added 8 pts and 4 rebs. SF Curtis Harrison (Monterey Peninsula/Sacramento State) and Ctr Stephen Colvin (Riverside/UC Riverside) each had 2 pts and 1 reb.
And in the day's finale, PF Danny Gray (Ventura/Utah State) had 8 pts and 5 rebs to help Hank's Franchise Boys to a 70-58 win over Pomona. PG Rich Collins (Barstow/Cal Poly Pomona) started for Pomona and did not score but dished out a pair of assists.
July 29: Say No Classic (@ Cal Poly Pomona)
The final day of the regular season saw a pair of upset scramble the playoff seeds, resulting in a three-way tie for the two final playoff spots. The league will now have to figure out the tie-breaker to determine which teams will advance to the playoffs, which begin next week.
In the day's first game, Hank's Toros entered the game in first place with a 7-0 record but dropped a 59-55 decision to Pomona, losing the #1 playoff seed in the process.
PG Mike Hernandez (Rio Hondo/Santa Ana/CS Dominguez Hills) had 12 pts and 4 asts for the Toros, and PF Jamaal Barnes (Compton/CSDH) had 9 pts and 5 rebs. Ctr Jerrell Smith (Fullerton/Riverside/CSDH) had 6 pts and 6 rebs, as did SG Ryan Walton (Compton/CSDH).
For Pomona, PG Rich Collins (Barstow/Cal Poly Pomona) had just one point to go with his team-high 4 assists, but it was a key one as his free throw with 13 seconds left made it a two-possession game and basically clinched the win for Pomona. The victory improves Pomona's record to 6-2, clinching the #3 playoffs seed from the IE division.
The second game saw CABC outscore The Coyotes 45-19 in the second half to romp to an easy win. PF Chris Childress (Santa Ana/Colorado State) came off the bench for the winners and had one point, 4 rebs and 2 asts.
The Coyotes, a team made up of players now at Cal State San Bernardino, was led by SG Steve Gaston (LA Southwest), who came off the bench and scored 10 pts. Ctr Joe Tillman (Mt. San Jacinto) had 9 pts and a game-high 10 rebs. PG Lance Ortiz (Orange Coast) had just 2 pts but dished out a team-high 5 asts. SF Reggie Brown (Orange Coast) had 6 pts and SF Renardo Bass (Ohlone) came off the bench to score 3 pts and grab 5 rebs.
In the day's third game, SF T.J. Smith (Chaffey/Kentucky Wesleyan) had 17 pts, 10 asts and 6 rebs to lead No Schnacks to a 91-68 victory over Team Say No to improve its record to 7-1 and claim the division's #1 playoff seed.
No Schnacks led all the way. Ctr LaRon Williams (Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) came off the bench to score 8 pts and grab 4 rebs. SF Je'marc Perry (Riverside) had 4 pts and though Ctr Jason McClure (Chaffey) did not score he did grab 5 rebs.
For Say No, SF Terrance Hundley led the way with 17 pts, 6 rebs and 6 asts. SG Bo Harrison (San Bernardino Valley) had 12 pts and 3 asts. Ctr Jason Goodman (Chaffey/Great Falls) had 11 pts and 5 asts. PF Brandon Clemmons (Chaffey) had 9 pts and a game-high 10 rebs, while PG Jason Stubbs (Forest Park CC) had 7 pts and 3 asts. Ctr Damonte Smith (Rio Hondo) and SF Brandon Davis (Chaffey) each had 2 pts; Davis also grabbed 4 rebs.
And in the finale, PF Eric Williams (Long Beach/Tarleton State) had 26 pts and 7 rebs to lead the SoCal Warriors to a 66-62 win over Pasadena, knotting the standings with a 3-way tie for 4th place with the top 6 teams advancing to the playoffs.
SG Barry Barnes (Long Beach) had 5 pts and 5 asts for the winners, which improved their record to 5-3 with a second consecutive improbable victory.
For Pasadena, SF Severin Gates (Odessa JC/UC Riverside) led the way with 22 pts and 8 rebs. PG Larry Dew (Victor Valley/Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) arrived a bit late, but still had time to score 16 pts. Ctr Jeff Fahnbullah (Mt. SAC/Kentucky Wesleyan) had 4 pts while pulling down a game-high 11 rebs. SG Devon Thomas (Pasadena/Angelo State) had 2 pts in brief action while Ctr Paul Miller (San Bernardino Valley/West Virginia State) did not score.
