Over the summer, whenever I saw someone with ties to the JC world, I've posted the highlights on this page. This summer began with the Beach Basketball Camp at the Long Beach Pyramid June 24-25-26. Then it was off to the LA Pro City College League, which this year has a division in West LA and a division in Pomona. On July 7th I made what would be my only appearance at the venerable San Francisco Pro City league. I also got down to the pyramid for a day at the SPL on July 19th. And of course there's also the Southern California Showcase, which tood place July 30-31 at the Great American Sports Center in Anaheim (and gets its own page - link below). The summer ended with an incredible QUADRUPLE-OVERTIME game in the championship of the LA Pro City Pro league at West LA College. I've also included a box score from that historic event. But then came the Fall Showcase in October, and even though it wasn't technically summer anymore...well, summer is really a state of mind anyway, eh?
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August 6: LA Pro City - Pro
at West LA College - League Championship
SG Ryan Abrahams (Glendale/LA Valley/Hawaii-Hilo) scored a team-high 28 pts, including 4 threes, to lead Pasadena to a 123-121 quadruple-overtime win over Smith & Associates in the league championship game. Ctr Alex Carcamo (Santa Monica/E. Washington) had a strong all-around game with 23 pts, 9 rebs and 7 asts for the winners in what is believed to be the first 4-OT game in the history of the league.
Pasadena trailed by as many as 24 points in the second quarter before rallying in the second half and taking a 63-61 lead on a three by Abrahams with just over 2 minutes left in the third quarter. In a sign of things to come, the game was tied at 70 entering the fourth quarter. Another Abrahams three with 39 seconds left in regulation tied it at 92, sending the game to its first OT. Smith made up a 4-point deficit in the final 15 seconds of the first extra session to tie it at 99 and send the game to a second OT. After two OTs, it was still tied, this time at 106-106. Then Abrahams again came through for Pasadena, draining a pair of FTs with 2.2 seconds left in the 3rd OT to make it 114-114 and send it to the 4th OT where Pasadena finally prevailed.
JC Legend Ctr Bo Outlaw (South Plains TX/Houston/Phoenix Suns) had an incredible game in defeat with 43 pts, 19 rebs and 7 asts. Outlaw's basket as the horn sounded at the end of the 2nd OT kept the game going a bit longer. Outlaw also had a huge game in the 2002 championship of the Real Run with 40 pts, 25 rebs and 5 asts - only to see the Celtics' Paul Pierce nail a three in the final seconds to win the game for his Carson Hilton team.
PF Anthony Fuqua (N. Oklahoma/TX-San Antonio) added 8 pts and 7 rebs for Smith & Associates.
LA Pro City - College
at West LA College - League Championship
SG Wesley Washington (Compton CC/Oregon State) scored 5 pts, grabbed 4 rebs and dished out an assist to help Hank's Lil Hoopers to a 106-96 win over Salvatori's Spirit and the championship of the LA Pro City College league. A quartet of JC players saw brief action for Salvatori: Manny Montano (Palomar/CS Fullerton), Dejean Prejean (LA City), Loren Leath (LA Valley/Sacramento State) and Mike Burrow (Golden West/Chaminade).
August 4: LA Pro City - College
at West LA College - League Semifinals
SF Wesley Washington (Compton/Oregon State) scored 4 pts, grabbed 5 rebs and dished out 2 asts to help Hank's Lil Hoopers to a 73-70 win in one semifinal of the LA Pro City College league. PG Jonathan Smith (Santa Monica/CS Northridge) scored 2 pts and grabbed a rebound for Hank's Team in the loss.
In the other semifinal, Keoni Watson (Seward KS/Idaho) started and scored 7 pts, dished out 3 asts and grabbed 3 rebs for Hank's Top Prospects in a 73-70 loss to Salvatori's Spirit. PF Mike Wilds (Chipola FL/Louisiana Tech) also started and contributed 4 pts and 7 rebs. Several other JC alumni also saw action for the Top Prospects: PG Keilon Fortune (Long Beach City/Compton/New Mexico State) didn't score but dished out 3 asts, SG Leon Jacobs (Compton/LA Pierce) had 2 pts and a rebound, PF Ivan Johnson (LA Southwest/Cincinnati) had 2 boards and SF Kevin Lewis (Compton/Wyoming) had one rebound. Dejean Prejean (LA City) scored 2 pts and grabbed 2 rebs in a reserve role for the spirit. SG Loren Leath (LA Valley/Sacramento State) and Ctr Mike Burrow (Golden West/Chaminade) also saw brief playing time but did not score.
