Over the summer, whenever I see someone with ties to the JC world, I'll post the highlights on this page.
This summer it was almost exclusively the four JC Shootouts and the Say No Classic, America's premier college summer league. I also stopped by the Drew League for a day's worth of playoff games, and at the "instant classic" game 2 of the championship series of the venerable SF Pro-Am league at historic Kezar Pavilion.
The four JC exposure events each get their own pages (links are at the bottom of the page).
Sunday, October 9th - Drew League vs. Goodman League, LB Pyramid:
There was a small JC presence at one of the few opportunities to see NBA players in action these days as the Drew League all-stars avenged a loss earlier this summer to the Goodman League of Baltimore, 151-144, Sunday night at the Pyramid in Long Beach.
PG Marcus Banks (Southern Idaho JC/UNLV/New Orleans Hornets) had 8 pts, 3 rebs and 2 asts off the bench for the victorious Drew League. SG Dominique Johnson (SW Tennessee/Azusa Pacific/NBDL) played briefly for the Goodman League but did not score. And PG Antonio Biglow (Mt. San Antonio/Montana State), the 2010-11 JCHoops.com SoCal Player of the Year, was seen mingling on the floor before the game and received a shout-out from the MC during the 4th quarter.
SF James Harden (Artesia HS/Arizona State/Oklahoma Thunder) led the Drew League to the win with 47 pts, 13 rebs, 7 asts and 9 steals in a superb all-around performance. SG Nick Young (Cleveland HS/USC/Washington Wizards) and SF Matt Barnes (UCLA/Los Angeles Lakers) each had 20 pts, and PG Brandon Jennings (Dominguez HS/Oak Hill Academy/Italy/Milwaukee Bucks) had 19 pts, 10 asts and 3 steals.
For the Goodman League. PG John Wall (Kentucky/Washington Wizards) had 55 pts, 11 rebs and 4 asts, and two-time NBA scoring champion SF Kevin Durant (Texas/Oklahoma Thunder) had 50 pts. SG Rudy Gay (Connecticut/Memphis Grizzlies) had 20 pts and 16 rebs, and SF Donte Greene (Syracuse/Sacramento Kings) had 15 pts and 14 rebs.
Tuesday, August 9th - San Francisco Pro-Am @ Kezar Pavilion:
SG Cardell Butler (Southern Idaho/Utah State) had 18 pts and Ctr Michael Travis (CC San Francisco/Jackson State) had 15 but it wasn't quite enough as Dream Team fell, 115-111, in overtime in the second and final game of the championship series of the San Francisco Pro-Am.
The game was truly a classic, among the most memorable in the 33-year history of the SF Pro-Am.
PG Kiwi Gardner (entering Providence) had 40 pts, 11 rebs, 6 asts and 6 steals for Dream Team, which was playing without Matt Barnes of the Lakers (he was suspended for punching an opponent in the semifinals).
That, plus Butler's 18 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts and 5 steals plus Travis' 15 pts, 19 rebs and 3 blocked shots would have been enough for a win most nights. Especially when high school standout SF Aaron Gordon (Mitty HS) and his 19 pts, 13 rebs and 4 asts are thrown in.
But PF Wendell McKines (New Mexico State) poured in an astounding 53 points for Bay Pride, which won the game and its first championship since 2001 with a 2-game sweep.
Neither team led by more than ten points at any point in the game. Dream Team led, 46-43, at halftime and pushed its advantage to 59-49 early in the second half. Bay Pride rallied to take a 67-65 lead later in the quarter, however, and led by six points at 78-72 midway through the fourth quarter.
Bay Pride held a 96-93 lead late in regulation, but SG Will Walker (Ohlone/Georgetown KY) hit a 3-pointer to tie the score. Bay Pride had one last chance to win it in regulation, but Walker stole an inbounds pass in the final seconds to send the game to overtime.
In the extra time, however, Bay Pride finally pulled away for the win. The victory gave Bay Pride its 5th SF Pro-Am title. Its first three championship teams - 1992, 1995 and 1996 - were led by undoubtedly the most famous player in the history of the SF Pro-Am, future Hall of Fame PG Jason Kidd.