July 22: Say No Classic (@Cal Poly Pomona)
For the second straight day, an underdog with just 5 players available pulled the upset in the final game of the day as PF Eric Williams (Long Beach/Tarleton State) had 26 pts and 11 rebs, leading the SoCal Warriors to a 75-72 overtime win over CABC.
The Warriors trailed by as many as 19 points late in the first half, but rallied in the third quarter to cut the margin to just 2 points by the beginning of the fourth quarter. The lead went back and forth in the final quarter and in overtime before the Warriors pulled out the narrow win.
SG Barry Barnes (Long Beach) had 13 pts and a team-high 6 asts for the winners, which improved their record to 4-3.
For CABC, which entered the game in third place in the league with a 4-1 record, PF Chris Childress (Santa Ana/Colorado State) had 4 pts, 5 rebs and a game-high 8 asts.
But that wasn't the biggest upset of the day. The real stunner came when Hank's Bakersfield Boys knocked off previously-undefeated No Schnacks, a team featuring UCLA star Darren Collison, 74-72, in the day's second game.
PF Santwon Latunde (Cowley/CS Bakersfield) scored the winning basket from about 10 feet out after rebounding a miss in the final seconds. That capped a frantic final sequence that saw No Schnacks wipe out a 6-point deficit in the final minute.
Latunde finished with 19 pts and a game-high 13 rebs. SF Terrance Johns (Bakersfield/CS Bakersfield) had a game-high 26 pts for the winners, which improved their record to 3-4. PF Donald Lee (LA Pierce/CS Bakersfield) had 10 pts and 4 rebs.
For No Schnacks, which falls out of a first place tie and is now 5-1, SF T.J. Smith (Chaffey/Kentucky Wesleyan) had 14 pts and 6 rebs. Ctr LaRon Williams (Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) had 10 pts and 6 rebs. Ctr Jason McClure (Chaffey) had 3 rebs in a reserve role but did not score.
In the day's first game, SG Terrance Hundley (Santa Ana/Western Georgia) had 27 pts, 9 rebs and 4 asts to lead Say No to an 83-73 win over West Coast Academy. PG Mike Strawberry (Chaffey) had a double-double with 15 pts and 13 rebs. SF Bo Harrison (San Bernardino Valley) chipped in with 12 pts, Ctr Jason Goodman (Chaffey) had 8 pts and 6 rebs, and SG Brandon Clemmons (Chaffey) had 6 pts, 7 rebs and 4 asts for the winners. SF Damonte Smith (Rio Hondo) saw some action but did not score.
7-foot-2 Ctr Brad Kanis (Lane CC/Southern Utah) led the way for WCA with 26 pts and 13 rebs. SG Cameron Edison (Allan Hancock) had a strong game as well with 17 pts, 6 rebs and 6 asts. PF Brandon Bell (Cerritos) had 4 pts and 10 rebs, while PG Jerreal Elder (Cerritos) had 3 pts and 3 asts.
And in the day's other game, a pair of Long Beach CC alumni now playing for Cal State LA led S & P Team Basketball to an 80-69 win over Reality Approach.
PF Demetrius Hazel had 29 pts and 7 rebs, while SG Chris Hart had 15 pts plus game-highs of 11 rebs and 7 asts to lead S & P. PF Troy Payne (Citrus) came off the bench to have a strong game as well with 16 pts and 8 rebs.
Reality Approach lost despite a huge game from SF Buchi Awaji (Citrus), who had 29 pts, 8 rebs and 4 asts, all team-highs. SG Marcus Lewis (Mt. SAC) had 14 pts while SF Harry Holmes (Fresno CC) had 12 pts, 4 rebs and 4 asts. Ctr Keith Cozcanter (Cerritos) had 4 pts and 6 rebs, and PG Marcus Palmer (E. Arizona) came off the bench and had 4 pts, 3 rebs and 2 asts.
July 21: Say No Classic (@ The Point - Hollywood)
In the most entertaining game of the day, SF Thurman Sutton (LA Harbor/Utah Valley State) scored 21 of his 27 pts in the second half and also grabbed 10 rebs in the game to help the Hoops Family to a stunning 93-83 win over previously-undefeated Hank's Franchise Boys in Saturday's finale.
With just 5 players available - four of whom arrived moments before tip-off - things looked bleak for the Hoops Family. Also, the Franchise Boys seemed to have a huge size advantage with three starters taller than 6-8 while the Hoops Family had one one taller than 6-2.
But the Hoops Family pushed the pace and used its quickness to pull the upset. Sutton scored repeatedly in the open court and near the basket to fuel a third-quarter surge that saw the Hoops Family rally from a 1-point halftime deficit to take a 10-point lead.
