Over the summer, whenever I see someone with ties to the JC world, I'll poste the highlights on this page.
This summer began early in Southern California! OK, the NBDL isn't a summer league, but a few recent JC alumni came through town so I thought I'd mention them. (Also...my site, my rules!). There were also a few trips to Thousand Oaks for the IBL Lightning. Then there were the LA college leagues: the Say No Classic (at the Hangar in Hawthorne & Cal Poly Pomona) and Rico's Get Better League (@ Salesian HS). And of course there were a couple of trips to SF for the venerable Pro-Am league at Kezar Pavilion.
There were three JC exposure events as well: the 3 Stripes JC Shootout (July 12-13 @ the Galen Center), the Diablo Valley Shootout (July 25-26 @ DVC) and the Hoop Review JC Showcase (July 30-31 @ Azusa Pacific). Reports on those events are linked at the bottom of the page.
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Saturday, August 16 (Say No Classic Championship Game @ HAX)
PG Jason McKinney (Panola/LA Southwest/Hawaii Pacific), SF Robert (Reggie) Arnold (Antelope Valley/Boise State) and SF Martez Walker (Riverside) were all on the winning side as Hank's Top Prospects raced past Hank's Toros, 91-66, to claim the 2008 Say No Classic championship on Nike Championship Saturday at HAX.
Hank's Top Prospects truly lived up to their (new) name, leading virtually wire to wire and never seeing their advantage shrink below 19 points in the second half. The team that was known as Hank's Lil Hoopers earlier in the season entered the playoffs as the #6 seed in the LA division, but won four straight games to win the title.
McKinney had another strong game off the bench with 7 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts and a game-high 4 steals. Arnold started and had 4 pts, 4 rebs and an assist. And Walker came off the bench to add 7 pts, 3 rebs, 1 assist and a steal.
For Hank's Toros, which came into the postseason as the #1 seed in the Inland Empire division, PF Rodney Yearby (Riverside/CSDH) had a double-double with 17 pts, 10 rebs, 2 blocks and 3 steals. PG Aaron Tinsley (Grossmont/CSDH) had 9 pts, 2 rebs and 2 asts, and Ctr Brandon Stores (Panola/Southern Idaho/CSDH) had 8 pts, and 6 rebs. But the team of players from Cal State Dominguez Hills had just 5 players available, and sorely missed PG Mike Hernandez (Rio Hondo/Santa Ana/CSDH), who had another playing commitment Saturday.
Friday, August 15 (Say No Classic Semifinals @ HAX)
Ctr Brandon Stores (Panola/Southern Idaho/CSDH) scored 6 of his game-high 26 pts in overtime to lead Hank's Toros to a 71-68 win over Entertainment Tonite, earning the Toros a berth in the championship game.
Stores also pulled down a game-high 12 rebs for the winners, a team made of players from Cal State Dominugez Hills. And PG Mike Hernandez (Rio Hondo/Santa Ana) had a very strong game as well with 19 pts, 7 rebs and a game-high 9 asts.
Neither team led by more than 7 points all game, but the Toros seemed to have things in control with a 7-point lead with less than two minutes left in regulation. But Entertainment Tonite rallied with a 3-point play by SF Joseph Morgan (LA Trade Tech) and baskets by PF Rico Myles (LA Trade Tech) and SF Justin Carter (Compton/Fullerton/Creighton) to tie the game with 24 seconds left. After a late missed shot by the Toros, the game went into overtime.
In the extra session, Stores scored 6 points to give the Toros a 69-65 lead. A 3-point play by Carter brought Entertainment Tonite to within a point, but the Toros never surrendered the lead. A basket by Hernandez with 16 seconds left made it 71-68. Entertainment Tonite had a couple of chances to tie it late, but 3-point tries by Myles and PG Marquis Dubose (LA Trade Tech) missed in the final seconds.
Also for Hank's Toros, PF Rodney Yearby (Riverside) flirted with a double-double before settling for 9 pts and 9 rebs. SG Aaron Tinsley (Grossmont) also had 9 pts, plus 3 rebs and 2 asts.
For Entertainment Tonite, Carter led the way with 18 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts and 3 steals. Morgan had 13 pts and a team-high 5 asts. Myles just missed a double-double with 10 pts and 9 rebs. SF Kevin McDowell (LA Trade Tech) had 10 pts and Dorsey had 9 pts plus 3 asts. Ctr Kyisean Reed (Antelope Valley) added 6 pts plus 8 rebs, 4 blocks and 2 steals. SG James (J.R.) Lewis (LA Trade Tech/Fresno Pacific) came off the bench and had 2 pts and 3 rebs.
In the second semifinal, PG Jason McKinney (Panola/LA Southwest/Hawaii Pacific) had 12 pts, a game-high 6 asts and 3 steals to help Hank's Top Prospects to a 69-52 win over CABC.
McKinney had 5 of his assists in the decisive third quarter, which Hank's Top Prospects began with a 15-0 run to turn a 2-point halftime lead into a decisive 17-point advantage. CABC, a team featuring a pair of McDonald's All-Americans (UCLA's James Keefe and Malcolm Lee), never got the lead back into single digits again.
SF Robert (Reggie) Arnold (Antelope Valley/Boise State) started for the winners and had 6 pts plus 7 rebs, 2 asts and a steal. SF Martez Walker (Riverside) added 2 pts and 5 rebs.
PG Blake Touchard (Irvine Valley) came off the bench for CABC and had 2 pts.
Friday, August 8 (Rico's Get Better League)
Ctr Ricky Boyles (LA City) had 33 pts and 18 rebs for Rico's Heat in the championship game of Rico's Get Better League, but Rico's Franchise Boys had five scorers in double figures and won easily, 118-106, to capture the title of the first-year league.
Boyles led the league in both scoring and rebounding by a considerable margin, and would have undoubtedly been league MVP had his team finished better than its final 6-9 mark. But Boyles continued his strong play in the playoffs, leading the #7-seed Heat to upset wins over the #2 and #3 seeds and a berth in the finals.
PF Trevele Jones (Cerritos/Texas Southern) also had a strong game in the final with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Jones also averaged well over 20 points per game for the season.
SF Curry McKinney (LA Trade Tech) also played well in the final, finishing with 18 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts and 2 steals.
PG Antoine Smithson (East LA) started and had 8 pts, 4 rebs and 2 asts. PF Damien Riley (East LA) came off the bench and had 2 pts and 2 rebs. SG Delanne Woods (East LA) also saw brief action but did not score.