SF Jourdan De Munyck (Chabot/Prairie View A&M) started for the champion Pride and had 4 pts, 4 asts and a steal. Ctr Mario Flaherty (Skyline/Houston Baptist) came off the bench for 4 pts and 8 rebs.
PF Chris Edwards (Los Medanos/Notre Dame de Namur) started for Dream Team and had 7 pts and 6 rebs. Walker finished with 12 pts, 2 asts and 2 steals, all of which came in the fourth quarter and overtime. SF Trevon King (CC San Francisco) also came off the bench for Dream Team and didn't score but had 3 rebs, an assist and a steal.
I've been following the SF Pro-Am - closely when I lived in SF, intermittently since 2001 - and have never heard of a game quite like this. The last 50-point game I can recall hearing about was by Justin Love (Canada/St. Louis) in about 1998, and I don't remember any game with a 50-point scorer and a 40-point scorer...even in the regular season, let alone a championship round game!
Here is the box score from this historic game, one of the most memorable in the illustrious history of the San Francisco Pro-Am:
SF Bay Area Pro-Am
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 8 pm @ Kezar Pavilion
Championship Series - Game 2
Dream Team 111:
1-Kiwi Gardner (ent. Providence), PG - 16 fg, 4 3pt, 4/4 ft, 11 reb, 6 ast, 6 stl, 40 pts
15-Cardell Butler (ABA), SG - 7 fg, 1 3pt, 3/4 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 5 stl, 18 pts
22-Aaron Gordon (Mitty HS), SF - 7 fg, 5/6 ft, 13 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 19 pts
32-Chris Edwards (ND de Namur), PF - 2 fg, 3/4 ft, 6 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl, 7 pts
33-Michael Travis (Jackson St), C - 6 fg, 3/6 ft, 19 reb, 1 ast, 3 blk, 1 stl, 15 pts
11-Trevon King (CCSF), F - 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
7-Will Walker (ABA), G - 3 fg, 1 3pt, 5/5 ft, 2 ast, 2 stl, 12 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 41 fg, 6 3pt, 23/29 ft, 57 reb, 16 ast, 5 blk, 18 stl, 111 pts
Bay Pride 115:
2-Chris Clock (France), SG - 6 fg, 3 3pt, 7 reb, 4 ast, 15 pts
3-Jourdan De Muynck (Prairie View A&M), SF - 2 fg, 1 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 4 pts
20-Wendell McKines (NM State), PF - 23 fg, 2 3pt, 5/6 ft, 7 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 53 pts
23-Justin Graham (SJ State), PG - 2 fg, 4/4 ft, 6 reb, 16 ast, 2 blk, 4 stl, 8 pts
34-Andrew Zimmerman (Stanford), C - 5 fg, 3/5 ft, 16 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 13 pts
35-Mario Flaherty (New Zealand), C - 2 fg, 8 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
7-Vincent McGhee (CSUN), G - 2 fg, 1 3pt, 4 reb, 8 ast, 5 pts
15-Treaven Duffy (Cushins Acad), F - 5 fg, 1 3pt, 4 reb, 2 ast, 11 pts
33-???, F - 2/2 ft, 2 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 47 fg, 7 3pt, 14/17 ft, 58 reb, 41 ast, 3 blk, 6 stl, 115 pts
Score by Quarters:
Dream Team 24-22-24-26-15=111
Bay Pride 24-19-26-27-19=115
Bay Pride wins its 5th league championship & 1st since 2001
Sunday, August 7th - The Drew League @ Washington Park
PG Kejuan Johnson (Long Beach City/Long Beach State) had 13 pts, 5 rebs and 5 asts as Problems upset #1-seed K & E Bulls, 90-77, in the second round of the playoffs in the Ray Lewis Division.
PF Gerard Anderson (Saddleback/CS Fullerton) had 13 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts and 2 steals for Problems, which led virtually the entire game in knocking off the top-seeded Bulls.
PG Larry Dew (Victor Valley/Chaffey/Cal Baptist) came off the bench and had 2 pts and 1 ast. SG Ryan Abraham (Glendale/LA Valley/Hawaii-Hilo also saw brief action but did not score.