PG Jonathan Smith (Santa Monica/Western Georgia) also had a strong game for the winners with 15 pts and 3 asts.
For the Franchise Boys, Ctr Danny Gray (Ventura/Utah State) saw brief action but did not score.
In the day's first game, PG Corey McIntosh (Pasadena/Fullerton/Iowa State/Augustana) had game-highs of 28 pts and 8 asts to lead Salvatori's Squad Up to a 78-71 come-from-behind win over Entertainment Tonite.
Ctr Jayme Miller (LA Valley/CS Northridge) had a double-double for the winners with 10 pts and 10 rebs. SG Jabir Jinna (Rio Hondo/Utah Valley State) chipped in with 7 pts.
For Entertainment Tonite, SF Robert Summers (LA Trade Tech) had 12 pts and 7 rebs. PG Loren Leath (LA Valley/Sacramento State) had 11 pts, 6 rebs and 5 asts in a fine performance. SF Marques Allen had 11 pts and 5 rebs, and SG J.R. Lewis (LA Trade Tech) had 9 pts.
In the day's second game, Ctr Jay Brown (LA City/Lamar) had 8 pts and 5 rebs to help Salvatori Shooters to an 85-70 win over Hank's Big Time. PF Ivan Jackson (LA Southwest/Livingstone) had 4 pts and 6 rebs in the win. PF Brandon James (Saddleback/UC Irvine) had 18 pts and a game-high 15 rebs for the Big Time. Ctr Sean Anderson (Canyons) saw brief action for the Big Time but did not score.
And in the other game, SF Matt Cook (LA Pierce) had 17 pts and SG Andre Murray had 9 pts, 14 rebs and 6 asts to help Hoosier Daddy to a 92-81 win over Hank's Top Prospects.
Ctr Ronnell Ramsey (LA Southwest) had 2 pts and 5 rebs for the winners off the bench. PG Leon Usher (LA City) saw brief action but did not score.
July 20: Say No Classic (@ The Point - Hollywood)
Ctr James Silvie (Cabrillo/Santa Ana/Hawaii-Hilo) had 23 pts and 6 rebs but it wasn't quite enough to lift his team to the win as Sinclair's Bruins fell to Salvatori's Spirit, 89-79. Silvie easily led his team in scoring, and also got some help from PF Dejean Prejean (LA City/Cal State LA), who had 14 pts, and SG Leon Jacob (Compton/LA Pierce/Utah Valley State), who had 5 pts. SF Justin Williams (Santa Ana/Sacramento State) had 10 pts for the victorious Spirit, while PF Andrew Green (Sequoias/CS Fullerton) had 9 pts and 4 rebs. PG Omari Johnson (SD City) had 4 pts, 1 reb and 1 ast. Ctr Adam Thomas (Penn Valley/CS Fullerton) had 4 pts and 1 reb in limited time off the bench, while PF Zach Atkinson (Feather River) had 2 pts and 3 rebs in a reserve role.
In the evening's second game, Ctr Joseph Taylor (LA City/Wyoming), the 2005-06 JCHoops.com Defender of the Year, had 6 pts and a rebound to help first-place and two-time defending champion Hank's Team stay undefeated with a 76-66 win over Belmont Shores BTI. Taylor also started for last year's champion team. SF Gerard Anderson (Saddleback/CS Fullerton) started for Belmont Shores and had 8 pts and 4 rebs.
June 30: Say No Classic (@ The Point - Hollywood)
SF Thurman Sutton (LA Harbor/Utah Valley State) scored 17 points, including the final 5 points of the game to break a 77-77 tie and lead Hoop Family to an 82-77 win in the finale of the first Saturday of action at The Point.
With the score tied and under 30 seconds left, Sutton deflected the ball away and to teammate Jerard Moret (West LA), who passed back to Sutton for a dunk to make it 79-77 with 26 seconds left. Then, after a missed shot, Sutton grabbed the rebound, was fouled, and made a free throw with 11.6 seconds left to make it 80-77. Then, after another missed shot, Sutton took an outlet pass from Scott Cutley and threw down a dunk to make it 82-77 and seal the win.
PG Jonathan Smith (Santa Monica/W. Georgia) had 9 pts and Moret had 4 pts for the winners. SF Roy Walker (LA Southwest) did not score but had 5 rebounds. SF Chris Walton (West LA) also saw brief action but did not score.