Tuesday, August 5 (SF Bay Area Pro-Am @ Kezar Pavilion)
Ctr Eric Crookshank (Chabot/And-1/Finland) had 24 pts and 7 rebs, and SF Maurice "Mo" Brown (CCSF/ABA) added 10 pts, 9 rebs and 4 asts as Dream Team overcame a hot-shooting Bay Pride and posted a 109-102 win in the first round of the playoffs.
Bay Pride led by 7 early on, and stuck around with the help of 12 threes, six of which came from PG Josh Urbistondo (Foothill/Fresno Pacific), who finished with 22 pts and 4 asts.
But Dream Team pulled away in the fourth quarter, building an 11-point lead with just over 4 minutes left. Still, Bay Pride rallied to get within three points in the final minute before a pair of free throws by USF alumn Ali Thomas made it 107-102. Then Crookshank threw down a huge dunk on an assist from NBA veteran Matt Barnes to clinch the win and close out the scoring.
PG Cris Kelly (Monterey Peninsula/Sonoma State) had 10 pts and 3 asts for the winners, and his backup, PG Alfonzo Williams (CCSF/Skyline/Kentucky Wesleyan) had 2 pts and 2 asts. SF Derrick "D-Mac" Hogan (CC San Franciso) did not score but had 3 rebs and provided energy to start the second half.
postscript: Dream Team defeated SF City in the semi-final and top-seeded East Bay in the final to win its second SF Bay Area Pro-Am title. The other Dream Team championship was in 1998. D-Mac Hogan, Alfonzo Williams and USF alumn Ali Thomas are the only three players to have played on both of Dream Team's championship teams. Mo Brown also played on last year's champion Oakland Believers squad.
Monday, August 4 (SF Bay Area Pro-Am @ Kezar Pavilion)
SF Johnny Dukes (San Bernardino Valley/University of San Francisco) scored the game-winning basket on a left-handed driving lay-up with 7.3 seconds left to lift SF City to a 93-92 win over the Bay Raiders in the first game of the SF Pro-Am playoffs.
Dukes took a pass from NBA veteran Adonal Foyle and scored the bucket 8.3 seconds after SG Will Walker (Ohlone/Georgetown KY) hit a 15-foot jumper to give the Raiders a 92-91 lead. Walker also had a chance to give his team the win at the buzzer, but that last-second jumper bounced off the rim and out.
Dukes finished with 14 pts in the win. SF Marek Ondara (Skyline/Mira Costa/UC Irvine/Denmark) came off the bench to add 5 pts and 4 rebs.
The Bay Raiders lost despite a tremendous game from PG Dwuan Rice (LA City/CS Bakersfield/NBDL), who had 23 pts and 10 asts. SF Reginald Smith (San Jose CC/Northeastern Oklahoma State) also played extremely well, posting the double-double with 16 pts and a game-high 14 rebs. SF Nic Pederson (Santa Rosa/CS Stanislaus) added 8 pts and 3 rebs, and PG Johnny Del Bene (SD Mesa) came off the bench and did not score but dished out 2 asts.
Sunday, August 3 (Rico's Get Better League)
Ctr Ricky Boyles (LA City) continued his superb play with 26 pts and 17 rebs to lead Team Heat to a surprise berth in the championship game of Rico's GBL.
Boyles, who led the league in both scoring and rebounding by a wide margin during the regular season, helped the #7 seed Heat (6-8) defeat #3 seed Team Get Better (8-6) a day after he helped the Heat beat #2 seed Team Future in triple-overtime.
Sunday, Get Better jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the game's first minute behind 3-pointers from PG Steve Monreal (East LA/Cal State Monterey Bay), SG Cesar Gerardo (East LA/Cal State Maritime) and Cedric Latimer.
But Heat rallied, tying the game at 23 and staying close the rest of the way. A 3-pointer by PF Damien Riley (East LA) broke a 59-59 tie with just over three minutes left.
Team Heat led the rest of the way, but it was a one-possession game at 70-67 when Boyles stole a pass and got the ball to SG Curry McKinney (LA Trade Tech), who made a free throw with 18.7 seconds left to make it a two-possession game. After missed 3-point attempts by Monreal and PF Demetrius Hazel (Long Beach/Cal State LA), PG Antoine Smithson (East LA) got the rebound and passed to Riley, who made a pair of FT with 3.3 seconds left to seal the win.
PG Trevele Jones (Cerritos/Texas Southern) had 18 pts, 5 rebs, 3 steals and a game-high 6 asts for the winners. Smithson added 9 pts, 5 rebs and 3 steals, and Riley came off the bench to score 8 pts. McKinney had 5 pts.
For Get Better, Monreal led the way with 20 pts, including 4 threes, and 6 rebs. Hazel had 15 pts and SF Dante Green (Snow CC/Cal State Monterey Bay) had 7 pts and 5 rebs off the bench. Ctr Sergio Lugo (Saddleback/East LA) had 4 pts, 3 rebs and 2 asts, Cesar Gerardo had 3 pts and 3 asts, and SG Jeremy Gerardo (East LA) did not score but grabbed a rebound.
In the other semifinal, PG Maurice Clady (Grossmont/Long Beach State) had 23 pts, 6 rebs and 5 asts but San Diego (7-6) fell anyway, 84-70, to top-seeded Rico's Franchise Boys.
Ctr David Kinder (San Diego City) had 15 pts and 7 rebs for San Diego, and SF Jamel McGuire (San Diego City) had 13 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts and 2 steals. Ctr Ryon White (Compton/LA Southwest) came off the bench and added 4 pts and 5 rebs.
Saturday, August 2 (Say No Classic @ HAX)
Ctr Gerard Anderson (Saddleback/CS Fullerton) had 19 pts, 10 rebs and 5 asts to help Belmont Shores to a 92-60 win over Salvatori's Spirit, improving team's record to 6-2 entering the playoffs Saturday afternoon at HAX.
Anderson, who had played both point guard and wing forward in other games this season, again had several spectacular dunks, including a reverse jam that gave Belmont Shores a 31-30 lead after his team fell behind by 10 points in the early going. Belmont Shores led the rest of the way, pulling away in the second half.
SG Vince Fuller (West LA/Saddleback) had 7 pts and 5 rebs for the winners.