SG Deon Tresvant (Long Beach/CS Northridge) led the Bulls with 18 pts and 4 steals. PFMarcus Lewis (Mt. SAC/Hawaii Pacific) had 17 pts, 9 rebs and 3 blocked shots. SF Dejean Prejean (LA City/Cal State LA) had 15 pts, 5 rebs and 2 steals, and SG Thurman Sutton (LA Harbor/CS Dominguez Hills) had 13 pts. PF Kaimyn Pruitt (Mt. SAC/Adams State) had 6 pts and a game-high 14 rebs; PG Eric Flournoy (LA Southwest/Cal State LA) had 4 pts, 5 asts and 3 steals.
PG Andre Winn (Cypress) came off the bench and provided a spark, helping the Bulls cut a 14-point third-quarter deficit to just 7 at the end of the period. He finished with 4 pts, 2 asts and a steal. Ctr Dashawn Revels (Compton) played briefly but did not score.
In the day's first game, SG J.R. Lewis (LA Trade Tech/Fresno Pacific) had 34 pts, including 4 threes, plus 6 rebs, 3 asts and 3 steals for Pro Training in a 105-96 loss to defending champion LA Unified.
SF Lamar Gayle (Cerritos) had 15 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts and 5 steals, and PF Kevin Lewis (Compton/Wyoming) had 10 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts and 2 steals for Pro Training, which fell behind by 20 points in the first half but trimmed the deficit to single digits for most of the second half.
In the day's final game, NBA veteran PG Marcus Banks (Dixie/UNLV) had 32 pts, 6 asts and 2 steals to lead Team COA to an 89-84 win over Hank's Cheaters II.
Team COA built a 7-point lead after the first quarter, but the Cheaters rallied to tie the score on a basket by Ctr Donald Lee (Pierce/CS Bakersfield) that made it 35-35 midway through the second quarter. COA then went back in front to lead by 7 at the half and by 11 at the end of the third quarter.
COA held a 15-point lead with less than three minutes left, but the Cheaters made a final frantic comeback to cut the deficit to three points in the final seconds. Long Beach State standout Caspar Ware missed a would-be game-tying 3-pointer, however, and Banks grabbed the rebound, was fouled and made a pair of free throws with 6.0 seconds left to clinch the win for COA.
SG Anthony Davis (LA City/Iowa State) had 6 pts, 5 asts and 2 steals, and SF Ivan Jackson (LA Southwest/Cal State LA) came off the bench - actually, he was the only substitute to play for COA - and had 2 pts, 2 rebs, an assist, a block and a steal.
SG Ervin Ware (Mt. San Antonio) had 13 pts, 5 asts and 3 steals for the Cheaters, and SG Tim Austin (Cypress/Hawaii-Hilo) had 10 pts. SF A.J. Gasporra (Citrus/UT-San Antonio/Concordia) came off the bench for 5 pts, 5 rebs and 2 asts, and Lee had 3 pts and 4 rebs.
Sunday, July 17th - Say No Classic @ LA Trade Tech
PG Antonio Biglow (Mt. SAC/Montana State) had 4 pts and a game-high 13 asts as Hank's Top Prospects routed Salvatori's Squad, 84-63, as the 3-time defending champs improved their record to 5-1 on the season.
Hank's Top Prospects jumped out to 30-point halftime lead, sending the game to a running clock with about three minutes left in the second quarter. The win keeps them within striking distance of one of the top two seeds entering the playoffs.
Ctr Kaimyn Pruitt (Mt. SAC/Adams State) came off the bench for 2 pts, 3 rebs, a block and a steal. SF Steven Mallory (Mt. SAC) came off the bench for 4 pts, 3 rebs and an assist.
Ctr DeWayne Dedmon (Antelope Valley/USC) had 15 pts, 7 rebs and 3 asts for the Squad, which had the distinction of having just five players available but all of them on their way to USC in the fall. SG Greg Allen (Navarro/USC) had 2 pts, 6 rebs and 3 asts.
In the day's first game, SF Olajowon Anderson (LA Trade Tech) had 14 pts and Ctr Tyrone Lyons (LA Trade Tech/Emporia State) had 6 pts, 6 rebs and 3 blocked shots as Salvatori's Spirit pulled away late for a 70-48 win over BTI
The Spirit had just an 8-point lead entering the fourth quarter, but outscored BTI, 22-8, in the final period to win going away. Ctr James (Deuce) Johnson (Central Wyoming) had 10 pts and 7 rebs for BTI.
