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SRJC women’s players honored
Friday, March 2, 2012 | 3:08 pm
Santa Rosa Junior College’s Jen Tsurumoto shoots for three during the game held at Santa Rosa Junior College, Jan. 29, 2011. (Photo by CRISTA JEREMIASON / PD)
By MICHAEL COIT
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Leading the Santa Rosa Junior College women’s bid to repeat as state champions is a trio of players named to the all-conference basketball team.
Former Analy standout Jen Tsurumoto was named Most Valuable Player of the Big Eight Conference in a vote of league coaches. The point guard was fifth in the conference in scoring with 14 points per game and averaged four assists to lead Santa Rosa after moving over from shooting guard for her sophomore season.
Another returner from last year’s California championship team named all-conference was Ashley Morgan. The forward from
Maria Carrillo topped Santa Rosa in rebounds with eight per game and free throw shooting (72.7 percent), while scoring seven points per contest.
In a breakout freshman season, Anandi Jimenez was second on the Bear Cubs in scoring with 10 points per contest, which was fifth among conference first-year players. The forward from Montgomery also was second on the team in rebounds with six per game and led the team in blocks.
Guiding the Bear Cubs to another conference title, coach Lacey Campbell was named Big Eight Coach of the Year. Campbell has received the honor in four consecutive seasons.
Santa Rosa finished the regular season 22-6 overall and 13-1 in league play.
The state playoffs begin for Santa Rosa on Saturday with the Bear Cubs hosting Chabot at 5:30 p.m. at Haehl Pavilion. Santa Rosa is the fifth seed in the Northern California Regional of the California Community College Athletic Association tournament.
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As good as Anosike’s been, Machado looks like MAAC POY
Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 1:50 pmLOUDONVILLE – Last season, Siena forward Ryan Rossiter won Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year for a team with a losing record.
Junior forward O.D. Anosike, boasting similar credentials, is bidding to join his former teammate in that rare company when the MAAC announces its major awards on Thursday in Springfield, Mass.
However, it doesn’t appear that Anosike will accomplish the feat, even though he’s averaging a double-double and ranks in the top two in the country in rebounding, just as Rossiter did a year ago.
Iona senior point guard Scott Machado is the solid favorite for the award after leading the Gaels to the MAAC regular-season championship.
Siena coach Mitch Buonaguro, who can’t vote for his own player, cast his ballot for Machado, who’s leading the country with 10.1 assists per game.
“He makes them go,” Buonaguro said. “When he’s not out there, (more…)
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Pac-12 basketball ratings: Was a UCLA story published somewhere recently?
Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 1:13 amIf you haven’t heard, Sports Illustrated published a lengthy account — by Pulitzer Prize-winner George Dohrmann — of the behind-the-scenes problems at UCLA. Eight thoughts (in honor of the 8-clap): 1. If you follow the Bruins closely, the piece probably confirms your suspicions: Ben Howland isn’t exactly a players’ coach, Drew Gordon wasn’t exactly the [...]
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Ranking the locals: Cal remains on top, USF jumps Stanford
Monday, February 27, 2012 | 10:07 amWith tipoffs in a few hours, I won’t spend much time on the week that was. In fact, I’ll spend no time on it. Instead, the focus here is on what’s upcoming: The final weekend of the regular season for the WCC and the penultimate weekend for the Pac-12 and WAC. We’ve got a slew of [...]
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Stanford football: News and notes from Shaw’s pre-spring press conference
Saturday, February 25, 2012 | 7:36 amCardinal coach David Shaw held a 30-minute press conference Thursday to address spring practice, which begins Monday and runs (with a break in the middle) through April 14. *** The discussion began, not surprisingly, with questions about inside linebacker Shayne Skov — his recovery from knee surgery and his recent DUI arrest. Shaw said the [...]
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SRJC Men and Women Host State Basketball Tournament Games
Thursday, February 23, 2012 | 5:04 amPosted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit:
A basketball playoff doubleheader is on tap at Santa Rosa Junior College on Saturday with both the Bear Cubs women and men hosting first round games.
The action at Haehl Pavilion starts at 5:30 p.m. with the women going up against Chabot. Santa Rosa is the fifth seed in the Northern California Regional of the California Community College Athletic Association tournament.
The Santa Rosa men follow with a contest against Feather River. The Bear Cubs are seeded third in the Northern California Regional.
Both squads won Big 8 Conference titles this season.
Going into the playoffs at 24-5, the Bear Cubs men are ranked third in the state and second in northern California.
Leading the men is Sama Taku, who was named Big 8 Conference Most Valuable Player in a vote of league coaches.
Earning all-conference honors were Jordan Salley and Kevin Aronis, who is from Analy High. Honorable mention recognition went to Max Fujii, Analy, and Bobby Sharp, Cardinal Newman.
Santa Rosa men’s coach Craig McMillan was named conference Coach of the Year.
Defending state champions, the Santa Rosa women are 11th in the CCCAA rankings and fifth in the northern California poll, with a 22-6 overall record.
Former Analy standout Jen Tsurumoto was named Most Valuable Player of the Big 8 Conference. Ashley Morgan, from Maria Carrillo, and Anandi Jimenez, out of Montgomery, were named to the all-conference team.
Women’s coach Lacey Campbell was named Big 8 Coach of the Year.