Ctr Zach Atkinson (Feather River/UC Irvine) had a double-double for Salvatori's Spirit with 16 pts and 10 rebs. SG Aaron Thompson (Cerritos/CS Fullerton) had 14 pts, 7 rebs and 5 asts. SF Jason Goodman (Chaffey/Great Falls) also saw brief action but did not score.
In earlier action, SF Donald Thomas (Daytona Beach CC/Sacramento State) had 15 pts and Ctr Trevele Jones (Cerritos/Texas Southern) had 12 to lead Hoop Family to a 69-52 win over Sinclair's Bruins in the first game of the day.
Hoop Family jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the game's first minute, only to see the Bruins rally to trail by just 3 points after one quarter. But by halftime the lead was 21 and the game went to a running clock after the lead reached 25 points early in the third quarter.
SF Roy Walker (LA Southwest/The Master's College) had 8 pts, 5 rebs and 3 asts for the winners. PG Patrick Cleveland (LA Southwest) added 2 pts, 1 assist and 2 steals.
SF Marc Wilson (Mt. San Jacinto/Pasadena) led the Bruins with 13 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts and 3 steals. PG Michael Butler (LA Southwest) had 9 pts and 4 asts, while PF Kemorris Gunn (El Camino) had 9 pts and 4 rebs.
In the day's second game, SG Buchi Awaji (Citrus/Kansas State) came off the bench to pour in 15 pts and add 7 rebs and 5 asts as Salvatori's Shooters improved their record to 5-2 with a 73-61 win over Hank's Team.
The Shooters began the game with an 8-0 lead thanks to the tardiness of Hank's Team, but the game was in doubt until the third quarter when Awaji scored 10 of his points and the Shooters extended their lead to 14 points.
PG Rob Ford (Santa Rosa) started for the winners, and had 4 pts plus an assist.
For Hank's Team, SF Braylin Bauman (Moorpark) had 13 pts, 4 rebs and 2 steals. PG Zeon Gray (Whatcomm CC) had 4 pts, 5 rebs and a game-high 8 asts. SF Demetrius Malone (LA Valley) added 2 pts and 4 rebs. Ctr Troy Payne (Citrus) had 6 pts, 2 rebs and 2 steals before leaving the game in the second quarter thanks to an elbow from USC's Alex Stepheson, which knocked out one of Payne's teeth (ouch!).
In the day's finale, PF Jeremy Smith (Citrus/Western Georgia) had 5 pts and 4 rebs to help Salvatori's Future Stars clinch a share of first place with a 59-54 win over Norm Nixon's Apaches.
The Future Stars finish the regular season 7-1, a mark that can only be equalled by Salvatori's Squad, a team led by USC standouts Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett.
SF Jonathan Malloy (Oxnard/Sacramento State) had 15 pts and 4 rebs for the Apaches, who were eliminated from the playoff race with the loss. PG Steven Bennett (Citrus) had 9 pts and 6 rebs, and SG James Reynolds (Citrus) had 2 pts and 2 asts for the Apaches.
Sunday, July 20 (Say No Classic @ Cal Poly Pomona)
SG Dominique Johnson (Southwest Tennessee/Azusa Pacific) had 34 points and SF Keiran Nunley (Riverside) just missed a triple-double as the SoCal Warriors raced past S & P Basketball, 97-76, to cap a day of I.E. action at Cal Poly Pomona.
Johnson, the 2007-08 Tennessee Player of the Year, also had 6 rebs and 6 asts in a most impressive performance. And Nunley finished with 16 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists as the Warriors extended a 3-point lead after the first quarter into double digits by halftime and led throughout the second half.
Ctr Stephen Colvin (Riverside/Panhandle State) started and added 9 pts and 3 rebs for the winners. SG Bo Harrison (San Bernardino Valley) came off the bench and added 4 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts and 2 steals.
For S & P, Ctr Demetrius Hazel (Long Beach CC/Cal State LA) led the way with 23 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts and 3 steals. SF Jason Stubbs (Forest Park CC) had 19 pts, 4 asts and 5 steals. SG Chris Hart (Long Beach CC/Cal State LA) had 15 pts, 6 rebs, 2 asts and 2 steals.
In earlier action, 6-2 T.J. Smith (Chaffey/Kentucky Wesleyan) was forced to play center in a makeshift lineup, and Salvatori's No Schnacks surrendered a 20-point lead in the second half. But they nonetheless edged BTI, 87-84, in the day's first game.
No Schnacks held a 73-53 lead late in the third quarter, but saw BTI rally and take a lead late in the game. But thanks largely to a pair of baskets by UCLA star Darren Collison, as well as a key blocked shot in the final seconds by Smith, No Schnacks came away with the victory.
Smith had 11 pts, 7 rebs, 7 asts, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots in the win. SG Calvin Mitchell (Santa Monica) added 14 pts and 5 rebs, and PG Lawrence Etah (Riverside) had 10 pts, 4 asts and 4 steals. SF Wayne Robinson (Riverside) chipped in with 4 pts off the bench.
For BTI, Ctr Kurt Graeber (Fullerton/Dartmouth), a member of the undefeated 2006 California state champions, had a double-double with 14 pts and a game-high 12 rebs. Ctr Sarunas Jackson (Saddleback) came off the bench and had 9 pts, 4 rebs and 3 asts.
In the day's second game, PG Larry Dew (Victor Valley/Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) had 18 pts, 6 asts and 5 steals to help 27 & 0 to an 83-79 win over West Coast Academy.
Dew scored 11 of his points in the final quarter. 27 & 0 overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to come away with the win.
SF Prince Ray Pope (CC San Francisco/Cal State Monterey Bay) had 6 pts, all in the fourth quarter, and 4 rebs for the winners. And SF Lawrence Robinson (Cerritos) had 6 pts, 2 rebs and 2 asts.
For West Coast Academy, Irvine Valley redshirt Derek Simon had a strong game with 11 pts, 8 rebs and 7 steals. Irvine Valley grayshirt Jamaal Brown added 5 pts and LA City alumn Rodney Williams (Bemidji State) added 3 asts and a steal though he did not score.
In the day's third game, PCC Most Valuable Player Brandon Dowdy (Imperial Valley/UC Riverside) had 10 pts, 6 rebs and 2 blocks but Dynasty fell anyway, 69-57, to CABC.
Dynasty led by a single point at the end of the first quarter, but CABC held them to just 7 points in the second quarter, built a double-digit halftime lead and was never threatened in the second half.