Next, SF De'End Parker (CCSF/UCLA) had 24 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts and 2 steals to lead Salvatori's Shooters to an 82-71 win over West Coast Hoops.
SG Lazeric Jones (Logan/UCLA) had 15 pts and 7 asts, and PG Da'Shawn Gomez (Antelope Valley) had 7 pts and a game-high 8 asts to lead the Shooters to the win.
In the day's finale, SF DeAngelo Scott (Arizona Western/Texas Southern) had 8 pts, 4 rebs and 3 asts but the I Can All-Stars still fell, 77-65, to Hank's Buzz. I Can led by three points at halftime, but was outscored by the Buzz, 40-25, in the second half.
Saturday, July 16th - Say No Classic @ Cal Poly Pomona
In what might have been the best game ever played in the Say No's IE Division, Team Takeover saw an 18-point lead disappear but recovered in time to post a 92-90 overtime victory over CABC in a showdown between two teams tied in the loss column for first place in the division.
Despite ending up with the loss, it was a remarkable comeback by CABC. Just 7 points away from invoking the dreaded running-clock rule early in the second half, CABC rallied to tie the game on a pair of free throws by SF Durrell Norman (Antelope Valley/Irvine Valley/Northern Arizona) with just under three minutes left and actually took an 85-83 lead with 1:58 left before finally falling in OT.
Norman finished with 14 pts, 4 rebs and 2 asts for CABC, which entered the game 5-1 and a half-game in front in the standings. SF Terrell Mack (Saddleback) also had 14 pts. SF Jake Fedro (Orange Coast) started and had 6 pts, 3 rebs and 2 asts; PF Mikey Lambert (Orange Coast) came off the bench and had 3 pts. PG Phillipe Zarif (Saddleback) started and did not score; SF Jose Vasquez (Irvine Valley) came off the bench and did not score.
In the day's first game, PF Kwame Alexander (Irvine Valley) had 20 pts and 11 rebs to lead Grace Ford's Coyotes, a team of players from Cal State-San Bernardino, to a 69-54 win over S & P.
PG Hakeem Washington (Citrus) merited TNT Subway Sub of the Game recognition (there won't be any of those on TNT for a while, eh?) by coming off the bench for 12 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts ans 2 steals. PG Nate Roth (San Bernardino Valley) started and had 11 pts, 6 rebs and 6 asts, and his SBVC teammate SG Tre Brewer (Fullerton/SBVC) started and had 9 pts and 5 rebs.
PG Ken Brown (SW Tennessee/Cerritos/Western Kentucky) led S & P with 20 pts, and he also had 4 asts and 4 steals. Ctr Tom Granado (Citrus/Concordia) had 8 pts, 9 rebs and 3 blocks. SF William (B.J.) Rosary (Pasadena) had 6 pts, 7 rebs and 2 asts. SG Michael Mayes (West LA) had 2 pts and 5 rebs, and SG Marcus Barrow (Mt. SAC) had 4 pts and 2 rebs off the bench.
In the next game, Ctr Ray Mitchell (Barstow/Chadron State) had 10 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asts, 2 blocks and a steal for the Broncos, a team of players from Cal Poly Pomona, in a 70-62 loss to Say No D-1 Select. PG Vaughn Autry (Citrus) came off the bench for the winners and had 4 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts and 2 steals.
In the 2:30 game, PF Tyler Monroe (Yuba) had a double-double with 14 pts and a game-high 12 rebs as the Cougars, a team of players from Azusa Pacific University, grabbed a share of first place with an 81-57 win over Say No.
Ctr Anthony Johnson (Cosumnes River) started and had 5 pts, 6 rebs and 3 asts for the Cougars, who improved to 5-1 on the summer with the victory.
SG Jordan Block (Chaffey/Pasadena) had 8 pts for Say No, and SF Lawrence Robinson (Cerritos) had 6 pt, 4 rebs and 3 asts. PG Courtney Beach (Skyline) had 4 pts and 4 rebs, and PG Chris Adams (Long Beach) had 4 pts, an assist and a steal. Ctr Carthal McDonald (Compton) had 3 pts, 4 rebs and a blocked shot. PF Swing Chuang (Fullerton) started and did not score but had 4 rebs.