For Entertainment Tonite, SG Loren Leath (LA Valley/Sacramento State) had 15 pts and 4 rebs. PF Rob Summers (LA Trade Tech) came off the bench for a strong game with 13 pts and 8 rebs. SF J.R. Lewis (LA Trade Tech) had 6 pts, 2 rebs and 2 asts. PG Marques Allen (Santa Monica) had 2 pts and 2 asts. SG Mark Thompson (LA Trade Tech) and SF Chris Campbell (LA Harbor) saw brief action but did not score.
In earlier action, PF Gerard Anderson (Saddleback/CS Fullerton) had 11 pts, 4 rebs and 4 asts to help Belmont Shores BTI to a 71-60 win over Salvatori's Shooters. SG Tyrone Nance (Marshalltown CC) led the Shooters with 12 pts and 8 rebs, while Ctr Jay Brown (LA City/Lamar) had 10 pts and a game-high 9 rebs. SF Josh Guilbry (Marshalltown CC) did not score but did grab 5 rebs.
In the day's second game, PF Danny Gray (Ventura/Utah State) came off the bench for Hank's Franchise Boys and had 4 pts and 4 rebs in a 74-58 win over Hank's Big Time. SF Kris Jones (LA Pierce/Cal State Monterey Bay) had 6 pts and 6 rebs for Big Time, while Ctr Sean Anderson (Canyons) had 2 pts and 3 rebs. SG Daniel St. Hubert (Pierce) and SF Peter St. Hubert (Pierce) also played but did not score.
And in the other game, Anderson pulled double duty, briefly appearing for Salvatori's Spirit in a 67-52 loss to two-time defending champion Hank's Team WCE. Anderson had 1 pt and 1 reb. SF Justin Williams (Santa Ana/Sacramento State) and SG Vince Fuller (West LA/Saddleback) saw brief action as well but did not score.
June 27: San Francisco Pro-Am:
Ctr Devoughn Lamont (Marin/Cal State Monterey Bay) had a huge game with 31 pts and 13 rebs, but it wasn't enough to keep South Bay from dropping a 106-89 decision to Bay Pride. PG Aaron Parker (Ohlone/Notre Dame de Namur) had 1 pt coming off the bench for South Bay.
PG Carlton Spencer (Canyons/San Jose State) and SF Marcio Lassiter (CCSF/Cal State Fullerton) both came off the bench for the winners; Spencer had 2 asts while Lassiter had 3 pts in limited action.
June 26: San Francisco Pro-Am:
Ctr Bakari Hendrix (Solano/Gonzaga/NBDL) scored 41 pts and SF Maurice Brown (CCSF) had a triple-double as Oakland posted a 110-101 win over SF City.
Hendrix made 4 threes and went 11-for-11 from the FT line, and divided his scoring evenly with 20 points in the first half and 21 in the second half. Meanwhile, Brown had 21 pts plus game-highs of 17 rebs and 10 asts.
But there were plenty of other contributors as well as PG Taquane Franklin (Shasta) had a strong game with 19 pts and 3 asts. Ctr Will Levy (Diablo Valley/E. Washington) had 9 pts and 4 rebs for the winners while PF Antoine Hodge (Merritt) had 7 pts and 6 rebs. SG Fabien Baker (Cosumnes River) chipped in with 4 pts and 5 rebs while PG Jamar Holloway (Chabot/Cal State San Bernardino) contributed 4 pts and 3 asts. PG Isaiah Sandoval (San Francisco) did not score but had 2 pts and 2 rebs.
For SF City, SF Johnny Dukes (San Bernardino Valley/USF) had 16 pts and 9 rebs.
June 24: Say No Classic (@Cal Poly - Pomona):
SF T.J. Smith (Chaffey/Kentucky Wesleyan) had 20 pts, 6 rebs and 4 asts to help No Schnacks to an 87-61 win over Reality Approach in the day's marquee game. Smith scored 19 of his points in the second half as his team pulled away for the victory. Of course, Smith had some help as UCLA standout Darren Collison poured in 35 points for the winners.
Ctr Justin Hamilton (Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) also saw action for No Schnacks and scored 3 pts. PF Je'Mark Perry (Riverside) saw some brief action and did not score but pulled down a pair of rebounds.
For Reality Approach, PF Marcus Palmer (Eastern Arizona) and SF Aaron Thompson (Cerritos) each had 8 pts; Palmer also grabbed 6 rebs. Ctr Trevele Jones (Cerritos) had 5 pts and a team-high 8 rebs. SG Harry Holmes (Fresno) had 6 pts and 3 asts while Marcus Lewis (Mt. SAC) also had 6 pts off the bench. SF Buchi Awaji (Citrus) had 5 pts and SF Valentine Ike (Cerritos) had 3 pts and 2 rebs. Ctr Keith Canzales (Cerritos) saw brief action but did not score.