SF Derrick O'Neil (Florida CC/Florida-Gulf Coast) had 5 pts plus 6 rebs, 6 asts and 4 steals for the victorious CABC squad. SG Jeff Ledbetter (Irvine Valley) came off the bench to add 2 pts and 4 asts, and IVC redshirt PG Blake Touchard didn't score but started and dished out 4 asts.
SG Paul McCloney (Moorpark) came off the bench for Dynasty and had 7 pts plus 5 rebs.
Saturday, July 19 (Say No Classic @ HAX)
PG Donte Smith (Mt. SAC/USC) had 20 pts and 6 asts to lead first-place Salvatori's Squad (6-0) to a 74-62 win over Hank's Big Time in the final game of Saturday's Say No Classic program at HAX.
Smith, who red-shirted this past season at Pasadena, had the shot of the game as well, an off-balance fall-away 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter that gave the Squad a 50-43 lead entering the final eight minutes. After that, The Squad began the final period with a 9-0 spurt to put the game away.
For Hank's Big Time, which falls to 0-5, PF Brandon James (Saddleback/UC Irvine) had 14 pts and 7 rebs. SG Markus Monroe (Glendale) had 12 pts and 8 rebs. PG Chris Johnson (Pasadena) saw brief action but did not score.
In earlier action, PG Rob Ford (Santa Rosa) had 4 pts, 5 rebs and a game-high 11 asts to help Salvatori's Shooter to a 68-66 win over Entertainment Tonite in the day's first game.
Ford's older brother Joe, a senior at the University of the Pacific, scored the winning basket as the Shooters improved to 3-2 on the season. PF Ricky Boyles (LA City) came off the bench to add 9 pts and 5 rebs for the winners.
For E.T., PF Justin Carter (Compton/Fullerton/Creighton) had a team-high 22 pts plus 6 rebs. SG James (J.R.) Lewis (LA Trade Tech/Fresno Pacific) added 17 pts and 5 asts. SG Antonio Weary (Hutchinson/Central Michigan) added 9 pts, 5 rebs and 3 asts, and SG Marquis Dubose (LA Trade Tech) had a solid game with 7 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts and 3 steals.
In the day's second game, PF Jeremy Smith (Citrus/Western Georgia) had 6 pts, 4 rebs and 2 steals, helping Salvatori's Future Stars to a 75-67 win over previously-undefeated Belmont Shores.
Belmont Shores led early on, but the Future Stars rallied to the game at halftime and took an 11-point lead after three quarters. Belmont Shores rallied to within 4 points with 1:52 left, but the Future Stars, who improved to 4-1 with the win, held on.
SF Gerard Anderson (Saddleback/CS Fullerton) had 15 pts, 3 rebs and 4 asts for Belmont Shores. Ctr Josh Crawford (Oxnard/Indiana State) had 2 pts plus 8 rebs and 2 blocked shots.
In the 5 pm game, SG James Reynolds (Citrus) had 16 pts and SF Jonathan Malloy (Oxnard/Sacramento State) had 12 plus 5 asts as Norm Nixon's Apaches posted a 71-60 win over Salvatori's Spirit.
The Spirit held a 31-23 lead late in the second quarter, but then the Apaches went on a 16-0 run over the end of the second and beginning of the third quarters to take the lead. The Apaches held just a 3-point lead entering the final quarter, but never surrendered the lead after halftime.
For the Spirit, PF Zach Atkinson (Feather River/UC Irvine) had a double-double with 15 pts, 14 rebs and 3 blocked shots. SG Aaron Thompson (Cerritos/CS Fullerton) added 14 pts, 7 rebs and 3 asts. Ctr Matt DeWaal (Southern Idaho) added 5 pts and 4 rebs. SF Jason Goodman (Chaffey/Great Falls) added 2 pts and 4 rebs, and PF Regan Anderson (Oxnard) did not score but had 3 rebs and 2 blocks.
Wednesday, July 9 (SF Bay Area Pro-Am @ Memorial Gym, USF)
In a showdown of the league's last two champions, Bay City (the 2006 champs) won a 128-108 decision over the Oakland Believer (the 2007 champs) Wednesday night in a rare alternate site game at USF.
Ctr Justin Brownlee (CCSF) came off the bench to score 21 pts, 14 in the second half, and pull down a team-high 11 rebs to propel Bay City to the win.
The first half, particularly the second quarter, was a display of offense as Bay City took a 61-56 lead at the break. Bay City pushed that lead to 20 points at 87-67 midway through the third quarter, only to see the Believers close the gap to four points at 90-86 at the end of the period.
But in the fourth quarter, Bay City pulled away again for the win, dealing a crippling blow to the Believers' playoff chances as the defending champions fell to 0-4.
SF Mike Scott (Cabrillo/IBL) had 8 pts and SF Greer Wright (CCSF) had 2 pts for the winners. SF Julian Conyers (San Jose CC/Coppin St) also saw brief action but did not score.
For the Believers, SG Fabien Baker (Cosumnes River) had 15 pts, 5 rebs and 5 asts. PG Taquane Franklin (Shasta) had 10 pts and a game-high 9 asts. PF Antoine Hodge (Merritt) added 6 pts and Ctr Will Levy (Diablo Valley/Eastern Washington) had 2 pts and 5 rebs. PGs Robert Owens (CCSF/San Jose State) and Herb Taylor (Alameda) did not score in brief action but each dished out 2 asts.
Tuesday, July 8 (SF Bay Area Pro-Am @ Kezar Pavilion)
Ctr Eric Crookshank (Chabot/Idaho State/And-1) had 28 pts and 11 rebs to lead Dream Team to an 85-76 win over South Bay in the SF Bay Area Pro-Am at Kezar Pavilion.
Crookshank, who has signed with the And-1 tour and will apparently be known as "Air Canada", threw down a half-dozen spectacular dunks while finishing with the game-high point total.
Dream Team led most of the game, though that lead was just two points entering the final quarter.
SG Cris Kelly (Monterey Peninsula/Sonoma State) had 5 pts and 3 rebs for the winners, and SF Derrick "D-Mac" Hogan (CCSF) had 4 pts and 4 rebs. PG Alfonzo Williams (CCSF/Skyline/KY Wesleyan) had 2 pts and a game-high 6 asts.
Sunday, July 6 (Rico's GBL @ Salesian HS)
SG Owen Brow (LA City) had game-highs of 27 pts and 10 rebs to lead Team Under The Radar to a 75-73 win over Rico's Young Franchise Boys in Rico's GBL action Sunday afternoon at Salesian HS.