In the day's finale, PG Trone Jackson (Chaffey/Livingstone) started and had 8 pts, 5 asts and 2 steals and Ctr Davie Champagnie (Riverside/Fairmount State) had 8 pts and 5 rebs as Salvatori's No Shnacks earned a hard-fought 67-61 victory over the Royals.
SG Donte Godlock (Chaffey) started for the winners and had 2 pts, 3 rebs, 2 blocks and an assist. Ctr Joshua (Byrd) Rayne (Fullerton/American Sports Univ) came off the bench and did not score. SG Travon Caples (Riverside/Hope International) came off the bench for the Royals and did not score but had 3 rebs.
Sunday, June 26th - Say No Classic @ Cal Poly Pomona
Ctr Tyler Monroe (Yuba/Azusa Pacific) had 16 pts and 11 rebs as The Cougars outscored S&P, 22-14, in the first quarter to win, 58-50, at the Say No Classic at Cal Poly Pomona.
Ctr Tom Granado (Citrus/Concordia) led S & P with 18 pts and 10 rebs. SG Mike Mayes (West LA) had 16 pts and 3 steals, and SF B.J. Rosary (Pasadena) had 7 pts and 5 asts.
In the next game, SG Jordan Block (Chaffey/Pasadena) and SF Lawrence Robinson (Cerritos) had 13 pts each as Say No routed the Golden Eagles, 84-58.
Say No jumped out to a 22-point halftime lead and led comfortably the rest of the way.
SG Aaron Snyder (Riverside) led the Golden Eagles, a team of players from La Sierra University in Riverside, with 14 pts including 3 three-pointers. PG Daveon Woods (Mira Costa) had 13 pts and a team-high 5 asts, and SF Taylor Scharffenberg (LA Harbor) had 8 pts and 5 rebs. Ctr Connor Madden (Desert) did not score but had a game-high 3 blocked shots.
In the next game, a trio of Saddleback Gauchos helped CABC run its record to 4-0 with an 82-58 trouncing of Team Run Off.
SF Johnel Gray had 12 pts and a game-high 7 asts, SG Terrell Mack had 11 pts and 4 rebs and PG Phillipe Zarif started and had 3 pts for CABC, which broke open a close game by outscoring Team Run Off, 26-8, in the fourth quarter.
SF Nathan Marsing (Saddleback) had a "triple-couple" (--S. Pippen, ca. 1998) with 2 pts, 2 rebs and 2 asts. Ctr Vincent Hatter-Rolland (Saddleback), SF Jake Fedro (Orange Coast) and PF Mikey Lambert (Orange Coast) also saw brief action but did not score.
SG Jeremy Pope (Cerritos) led Team Run Off with 11 pts. Ctr Stephan Gwin (Long Beach) had 10 pts, 4 rebs and 2 blocked shots despite being matched up against 6-10 Pepperdine center Corbin Moore most of the game. PG Brandon Woods (Citrus) had 10 pts, 5 asts and 3 steals. PF Cliff Sims (Mt. SAC) had 7 pts and SF Donte Archie (Citrus/Lewis & Clark) had 3 pts and 4 rebs. PG Matt Wallace (Chaffey/UNC-Wilmington) saw brief action but did not score.
In the day's finale, PG Manuel Grant (Santa Ana) started and had 2 pts, 3 rebs and 2 steals as Team Takeover edged The Royals, 72-66.
SF Travon Caples (Riverside) had 8 pts and 5 rebs for The Royals, a team of players from Hope International University in Fullerton. Ctr Julien Griffe (Mira Costa) started and had 2 pts and 7 rebs.
Saturday, June 25th - Say No Classic @ LA Trade Tech:
PG DaShawn Gomez (Antelope Valley) had 17 pts, 6 rebs and 5 asts, SF De'End Parker (San Francisco/UCLA) had a double-double with 14 pts and 10 rebs and PG Lazeric Jones (John Logan/UCLA) had 11 pts including the clinching basket in OT as Salvatori's Shooters edged Salvatori's Squad, 72-66, in the first game of the day.