July 24: LA Pro City - College
at Cal Poly Pomona
Ctr Mark Kelley (Citrus/UC Irvine) scored 20 pts and grabbed a team-high 10 rebs to lead Pasadena to a 95-84 win over Mark One in the day's first game. SF Armand Ivory (Golden West/West Virginia Tech) added 16 pts, and SG Devon Thomas (Pasadena/Angelo State) added 12 pts plus 8 rebs and 5 asts. PG Hamzah El-Amin (Sequoias) dished out a game-high 8 asts for the winners. PF Malcolm Heron (Cerritos) came off the bench with a strong effort, scoring 8 pts and grabbing 6 boards, while SG Harold Cleveland (Pasadena) added 5 pts in a reserve role. SF DeMario Butler (Arizona Western/Azusa Pacific) led Mark One with 23 pts and a game-high 11 rebs. PG Jahmon Smith (Lassen) added 5 pts and 3 asts from off the bench.
SG Brandon Lott (Golden West) scored 13 pts and grabbed 6 rebs to help JW Basketball to a 74-70 win over Hazzard's Hoops in the next game. SF Josh Cheek (Irvine Valley) came off the bench for the victors and didn't score but grabbed 3 rebs.
In the next game, SF Geoffrey Clayton (Fresno/CS San Bernardino) came off the bench to help the Coyotes, a team made up of CS-San Bernardino players, to a 76-67 win over K's Stars. Clayton scored 16 pts, including 2 threes, for the winners. SG Prentice Harris (Chaffey/CSSB) added 14 pts and 3 asts, while backup SG Chet Johnson (Saddleback/CSSB) had 4 pts and 6 rebs. The Stars lost despite a huge game from PF Imani Mackie (Irvine Valley/Cal State LA), who had 19 pts and a game-high 11 rebs. SF Junior Rodriguez (LA Pierce/Cal State LA) had 6 pts and 7 boards, while PG Robert Reynaga (Santa Ana) added 5 pts and 4 asts. SF Ruben Lopez (East LA) came off the bench to contribute 10 pts and 3 rebs.
In the finale, SG Chris Reaves (Citrus/Chaminade) poured in a game-high 23 pts but it wasn't quite enough as Team Say No dropped a 65-61 decision to the host team, Pomona. Reaves created steals on successive possessions with just under 3 minutes left to help his team take a 60-57 lead, but they were unable to hang on for the win. PF Errion Moses (Rio Hondo) didn't score but grabbed 3 rebounds.
July 23: LA Pro City - College
at Cal Poly Pomona
PF Danny Lambert (Irvine Valley/CS Fullerton) scored 11 pts and grabbed 7 rebs to help CABC to a 94-81 win over Inland Hoops. The win gives CABC a 6-1 record and at least a share of first place in the Say No division of the Pro City College league.
July 19: Summer Pro League:
@ The Pyramid, Long Beach
In the day's marquee game, SF Qyntel Woods (Northeast Mississippi CC) scored a game-high 21 pts to lead the Miami Heat to a 78-76 win over the LA Lakers. Woods, who is looking for a new start in Miami after three star-crossed years in Portland, also grabbed 5 rebs and 3 steals in the Heat victory. And he played most of the game in some discomfort after being poked in the face in the first quarter; he left the court briefly to get patched up but didn't miss any playing time due to the injury.
For the Lakers, William "Smush" Parker (Southern Idaho/Fordham/NBA) led the way with 12 pts, 7 rebs and 4 asts. Parker split last season between the Pistons, Suns and the NBDL.
In the day's first game, SG Ryan Abrahams (Glendale/LA Valley/Hawaii-Hilo) scored 11 pts and dished out 4 asts to help A.I.M. to a 107-103 win over Frontline Sports Management. SF Terrell Young (Allan Hancock/Ft. Hays State) added 9 pts and 9 rebs for the winners. PG Mark Peters (San Bernardino Valley/UC Riverside) started for Frontline and finished with 4 pts, 4 rebs and 4 asts.