In earlier action, PG Manual Grant had 2 pts and 2 asts for CABC in a 75-49 trouncing of Team Say No. The game was never close, and went to running time in the second quarter.
Still, there was a bright spot for Team Say No as PF/Ctr Kenny Hicks (Chaffey) had a breakout game with 14 pts. PG Jason Stubbs (Forest Park CC) had 8 pts and 2 asts. SF Mike Strawberry (Chaffey) had 6 pts and 5 boards while PG Donte Simms (Chaffey) had 4 pts. Ctr Shawntell Norman (Long Beach ) had 2 pts and a team-high 6 rebs while his backup, Ctr Armando Cosio (Riverside) had 2 pts and 4 rebs. SG Terrence Hundley (Santa Ana/W Georgia) had 4 pts, PG Damonte Smith (Rio Hondo) had 2 pts and SF Jason Goodman (Chaffey) had 1 point.
In the 2 pm game, PF Donald Lee (Pierce/CS Bakersfield) came off the bench and got his team back in the game with a powerful 19-point, 9-rebound performance. Hank's Bakersfield Boys (a team of players from Cal State Bakersfield) trailed 13-0 early on, but thanks largely to Lee they cut the margin to a single point midway through the fourth quarter before finally succombing, 64-58, to Pomona.
PF Santwon Latunde (Cowley) had a double-double with 13 pts and 10 rebs for Bakersfield. SF Terrance Johns (Bakersfield) had 6 pts and 4 rebs. SF Dwayne Jones (Canyons) also had 6 pts.
SG Rich Collins (Barstow/Cal Poly Pomona) had 4 pts and 2 asts for Pomona.
And in the day's finale, PF Mookie Pierre (Riverside/Cal State Dominguez Hills) had 11 pts and 4 rebs to help Hank's Toros to a 68-54 win. This one was tied at halftime before the Toros pulled away in the second half.
May 26: IBL
PG Franco Harris (Diablo Valley/Boise State) had 25 pts, including 5 threes, and 9 asts to lead Tri-Valley to a 107-104 win over host Santa Barbara. Franco picked up the slack after his older brother, Jovan, left the game with a sprained ankle midway through the third quarter. He helped Tri-Valley outscore the home team, 33-26, in the fourth quarter, scoring 9 of his points in the final period.
SF Wayne Oliver (West Hills/Cameron) had a solid game for Tri-Valley with 14 pts, 7 rebs and 2 blocked shots. Ctr Will Levy (Diablo Valley/Eastern Washington) started and had 6 pts and 8 boards, while PF Devoughn Lamont (Marin/Cal State Monterey Bay) came off the bench to add 11 pts and 8 rebs. SG Tony Prescott (Diablo Valley/Chico State) chipped in with 4 pts and 3 asts off the bench.
For Santa Barbara, PF Tyler Newton (Shasta/Pacific) had a strong game with 16 pts, a game-high 14 rebs and 4 asts. Ctr Ronell Mingo (Compton/Wyoming) had 12 pts, 4 rebs and 3 steals. SG Isaiah Orange (Palomar) had 12 pts and SF Allan Purnell (Fullerton/Pacific) had 11 pts and 9 rebs off the bench.
April 28: IBL
SG Allan Purnell (Fullerton/Pacific) had 23 pts, 9 rebs and 3 asts to help the Santa Barbara Breakers to a 128-115 win over the Chico Force. The Breakers led most of the way, but the Force stayed close until the final minutes. Ctr Tyler Newton (Shasta/Pacific) added 13 pts, 6 rebs and 5 asts for the winners. SG Isaiah Orange (Palomar) came off the bench and had 3 pts and 2 asts, throwing down the dunk of the night late in the final quarter as the Breakers pulled away for the win.
For Chico, SF Mike Atkinson (Moorpark/Missouri Western) played point-forward (in the tradition of Paul Pressey) and narrowly missed a triple-double. He finished with 9 pts, 12 rebs and 13 asts. PG Tyree Jones (Butte/E. Oregon) had a strong all-around game with 22 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts and 4 stl, while SG Larry Smith (Butte/E. Oregon) also had 22 pts, including 3 threes. PF Matt Otten (Yuba/SF State) had 20 pts, 5 rebs and 3 stl while Ctr James Gilkey (American River/Menlo) was a force inside with 17 pts, 15 rebs and 5 blocked shots. SG Joseanna Rosales (Butte) came off the bench and contributed 4 pts and 2 rebs.
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