SG Jason Johnson (Antelope Valley) came off the bench for 9 pts and 2 rebs for the Shooters, which led by 17 points at the end of the first quarter only to see the Squad tie the game with 1.9 seconds left on a pair of free throws by onetime McDonald's All-American Larry Drew Jr. (North Carolina/UCLA).
Ctr DeWayne Dedmon (Antelope Valley) had 13 pts, 8 rebs and 3 blocked shots for the Squad.
PG Antonio Biglow (Mt. SAC/Montana State) had 21 pts, 7 asts and 3 steals to lead 3-time defending champion Hank's Top Prospects to an 83-67 win over Hank's Toros in a battle of teams that entered the game with 2-0 records.
SG Shawn Hampton (Pasadena) had 3 pts and SF Steven Mallory (Mt. SAC) had 2 pts off the bench for the Top Prospects.
SF Van Girard (Cerritos) had 15 pts and 7 rebs to lead the Toros, a team of players from CS Dominguez Hills. SG Rashad Bias (Mt. SAC) and SF Brian Gee (Orange Coast) had 9 pts for the Toros. PG A.J. Harris (Hill/Santa Monica) had 6 pts, 5 rebs and 4 asts, and SG Cornell Jenkins (Chaffey) had 6 pts, 5 rebs and 5 asts. Ctr Sheldon Allen (LA Harbor) had 4 pts, 6 rebs and 2 blocks, and PF Lamine Diame (Barstow) had 4 pts and 5 rebs. PG Matt Cain (Mira Costa) did not score but had 3 asts.
In the next game, Salvatori's Future Stars ran its record to 3-0 with a 59-56 win over Hank's Buzz.
SG Marcus Johnson (LA Valley) came off the bench for the winners for 2 pts and 3 steals. Ctr Tyrone Lyons (LA Trade Tech) started for the Buzz and had 6 pts, 4 rebs and 2 blocked shots.
In the day's penultimate game, PF Marcellus Jackson (Cerritos/Prairie View A&M) scored 24 pts and grabbed 7 rebs as Jump Fitness USA rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to edge BTI, 49-46.
PG Eric Bell (Santa Monica) had 13 pts and 6 rebs for the winners. PG Perry Webster (Irvine Valley/Saddleback/CS Fullerton) had 5 pts and 6 asts, and SF Chayson Williams (Navarro) had 4 pts and 2 rebs. SF Jesse Armstrong (Long Beach) started and did not score but had 5 rebs, 2 asts, a block and a steal.
PG Gary Ricks (Indian Hills) had 10 pts, 7 asts and 2 steals for BTI, which led 40-29 early in the fourth quarter before the rally by Jump Fitness.
In the finale, SG Marqus Richards (Trinidad State/Adams State) had 19 pts, 3 asts and 3 steals as the I Can All-Stars improved their record to 3-0 with a thrilling 75-73 win over Entertainment Tonight.
I Can held double-digit leads in the second and third quarters, but Entertainment Tonight rallied to within a point in the final minute and had a chance to win in the final seconds.
SG Mark Wilson (Mt. San Jacinto/LA Trade Tech/Cal State LA) had 20 pts, 5 rebs and 4 steals for Entertainment Tonight. And SF Joseph Morgan (LA Trade Tech/Morgan State), believed to be the oldest player in Say No history, showed he still has plenty of hops left and filled the stat sheet with 14 pts, 10 rebs, 4 asts, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
Entertainment got the ball back one last time with a chance to tie or get the win, but Morgan's would-be game-winning 3-point try missed as the horn sounded.
PF Joshua Johnson (Pasadena) had 7 pts and 8 asts for the winners. Ctr Kyisean Reed (Antelope Valley/Utah State) had 10 pts and 4 rebs for E.T. PF Darnell Campbell (LA Trade Tech) had 7 pts and 3 rebs. PG Gil Mathieu (Mt. San Antonio) did not score but dished out 3 asts.
Saturday June 18th - Say No Classic @ LA Trade Tech:
PG Marqus Richards (Trinidad State/Adams State) had 15 pts and 8 rebs and PF DeAngelo Scott (Az Western/Texas Southern) had 14 pts and 14 rebs to lead the I Can All-Stars to a 69-61 come-from-behind victory in the opening game of the 2011 Dr. Rod Smith Say No Classic summer season at LA Trade Tech.