In the day's second game, SF Alexus Foyle (Desert/BYU-Hawaii) had a huge game with a team-best 24 pts on 10/17 shooting to lead Play 2 Win to a 108-88 win over Slam. Foyle, a cousin of the Golden State Warriors' Adonal Foyle, added 4 rebs, 3 blocks, 2 asts and 2 steals in the win. PG Shinga Deguchi (Oxnard CC) saw brief action for Slam and grabbed a pair of rebounds.
In the 5:15 game, SF Kevin Richardson (Treasure Valley CC/CS Fullerton) had 7 pts and 4 rebs for the LA Aftershock in a 98-92 loss to P. Miller. SG Steve Moore (Santa Ana/E. Oklahoma/Arizona State) saw brief action had 2 pts and a rebounds for the Aftershock.
And in the day's finale, a pair of recent JC transfers who later attended Pepperdine led Pro Sports Now to a 120-99 over Team Unity. SF Jimmy Miggins (LA City) scored a game-high 27 pts and grabbed 12 boards for PSN. And PG Devin Montgomery (Moorpark) added 12 pts, 2 asts and 4 steals for the winners. PG Gary Lenoir (Compton/Emporia State) also saw time for PSN, scoring 2 pts. SF Jaqay Carlyle (LA City/UC Davis) played briefly for Unity, making 1 of 2 shot attempts for 2 pts.
July 16: LA Pro City - College:
@ West LA College
Hank's Top Prospects, a team featuring 5 current or former JC guys, nearly upset Sinclair's Bruins, a team made up almost entirely of UCLA players, before falling, 74-68. Ctr Mike Wilds (Chipola FL/Louisiana Tech) scored 12 pts and grabbed 9 rebs, while PF Ivan Johnson (LA Southwest/Cincinnati) posted a double-double with 11 pts and 10 boards. PG Keilon Fortune (Long Beach City/Compton/New Mexico State) also had a double-double with 11 pts and 10 rebs, plus 3 asts. SF Kevin Lewis (Compton/Wyoming) had 4 pts and 5 rebs, while SG Leon Jacobs (Compton CC) dished out 3 asts.
In the day's first game, Ctr Manny Montano (Palomar/CS Fullerton) started at Ctr for Salvatori's Spirit and contributed 3 pts and 4 rebs in a 94-83 win over Entertainment Tonight. Ctr Mike Burrow (Golden West/Chaminade) came off the bench to grab 4 rebs. Dominic Freeman (Long Beach City/Long Beach State) saw brief playing time for E.T. and grabbed 3 rebs.
Next up was Hank's Bakersfield Boys, a team made up of Cal State Bakersfield players, which nearly knocked off highly-regarded Hank's Team. PF Antonio Griffin (LA City/Scottsdale/Florida State/CSUB) led Bakersfield with game-highs of 24 pts and 8 rebs. PG Dwaun Rice (LA City/CSUB) scored 6 pts and dished out a game-high 9 asts. And SF Randall Harding (Contra Costa/CSUB) had a solid game with 9 pts, 7 rebs and 6 asts before a nightmarish final 30 seconds (2 missed front ends of 1-and-1's and a charging foul) hastened Bakersfield losing a 7-point lead in the game's final minute and losing, 71-69. PG Jonathan Smith (Santa Monica/CS Northridge) saw limited action for the winners and scored 4 pts.
And in the final college game of the day, PF Quinton Hosley (Lamar CC/Fresno State) arrived a little late but had plenty of time to score 19 pts and grab 8 boards and lead Hank's Lil Hoopers to an 80-75 win. PG Shomar Thomas (West LA) saw brief playing time for the winners but did not score. Meanwhile, PF Joseph Taylor (LA City) played well, scoring 6 pts and grabbing 8 rebs for Rico's Showtime.
Pro Division:
Ctr Blake Walker (San Bernardino Valley/Portland State) led a foursome of JC guys in Team Litego's 90-76 win over Smith & Associates in the evening's first pro game. Walker scored a game-high 27 pts and grabbed 10 rebs. Fellow SBVC alumn PG Mark Peters, who then attended UC Riverside, added 23 pts and had 9 boards. SF Marquis Poole (Mt. SAC/Idaho State) had a strong all-around game with 16 pts, 10 rebs and 7 asts. And Will Funn, who like Walker attended SBVC and Portland State, added 8 pts and dished out a team-high 7 asts. For Smith & Associates, the perennial frontrunner in this league, JC legend Bo Outlaw (South Plains TX/Houston/Phoenix Suns) scored 4 pts and grabbed a game-high 11 rebs...no surprise there, eh?