The win, which came about when Santa Clara signee James Rahon scored the game-winning basket with 0.4 seconds remaining in the game, lifts Under The Radar into a tie for second place with a 4-3 record.
PF Maurice Walters (LA City) came off the bench to add 6 pts and 4 rebs for the winners. PG Trey Finister (Connors State JC) added 2 pts, 3 rebs, 2 steals and an assist.
In earlier action, SF Jose Sanchez (Sequoias/Cal State Monterey Bay) had 19 pts, 4 rebs and 6 asts for Team Get Better in a 72-69 win over Team San Diego. This win gives Team Get Better a 4-3 record and a share of second place, along with Under The Radar.
PG Jeremy Gerardo (East LA) had 9 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts and 2 steals for the victors. And Ctr Sergio Lugo (Saddleback/East LA) had a vintage Ben Wallace-like game with just one point but 18 rebs and 4 blocked shots.
Ctr David Kinder (San Diego City) had a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 19 rebounds for San Diego, which played the entire first half shorthanded since they only had 4 players. Despite that, the game was tied 40-40 at the break. San Diego trailed by 6 points early in the second half when a fifth player arrived, but tied the game a few minutes later only to lose in the final minutes.
PG Maurice Clady (Grossmont/Long Beach State) had 12 pts, 6 rebs, 8 asts and 5 steals for San Diego. SG Marquis Carmichael (Long Beach City) had 6 pts and 7 rebs.
In the day's second game, Ctr Ricky Boyles (LA City) continued his strong play with 23 pts and 15 rebs but Team Heat fell anyway, 85-70, to undefeated first-place Rico's Franchise Boys.
PG James White (LA City) had 16 pts for Team Heat, including a spectacular one-handed dunk over 6-6 Tyrone Shelley in the second half (I thought it was against 6-9 Malcolm Thomas, but have since been informed that it was Shelley - still, it was an impressive dunk!). SG Justin Archie (West LA) had 12 pts, 5 asts and 2 steals, and SF Damien Riley (East LA) had 12 pts and 6 rebs.
In the day's finale, PG Eric Nelson (LA City) had 17 pts and 6 asts to lead Checks & Balances to a 79-44 drubbing of Team Future. The win had a distince LA City College flavor, as SF Chris Telesford (LACC) had a double-double with 13 pts and 12 rebs, and former LACC guard Terell Powell (Mountain State) had 12 pts and 7 rebs.
SG Lester Keys (East LA) chipped in with 11 pts for the winners, and SF Benjamin Clyde (East LA/Holy Names) had 9 pts and 9 rebs. Ctr Richard Westphaim (East LA/Holy Names) had just 2 pts but pulled down 8 rebs. PG William Rosary (Pasadena) added 9 pts off the bench.
Saturday, July 5 (Rico's GBL @ Salesian HS)
SF Trevele Jones (Cerritos) had a game-high 33 points, but it was SG Justin Archie (West LA) who not only scored the game-winning basket but preserved the win with a blocked shot as Team Heat edged Team Get Better in double overtime to highlight the day at Rico's GBL.
It was the first double-overtime game in the first-year league. Team Heat forced the game to a second overtime when Jones made a pair of free throws with 6.1 seconds left in the first overtime. Then Team Get Better took an 88-85 lead early in the second overtime, but Team Heat rallied behind two more free throws from Jones and Archie's putback to go ahead, 89-88. Then Archie blocked Team Get Better's final shot at the buzzer.
Archie finished with 4 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and one huge blocked shot, but made the key plays when it mattered most. Jones had a superb all-around game with the 33 pts plus 8 rebs, 5 asts and 2 steals.
Ctr Ricky Boyles (LA City) also played well for the winners, posting a double-double with 18 pts and a game-high 14 rebs. His LACC teammate, PG James White, came off the bench to add 13 pts and 4 steals. And PF Damien Riley (East LA) added 2 pts and 6 rebs.
In the day's first game, SG Owen Brow (LA City) had 21 points including a game-winning pair of free throws with 3.0 seconds left to lift Team Under The Radar to a 69-67 win over Team Future.
Brow added 9 rebs and 3 asts in the win. He got some help from LACC teammate PF Maurice Walters, who just missed a double-double with 15 pts and 9 rebs, and SF Ralph Nevarez (East LA), who added 8 pts, 4 rebs and 2 blocked shots.
And in the nightcap, SG Lester Keys (East LA) had 22 pts and SF Benjamin Clyde (East LA/Holy Names) had a double-double with 15 pts and a game-high 15 rebs as Team Checks & Balances trounced Team San Diego, 86-68.
A trio of players with LA City College connections also starred in the win. PF Chris Telesford had 15 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asts and 3 steals. PG Eric Nelson had 11 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts and 3 steals. And PG Terell Powell (Mountain State) came off the bench to add 12 pts, 8 rebs and 6 asts.
Ctr Richard Westphaim (East LA/Holy Names) added 7 pts and 8 rebs for the winners.
For San Diego, PG Maurice Clady (Grossmont/Long Beach State) led the way with 18 pts, including 4 threes, plus 5 rebs, 4 asts and 2 steals. PF Jamel McGuire (SD City) had 17 pts, 3 asts and 3 blocks. Ctr David Kinder (SD City) had a double-double with 13 pts and 14 rebs. And SG Aaron Tinsley (Grossmont/Cal State Dominguez Hills) added 6 pts and 4 rebs.
Saturday, June 28 (Say No Classic @ The Hanger-Hawthorne (HAX))
SF Aaron Thompson (Cerritos/CS Fullerton) proved it's better late than never, arriving part-way through the first half but eventually leading his team back from a 15-point deficit to post a 63-61 win in the day's closest game.
Salvatori's Spirit trailed by double figures most of the game until Thompson got warmed up. The 6-3 wing scored all of his team-high 15 points in the second half, as Salvatori's Spirit cut the deficit to 7 points after three quarters and took its first lead of the game late in the 4th, and then held on for the win. Thompson stayed on the floor virtually the whole time after his arrival, and was instrumental in the comeback.
PF Zack Atkinson (Feather River/UC Irvine) had a double-double for the winners with 15 pts and 10 rebs. Ctr Matt DeWaal (Southern Idaho) started and had 4 pts, 6 rebs and 2 blocks. SF Jason Goodman (Chaffey/Great Falls) and SG Bo Harrison (San Bernardino Valley) also saw action for the victors but did not score.