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(posted in College Sports | tagged basketball, games, Host, SRJC, State, Tournament, Women)
There will be a senior night at UAlbany
Saturday, February 18, 2012 | 11:33 amALBANY — There is not a senior on the UAlbany basketball roster, but there will be a Senior Night at SEFCU Arena Saturday night.
Tradition dictates that, on the final home game of the regular season, the home team honors their seniors for four years of dedication.
That will happen before the Danes play Rider in a BracketBuster game at 7 p.m. Saturday. Danes’ coach Will Brown will give a little sendoff to senior managers Zack Marcus and Simon Clement. But there will also be a little bit of hoopla for 5-foot-9 guard Jacob Iati.
Academically, Iati is a senior, and he’ll graduate with his class in May. Because he transferred here from High Point University, he had to sit out a year, and does have one more season of eligibility left. He won’t use it.
Instead, Iati will enter grad school next semester and become a member of Brown’s staff as a graduate assistant. He will take the place of Josh Pelletier, who will finish his grad studies this spring. The term for a grad student assistant is two years.
Iati said he thought long and hard about coming back and playing one more year, but, after talking with his family and Brown, he took a different route. His brother, Jon, played for the Danes (2003-08) and left as the school’s 19th all-time leading scorer (1,142 points).
“A lot of this has to do with my education,” said Iati, who has been thrust into the starting lineup because of a boatload of injuriesto the Danes late in the season. “It was a real tough decision. I sat down with my family and we talked about all the different scenarios. I will find out if it was the best decision in the next two years. I think it will be.”
Iati had played sparingly for most of this year before the injuries hit. He started in the Danes’ 50-47 home loss against Vermont Wednesday and logged a career-high 37 minutes. He scored nine points.
He’ll start against Rider, but not because he is playing his last home game. The Danes need him. And, when the season is over, he’ll move on.
“Jacob is a smart kid,” Brown said. “He told me this is what he wanted to do. He will be giving up his final year of playing but he is looking at the big picture.”
Iati’s major is business administration with an emphasis on finance and management.
“You are always going to miss playing when it’s done,” Iati said. “I have been playing since I was so young … people who have played college basketball and are now in their 50s … they miss it. But I have to think about what I am going to do with my life. ”
So, Iati will take his final home bow Saturday night when he is introduced to the SEFCU crowd. He’ll be joined by his parents Frank and Lynne. And then he will play one more time in front of the home crowd.
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(posted in College Sports | tagged night, senior, There, UAlbany)
Empire Basketball Standouts Playing At High Level In NCAA
Friday, February 17, 2012 | 10:12 amPosted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit:
Empire big men Matt Cousins and Jacob Noisat made the Pac West Conference weekly honor roll for their play in the NCAA Division II league.
Cousins leads Chaminade University in scoring and rebounding, helping pace the Silverswords to second place in the Pac West. The former All-Empire player from Cardinal Newman is second in the conference averagingboth 17 points and 8 rebounds a game.
Noisat is Dominican University’s top scorer with 11 points per contest to go with his team leading 7 rebounds a game. The onetime Elsie Allen great has become the Penguins anchor in posting wins.
The pair, who workout together over summers, met in a league contest at Dominican earlier in January. Chaminade held on for the win. Cousins had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Noisat recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. The teams meet again in Honolul in February.
In his senior year at Chaminade, in Honolulu, Cousins would love another opportunity to compete in the NCAA Division II national tournament. He helped lead Chaminade to the Pac West title last season.
A junior, Noisat is in his first year at Dominican, in San Rafael, after transferring from Chabot College.
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(posted in College Sports | tagged basketball, Empire, High, Level, NCAA, playing, Standouts)
Ranking the locals: Saint Mary’s loss and what it means
Thursday, February 16, 2012 | 9:35 pmThe Gaels and Murray State sure have managed to toss a few wet blankets over their BracketBuster showdown, which no longer qualifies as a showdown. In the 2+ weeks since the matchup was announced, Murray State has lost its first game of the season and SMC has dropped two — the latest defeat being that [...]
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Player Of The Week Honors For Herold
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 | 8:19 pmPosted By Press Democrat Staff Writer Michael Coit:
Leading the Sonoma State men into the conference playoffs, Justin Herold has netted player of the week honors.
The former Maria Carrillo standout is the California Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading Sonoma State to a split of last week’s home games.
Herold helped Sonoma State clinch a conference tournament berth, scoring the game winning shot in a one point victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills. He totaled 25 points and 5 rebounds in the win.
Earlier, Herold again led Sonoma State with 26 points and 10 rebounds in a setback against Cal State Los Angeles. Over the two games, Herold went 20-for-27 (74.1%) from the field and a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line.
For the season, Herold leads Sonoma State averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds per contest. He is fourth in the conference in blocked shots.
Two teammates also have been named conference player of the week this season, Steven Pratt and Will Olsem.
The Seawolves have turned around their season with Herold playing a big role in the resurgence. Herold sat out the first semester after transferring from Cal Poly Pomona.
Sonoma State has won 9 of the past 11 games to raise its record to 13-9 overall and 11-7 in the conference. Now alone in fifth place, Sonoma State hopes to move up into the top four so the Seawolves can host a conference playoff game.
League play resumes Thursday with Sonoma State at Pomona and again on the road Saturday at San Francisco State. The Seawolves finish with a pair of home games with the conference tournament set to start Feb. 28.
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(posted in College Sports | tagged Herold, Honors, player, Week)
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