In the next game, SF DeJuan Wilson (Cerritos) scored 19 pts, grabbed 6 rebs and handed out 3 asts in the Free Agents' 100-98 win over Venice Beach. Wilson played for Cerritos in 2001-02, when the Falcons reached the regional final. SG Cedric Jones (Canyons) came off the bench with a strong effort as well, scoring 8 pts and dishing out 5 asts. Ctr Rayshaun Ellis (Foothill) added 2 pts and 3 rebs for the winners.
And in the nightcap, one-time College of the Canyons standout PF Anthony Ellison had a strong game with 16 pts, 8 rebs and 5 asts in the Pro All-Stars' 65-61 win over Moore Management. SF Vaughn Nelson (Antelope Valley) had a strong game as well with 15 pts and 8 rebs for the winners. SG Phil Calvert (Cloud CC/San Jose State) came off the bench to contribute 5 pts and 4 asts for Moore Management. SG Ian Bey (Grossmont/San Francisco State) saw brief action for Moore and didn't score, but dished out 3 asts.
July 10: LA Pro City - College:
@ West LA College
PF Ivan Johnson (LA Southwest/Cincinnati) scored just 4 pts but grabbed a game-high 13 rebs and excelled in OT to help Hank's Top Prospects to a 74-71 win in the marquee matchup of the day. The Prospects trailed by 5 at halftime, but began the second half with a big lineup including Johnson and the Ibekwe brothers (Ekene of Maryland and Ctr Onye of Long Beach State). The result was that the Prospects outscored Hank's Team 19-4 in the third quarter to take 10-point lead. Johnson went to the bench with foul trouble at that point, and Hank's Team rallied to force the extra session. But in OT, Johnson scored a basket, dished out an assist and grabbed a pair of rebounds. And his pass to E. Ibekwe ended up leading directly to the win when UConn's Marcus Williams sank a free throw (Ibekwe was fouled while trying to catch the pass and missed the ensuing free throw, but because the foul was Bobby Jones' 7th personal foul HTP was awarded an extra free throw, which Williams sank for the win).
Other JC alumni playing for the winners included PGs Keilon Fortune (Long Beach/Compton/New Mexico State), who had 2 pts and 2 rebs, and Jason McKinney (Pinola TX/Idaho), who had 2 pts. SF Kevin Lewis (Compton/Wyoming) did not score but grabbed a rebound. For Hank's Team, Jonathan Smith (Santa Monica/CS Northridge) saw limited action but did not score.
In the next game, PG Kejuan Johnson (Long Beach City/Long Beach State) had a huge game in leading Salvatori's Squad to a 91-78 win over Rico's Showtime. The move from SG looks like it will be easy for Johnson, who had 16 pts and a game-high 9 asts in the game. PF Jayme Miller (LA Valley/CS Northridge) came off the bench to add 7 pts and 2 rebs for the winners.
In the 2 pm game, Shaune Caston (LA Trade Tech) played on a team full of UCLA players, but managed to get onto the floor long enough to score a basket and grab 3 rebs in a 73-72 win by Sinclair's Bruins over Salvatori's Spirit. Ctr Manny Montano (Palomar/CS Fullerton) started for the Spirit and had 2 blocks and 2 rebs, all in the opening minutes of the game. SG Dejean Prejean (LA City) came off the bench to score 6 pts, while SG Loren Leath (LA Valley/Sacramento State) had 3 rebs and an assist. Ctr Mike Burrow (Golden West/Chaminade) got in long enough to score a basket and grab a rebound.
And in the day's finale, PF Antonio Griffin (LA City/Scottsdale AZ/Florida State/CS Bakersfield) scored 18 pts and grabbed a game-high 13 boards to lead Hank's Bakersfield Boys to an 82-66 win over Hank's Big Time. Griffin was joined on the team of CS Bakersfield players by fellow LACC alumn PG Dewaun Rice, who had 10 pts and 6 asts, and Contra Costa graduate Randall Harding, who contributed 4 pts and 6 asts. A pair of incoming JC players joined UCLA's Arron Afflalo on the Big Time team; Peter St. Hubert (LA Pierce) had 4 pts and 3 rebs while Daniel St. Hubert (LA Valley) had 1 point and 1 rebound.