For Hank's Team, PG Zeon Gray (Whatcom CC) had a strong game with 9 pts, 8 asts, 5 rebs and 4 steals. PF Troy Payne (Citrus) added 4 pts and 6 rebs off the bench.
In the day's first game, SF Chris Fields (Long Beach/Cal State LA) had a double-double with 16 pts and 10 rebs as Hank's Lil Hoopers topped Hoop Family, 76-51.
PF JaVaughn Espritt (Antelope Valley) had 10 pts and 7 rebs, and his AVC teammate SG Robert (Reggie) Arnold (Boise State) added 7 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 2 steals and a block. Another AVC Marauder, PG Raymond Cody, started and had 5 pts. SG Marcio Lassiter (CCSF/CS Fullerton) saw brief action but did not score.
For Hoop Family, PF Trevele Jones (Cerritos) led the way with 15 pts, 9 rebs, 2 blocks and 2 steals. SF Roy Walker (LA Southwest) came off the bench and had 6 pts and 8 rebs. SF Jerard Moret (CS Fullerton/West LA) started and had 3 pts and 2 rebs. SG Mike Mayo (LA Southwest) had 2 pts and 4 rebs. PG Joey Knox (UC Riverside/El Camino) did not score but dished out 3 asts.
In the day's second game, SG Steven Bennett (Citrus) had 8 pts and a team-high 6 asts but The Apaches fell anyway, 73-58, to Salvatori's Squad. SF Jonathan Malloy (Montana St/Oxnard/Sacramento State) had 7 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts, 2 steals and a block for The Apaches. SG James Reynolds (Citrus) added 2 pts off the bench.
And in the nightcap, PG James (J.R.) Lewis (LA Trade Tech/Fresno Pacific) and SF Kevin McDowell (San Jose St/LA Trade Tech) each had 10 pts as Entertainment Tonite edged Salvatori's Future Stars, 66-58.
SF Justin Carter (Compton/Fullerton/Creighton) started for the winners and had 4 pts, 8 rebs, 3 asts and a steal. SG Joseph Morgan came off the bench to add 2 pts, 5 asts and 2 steals. SF Antonio Weary (Hutchinson/Central Michigan) had 2 pts and 4 rebs before leaving the game with a shoulder contusion. And Ctr Rico Myles (LA Trade Tech) did not score but had a blocked shot and 2 steals.
For Salvatori's Future Stars, PF Jeremy Smith (Citrus/Western Georgia) came off the bench and had 6 pts plus 3 rebs, including a spectacular tip-in putback midway through the third quarter.
Sunday, June 22 (Say No Classic @ Cal Poly Pomona)
SF Brandon Clemons (Victor Valley/Chaffey/Southwest Baptist) scored 11 of his 18 pts in the fourth quarter, PG Curtis Eatmon (Utah/Citrus) had 18 pts and SG Darren Moore (Citrus/UC Irvine) had 17 pts to lead Say No to a 76-68 upset win over defending division champion Salvatori's No Schnacks in the first game of the day.
Clemons finished with 18 pts and 7 rebs, Eatmon dihsed otu a team-high 5 asts and Moore had 17 pts and 7 rebs, as Say No overcame a 1-point deficit at the end of the third quarter and pulled away for the win.
PF Brandon Walter (Chaffey) had 4 pts and 4 rebs and SG Dwight Gordon (Victor Valley) had 3 pts and 4 rebs for the winners. SG Eric Williams (Orange Coast) had 3 pts and 3 rebs off the bench, and PF Winston Robinson (Chaffey) added 2 pts. PG Brett Lauer (SD Mesa/UC Irvine) did not score but had 2 pts and 2 rebs.
No Schnacks lost despite a huge game from PG T.J. Smith (Chaffey/Kentucky Wesleyan), who had 29 pts, 5 rebs and 5 asts. SG Wayne Robinson (Riverside) came off the bench to add 11 pts and 6 rebs. And Ctr Charles Garcia (Riverside), who committed this past week to the University of Washiington for 2009-10, had 7 pts and 5 rebs.
Also for No Schnacks, SG Calvin Mitchell (Santa Monica) had 6 pts and 2 steals, and Ctr Jason McClure (Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) had 1 pt, 3 rebs and a block. SF Joshua "Byrd" Rayne (Riverside) did not score but had 2 rebs and 4 asts.
In the second game, seven JC alumni helped The Coyotes, a team of players from Cal State San Bernardino, to a 73-60 win over BTI.
Ctr Devon Davis (San Bernardino Valley) had a double-double with 13 pts and 10 rebs to lead the way. SG Larry DeHughes (Compton/Fullerton) also had 13 pts, pls 5 rebs and 2 asts. SG Steve Gaston (LA Southwest) came off the bench to add 11 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts and 2 steals. And PG Tim Denson (Fullerton) started and had 6 pts plus a game-high 9 asts.
Other JC alumni for the winners included SF Reggie Brown (Orange Coast) with 5 pts and 3 rebs, SG Lawrence Tyson (West LA) with 4 pts plus 3 rebs and 2 asts, and PF Phil Jones (Fullerton) who did not score but had 4 rebs plus 4 asts and a steal.
The third game saw a half-dozen JC alumni lead a team of players from Cal State Dominguez Hills to an easy win as The Toros pounded a depleted SoCal Warriors squad, 60-34.
PF Rodney Yearby (Riverside) had a double-double with 10 pts and 11 rebs, a remarkable achievement considering almost half the game was played with a running clock because of the score. The Toros led by 22 at halftime and when the lead got to 25 early in the third quarter the clock was allowed to run the rest of the way.
Ctr Jerrell Smith (Fullerton/Riverside) had a strong game with 8 pts, 4 rebs and 3 big blocked shots. PG Mike Hernandez (Rio Hondo/Santa Ana) had 5 pts and a game-high 4 asts. Off the bench, SG Aaron Tinsley (Grossmont) had 8 pts and PG Shaun Engle (Orange Coast) had 6 pts and 3 asts.
For the Warriors, who were only able to field a team because of four players on loan from other teams, PF Winston Robinson (Chaffey) had 8 pts and a team-high 6 rebs. PG Larry Dew (Victor Valley/Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) had 7 pts and 2 steals. SG Anthony Carson (Chaffey/Jarvis Christian) started but did not score.