I Can trailed, 40-28, at halftime but outscored Savlatori's Squad, 25-9, in the third quarter to take a lead, and led throughout the fourth quarter. PF Joshua Johnson (Pasadena) had 8 pts and 7 rebs and PG Keenan Lewis (Compton) had 2 pts and 2 asts for the winners.
Salvatori's Squad featured several USC signees as well as onetime McDonald's All-American Larry Drew, now at UCLA. SF Greg Allen (Navarro/USC) had 13 pts and 4 rebs for the Squad. SG Donte Archie (Citrus/Lewis & Clark) had 4 pts, 6 rebs, 2 asts and 4 steals off the bench.
In the day's second game, SF Van Girard (Cerritos) had a team-high 14 pts plus 4 rebs, 2 asts and 3 steals to lead Hank's Toros, a team of players from Cal State-Dominguez Hills, to a 62-51 win over Salvatori's Spirit.
SG Cornell Jenkins (Chaffey) had 12 pts, 4 rebs and 3 asts for the winners. PG A.J. Harris (Santa Monica) came off the bench for 5 pts and 2 asts. SF Lamine Diame (Barstow) had 4 pts and 4 rebs, and Ctr Sheldon Allen (LA Harbor) had 4 pts and 3 rebs. PG Matt Cain (Mira Costa) started and had 2 pts and 2 asts.
Ctr Clint Bozner (LA Trade Tech) had 6 pts and Salvatori's Spirit. PG Randall Harris (LA Trade Tech) started and did not score but had 3 asts and 2 steals for the Spirit.
In the day's third game, PF DeShawn Stephens (Santa Monica/San Diego State) posted a double-double with 14 pts and a game-high 10 rebs for Jump Fitness USA in a 69-51 loss to Hank's Buzz.
SG Everett Brown (Santa Monica/CS Dominguez Hills) had 9 pts including a pair of threes for Jump Fitness, which had a definite SMC Corsair presence. PG Eric Bell (Santa Monica) had 8 pts and a team-high 4 asts. SG Evan Brooks (Santa Monica) had 2 pts and PG Justin "Speedy" Barnwell (Santa Monica) did not score but had an assist and a steal in limited time off the bench.
PF Wesley White (Barstow/Notre Dame de Namur) had 4 pts and 3 asts for Jump Fitness.
PG Daundrekyc Parham (LA Trade Tech) and Ctr Matt DeWaal (S.Idaho/Oxnard) both saw brief action for the victorious Hank's Buzz but did not score.
A trio of Mt. San Antonio players helped three-time defending champion Hank's Top Prospects to an 84-74 win over West Coast Hoops in the day's penultimate game.
PG Antonio Biglow (Mt. SAC/Montana State), the 2010-11 JCHoops.com SoCal Player of the Year, had 5 pts and game-highs of 9 asts and 5 asts in the win. PF Kaimyn Pruitt (Mt. SAC/Adams State) came off the bench for 4 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts and 2 steals, while SG Steven Mallory (Mt. SAC) came off the bench for 9 pts.
SG Shawn Hampton (Pasadena) led West Coast Hoops with 16 pts and added 5 rebs and 3 asts. PG Andre Winn (Cypress) came off the bench for 4 pts and 3 asts, and Ctr Pierre Prince (LA Valley/Col State-Pueblo) started for West Coast Hoops but did not score.
In the day's finale, SG Erik Dawson (LA Trade Tech) scored a game-high 16 pts to lead Salvatori's Future Stars to a resounding 73-52 win over BTI.
Playing alongside former McDonald's Americans the Wear Twins of UCLA and Cal transfer Justin Cobbs, Dawson scored 11 of his points in the second and third quarters as the Future Stars rallied from a 20-12 deficit after one period tolead by 10 after three.
SG Marcus Johnson (LA Valley) came off the bench for the winners and contributed 2 pts and 2 asts.
PG Gary Ricks (Indian Hills CC) started for BTI and finished with 8 pts, 3 rebs and 3 asts.
Summer Shootout Events
Cypress Shootout
SoCal Summer Heat
Las Positas Shootout
Southern California Community College Showcase
Directory of Teams in the Summer Shootouts