July 7: San Francisco Pro City:
@ Kezar Pavilion
Six players with JC connections took the court (not at the same time, of course) for Dream Team in an 83-81 loss to South Bay. Mike Tabb, who played mostly power forward for San Jose City College several years ago, started at off-guard and finished with 4 pts and a team-high 4 asts. PG Alfonzo Williams (CCSF/Skyline) added 2 pts and 3 rebs. Off the bench, Ctr Chris Adams (CCSF/Fresno State) had 1 pt and 5 rebs, while fellow CCSF alumn PF Mike Travis, who also attended Jackson State, saw limited time and grabbed a rebound. A pair of current JC players also made appearances. Ctr Al Anderson (CCSF) had a strong game with 5 pts and 7 rebs off the bench. And PF Mayco Jackson grabbed a pair of boards in limited time.
July 2: LA Pro City - College:
Say No Division @ Cal Poly Pomona
SG Larry Dew (Chaffey) scored a best-of-the-afternoon 27 pts to lead the Funn Squad to an 81-75 win in the day's finale. Dew led a team made up largely of current and former JC players, including SG Greg Johnson (SBVC), who had 10 pts, and PF Paul Miller (SBVC) who had 8 pts and a team-high 9 rebs. PG Sam Funn (SBVC) added 9 pts and 3 asts, while Ctr Jacob Johnson (LA City/SBVC) came off the bench and scored 7 pts. DeMario Butler (Arizona Western/Asuza Pacific) had a big game for Mark One, scoring 14 pts, pulling down a game-high 10 rebs and dishing out a team-best 4 asts. Colton Cornfoot (West Valley/Azusa Pacific) started at SF and scored 2 pts.
In earlier action, Armand Ivory (Golden West/West Virginia Tech) scored a game-high 20 pts to lead Pasadena to a 78-72 win over Powerhouse Basketball in the opening game. Ctr Mark Kelley (Citrus/UC Irvine) added 12 pts plus a team-high 7 boards, while incoming Pasadena CC SG Harold Cleveland came off the bench to add 11 pts. SG Devon Thomas (Pasadena/Angelo State) had 6 pts, 4 rebs and 2asts. SF Malcolm Heron (Cerritos) added 4 pts and 5 boards in a reserve role. And PG Hamzah El-Amin, who played at College of the Sequoias in 2004-05 and is still an unsigned sophomore (!), acquitted himself well with 9 pts and 4 rebs for the winners. SG Brent Humphrey (San Bernardino Valley) led Powerhouse with 16 pts. PF Chandon Simon (Irvine Valley), the Most Outstanding Player of the Fullcourt Press JUCO Extravaganza in July, 2004, came off the bench for 10 pts and 4 rebs before fouling out. Pablo Dresie (Sequoias) started at SF and had 4 pts and 2 rebs.
In the second game, SG Prentice Harris (Chaffey/Northwest Nazarene/CS San Bernardino) had a huge game to lead the Coyotes to a 72-48 win over Team Say No. Harris posted game-highs of 19 pts, 8 rebs and 5 asts for the winners. SF James Perkins (Cerritos/Cal State SB) added 16 pts plus 7 boards. PF Kenny Barnes (Hartnell/USF) came off the bench and scored 6 pts, while SF LeBoise Gladden (Santa Monica/Cal State SB) had 4 pts and 3 boards. Ctr Todd Martin (Chaffey/Troy State) started for Say No and scored 5 pts with 3 rebs, while PF Jabari Buchanan (Chaffey/Cal Baptist) came off the bench for 4 pts and 4 boards. PG Dante Hunter (Citrus) added 2 pts and 2 asts. SF Erion Moses (Rio Hondo) did not score but pulled down 3 rebs.
And in the third game, a trio of JC alumni saw action for Inland Hoopers in their 87-78 loss to first-place Pomona. Ctr Tezzaray Banks (Cerritos/Boise State) came off the bench after arriving after the start of the game but managed 6 pts and 4 rebs despite fouling out midway through the final quarter. Victor Michel (Chaffey) scored 5 pts and grabbed 3 rebs while PF David Misko (Sequoias/UC Riverside) scored 4 pts and grabbed one rebound.
Links
LA Pro City Pro 4-OT Championship Game
California JUCO Showcase
Beach Basketball Camp
California Fall JUCO Showcase