In the nightcap, SF Robert Summers (LA Trade Tech) had 15 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asts and 2 steals to help Pomona, a team of players from Cal Poly Pomona, to a 76-54 win. SF Paul McCloney (Moorpark) had 12 pts and PG Eli Thornton (Victor Valley/Southern Oregon) had 4 pts plus 2 asts for Dynasty
Saturday, June 21 (Say No Classic @ The Hangar (HAX) - Hawthorne)
SG Buchi Awaji (Citrus/Kansas State) had 13 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts and 2 steals to lead Salvatori's Shooters to a 61-55 win in the first game of the 2008 Say No season at The Hangar.
PG Rod Singleton (Antelope Valley) also had 13 pts, and added 3 rebs, 4 asts and 2 steals for the winners. And his AVC teammate this coming season, SF Jason West, had 12 pts, 5 rebs and 3 asts in the victory. Another incoming AVC player, SF Aaron Henson, added 5 pts and 2 rebs.
AVC alumni Ctr Mahamoud Diakite (AVC/Wyoming) and PG Jacobe Shannon (AVC/Jackson State) also played parts in the win; Diakite brought a lot of energy off the bench and finished with 4 pts, 5 rebs and 2 blocked shots; Shannon backed up Singleton at point and had 2 pts.
In the day's second game, PG Gerard Anderson (Saddleback/CS Fullerton) put on a dazzling show with a half-dozen acrobatic dunks as part of a 19-point, 11-assist performance in a 79-49 romp for Belmont Shores over Hoop Family.
Anderson, who is normally a wing forward, played the entire game and brought the crowd to its feet several times with 180-degree reverse dunks in traffic as Belmont Shores cruised to the easy win.
Ctr Josh Crawford (Oxnard/Indiana State) had a double-double for the winners with 10 pts, 14 rebs and 3 blocked shots.
SF Thurman Sutton (LA Harbor/CS Dominguez Hills) had 11 pts and 6 rebs to lead Hoop Family. Ctr Trevele Jones (Cerritos) had 7 pts, 5 rebs, 2 blocks and 2 steals. PF Roy Walker (LA Southwest) had 4 pts and a team-high 7 rebs. SF Gerard Moret (West LA) added 4 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts and a steal, while PG Joey Knox (El Camino) had 2 pts and 2 asts. SF Mike Mayo (LA Southwest) chipped in with 4 pts and 2 rebs.
In the day's third game, PG Donte Smith (Mt. SAC/USC) had 10 pts, 5 rebs and 5 asts to help Salvatori's Squad to a 77-53 win over Entertainment Tonite.
Smith led a team featuring future USC teammates Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett, and they had little trouble putting together the win.
But SF Joseph Morgan (LA Trade Tech) put on his usual aerial display for Entertainment Tonite, finishing with 10 pts, 4 rebs and 4 asts including a couple of acrobatic dunks. San Jose State bounceback SF Kevin McDowell, who will take Morgan's place in the Trade Tech lineup this year, also had 10 pts as well as 3 steals.
SF Justin Carter (Compton/Fullerton/Creighton) had 4 pts and 7 rebs for Entertainment Tonight. SG Markus Monroe (Glendale) added 2 pts and 2 rebs, while PF Rico Myles (LA Trade Tech) did not score but grabbed 3 rebounds.
In the nightcap, a trio of Antelope Valley players led Hank's Lil Hoopers to a 76-53 victory over Sinclair's Bruins.
SF Robert (Reggie) Arnold (AVC/Boise State) had 16 pts, 8 rebs and 3 asts in the win, while SG Raymond Cody (AVC) had 14 pts and 6 rebs. SF JaVaughn Espritt (AVC)added 12 pts and 6 rebs for the victors. SG Marcio Lassiter (CC San Francisco/CS Fullerton) saw brief action and had 2 pts in the win.
For Sinclair's Bruins, SG Tyre Thompson (Santa Ana) led the way with 15 pts and also grabbed 9 rebs. PF Mark Wilson (Pasadena) added 11 pts and 3 rebs, and PG William Cleveland (Pasadena) had 2 pts, 2 rebs and 2 asts.
Wednesday, June 18 (Rico's GBL):
PF Chris Telesford (LA City) had 25 pts and 9 rebs to lead Checks & Balances to a 63-49 win over Under The Radar in Rico's Get Better League at Salesian HS.
Telesford was one of five current and JC players on the winning squad, which only had five players. Ctr Richard Westphaim (East LA/Holy Names) posted a double-double with 12 pts and 14 rebs in the victory. PG William Rosary (Pasadena) had 13 pts and 8 asts. SG Eric Nelson (LA City) added 8 pts, 11 rebs, 5 asts and 3 steals, and SF Benjamin Clyde (East LA/Holy Names) chipped in with 5 pts, 10 rebs, 4 asts, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots.
For Under The Radar, PF Ralph Nevarez (East LA) led the way with 18 pts and 15 rebs. SF Devin Rhodes (East LA) added 4 pts and 5 rebs.
In the evening's first game, SF Jose Sanchez (Sequoias/CS Monterey Bay) had 22 pts, 3 rebs and 4 asts as Team Get Better edged Team Future, 74-70.
PG Steve Monreal (East LA/CS Monterey Bay) had a solid game as well for the winners, finishing with 10 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts and 4 steals. SG Cesar Gerardo (East LA/Cal Maritime) started and did not score but grabbed 5 rebs. SG Jeremy Gerardo (East LA), Cesar's younger brother, came off the bench and had 3 pts and 3 rebs.
SG Cornell Littlejohn (San Francisco) had 11 pts, including a pair of threes, for Team Future.
Monday, June 16 (Rico's GBL):
Ctr Ricky Boyles (LA City) had 26 pts and 15 rebs, and PG Justin Archie (West LA) flirted with a triple-double but their team, Rico's Heat, dropped a thrilling 77-75 decision in the first game of opening night for the new Rico's Get Better League.
Boyles led his team in scoring, and led both teams in rebounding, and also had a pair of emphatic blocked shots in the final minutes. And Archie was nearly the hero, stealing the ball and scoring the go-ahead basket with 12.1 seconds left. But incoming Pepperdine freshman Lorne Jackson drained a 3-pointer with three seconds left to lift his team to a 77-75 win.
Archie finished with 12 pts, 8 rebs, 9 asts and 3 steals in a strong overall performance. PF Travele Jones (Cerritos) also played well, finishing with 20 pts, 4 rebs and 4 asts. SF Damien Riley (East LA) chipped in with 7 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 2 blocks and a steal.
In the evening's second game, a shortage of players allowed Jones to not only play a second game, but move out to his natural wing position. At small forward, Jones had 10 pts, 3 rebs and 5 asts in Team San Diego's 52-49 loss to Rico's Franchise Boys.
Saturday, May 31 (IBL):
SF Anthony Spencer (Johnson County CC) came off the bench to score a team-high 23 pts and grab 8 rebs, helping the Windy City Soldiers to a 105-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lightning, snapping a 6-game losing streak.
SF Marcus Jackson (Northeast Iowa/Benedictine) added 7 pts and 5 rebs for the winners, who also ended the host team's 5-game winning streak.
Windy City led by 20 points in the first half and had a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but saw the Lightning rally to take a 99-98 lead with three minutes left. But then the Soldiers went on a 7-0 spurt to go back in front, 105-99. The Lightning drew back to within a point with 34 seconds after a 3-pointer by NBA veteran Fred Vinson, but the Soldiers held on for the win.
SG Phil Givens (West LA/CS Dominguez Hills) had 22 pts for the Lightning, but missed a contested lay-up in the final seconds that would have put LA in front.
Ctr Ronell Mingo (Compton/Wyoming) posted a double-double with 14 pts, 11 rebs and 3 blocked shots.
Saturday, May 17 (IBL):
SG Phil Givens (West LA/CS Dominguez Hills) had 32 pts, 6 rebs and 7 asts as the Los Angeles Lightning set franchise records for most points in a game and largest winning margin in a 146-121 romp past the Holland (Michigan) Blast. (OK...so it's only their first season in the IBL and their second win...it's still a big win!).
Givens scored 17 of his points in the third quarter as the Lightning stretched a 6-point halftime edge to a commanding 110-89 advantage, outscoring the Blast, 42-27. The Lightning was never challenged in the fourth quarter.
Ctr Ronell Mingo (Compton/Wyoming) had 24 pts, 14 in the first quarter, and 8 rebs for the winners. PG Haron Hargrave (Chaffey/Sacramento State) added 11 pts and 3 rebs.
PF Dominick Melton (Kalamazoo Valley CC/Wisconsin-Parkside) had 19 pts, a team-high 10 rebs and 5 asts for the Blast. SG Julius Vines (Kalamazoo Valley CC/Ferris State) had 10 pts, including a pair of threes.
Saturday, May 3 (IBL):
SF Demario Butler (Az Western/Azusa Pacific) had 35 pts, PF Michael Tabb (San Jose CC) had 29 and SG Eddie Shelby (Feather River/Dixie/CS Bakersfield) had 26 and 12 assists to lead the visiting Las Vegas Stars to a 121-107 win over the Los Angeles Lightning at the Gilbert Sports Arena on the campus of Cal Lutheran University.
Butler added 8 rebs and 3 blocked shots. Tabb had 7 rebs and a pair of steals. And Shelby flirted with the triple-double before ultimately finishing two rebounds short of that with the 26 pts, 12 asts and 8 boards.
The Stars took the lead for good on a Tabb 3-pointer near the end of the third quarter that made it 82-80. Then a basket by Butler made it 84-80 at the end of the quarter, and a Butler block at the buzzer kept it that way. A 3-pointer by PG Keena Payton (Fresno CC) to begin the final quarter pushed the lead to 87-80.
Los Angeles hung around, keeping the margin in single digits until a jam by Tabb and a lay-up by Butler - both on assists by Shelby on the break - pushed the margin to 11 at 95-84. The Lightning never got closer than 8 points again. A 3-pointer by Shelby (on an assist by Tabb) with just under three minutes left made it 113-98 and ended any remaining doubt about the game's outcome.
SF Demetrius Orme (Barstow/Az Western/CS Bakersfield) came off the bench for the Stars and had 10 pts, 6 rebs and 2 steals. Payton chipped in with 7 pts for the winners. Ctr Mohammed Camara (Riverside/SD State) saw limited playing time but had 2 pts and 3 rebs.
For the Lightning, Ctr Ronnell Mingo (Compton/Wyoming) led the way with 27 pts and 12 rebs. NBA veterans Lamond Murray and Fred Vinson each had 22 pts. PG Phil Givens (West LA/CS Dominguez Hills) had 7 pts, 7 rebs and 5 asts.
Sunday, March 30 (NBDL):
SF Wendell White (Antelope Valley/UNLV) had 8 pts in a reserve role as the Los Angeles D-Fenders held off the Anaheim Arsenal, 111-110. This one went down to the wire before LA took a 1-point lead on a pair of free throws by USC alumn Errick Craven, and then blocked a shot at the front of the rim in the final seconds to preserve the win.
For Anaheim, SG Mo Charlo (Diablo Valley/Nevada) started and had 20 pts, including a pair of threes, and 3 asts. SF Kedrick Brown (Okaloosa-Walton CC) also started and chipped in with 17 pts and 3 asts.
Sunday, March 23 (NBDL):
SF Wendell White (Antelope Valley/UNLV) came off the bench and had 19 pts and 6 rebs for the Los Angeles D-Fenders in a 112-107 win over the Albuquerque Thurderbirds. White, who came off the bench due to a recent ankle injury, helped the D-Fenders rally from a 12-point first-quarter deficit.
Sunday, January 27 (NBDL):
SF Wendell White (Antelope Valley/UNLV) had 12 pts, 4 rebs and 5 asts as the Los Angeles D-Fenders raced to a 95-71 wire-to-wire win over the Utah Flash. The D-Fenders began the game on a 13-0 run and led wire-to-wire in an easy victory.
Sunday, January 13 (NBDL):
SF Wendell White (Antelope Valley/UNLV) started for the Los Angeles D-Fenders and scored 12 pts to help the home team overcome a 22-point deficit and post a 98-94 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce. White added 7 rebs as the D-Fenders improved their record to 13-4, the best in the NBDL this season.
PG Elton Nesbitt (Compton/GA Southern) started for Sioux Falls and scored a game-high 30 pts, including 6 threes. The 5-9 speedster also dished out 4 asts and grabbed 3 rebs.
For More Information
Say No Classic website
Rico's Get Better League website
San Francisco Pro-Am website
3 Stripes JC Shootout
Diablo Valley Shootout
Hoop Review SoCal Showcase
