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Ex-Cavs guard Williams in running for coaching job at Alabama State
He has served as an assistant under CSU Northridge head coach Mark Gottfried since 2018. (Former UCLA coach Jim Harrick is also a member of Gottfried's staff.) -- Sports Illustrated
How football coach Steve Papin ended up back at Independence; Mitty basketball star signs with SCU
Archbishop Mitty senior Ashley Hiraki underwent a change of heart after originally opting to play women’s basketball at Cal State Northridge. -- Mercury News
Steve Papin returns to Independence; Mitty star signs with SCU
Archbishop Mitty senior Ashley Hiraki underwent a change of heart after originally opting to play women’s basketball at Cal State Northridge. -- LA eSpeak
Cal State Northridge’s Lamine Diane hopes NBA will be next step in his journey from Senegal
Before he moved more than 6,000 miles from home, before he learned English, before he became a two-time Big West Player of the Year at Cal State Northridge, Lamine Diane was a gangly 15-year-old at his family’s modest two-story house in Dakar, Senegal. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Senior Send-offs
Iman Babineaux will attend the University of Houston, Janae O’Neal is going to UC Davis and Sarah Collier will attend Sacramento State. Relay team newcomer Brianna Kelpis signed with Cal State Northridge. -- Antelope Valley Press
Orange County high school baseball: Updated college signings and commitments, April 29
Ryan Ball, Trabuco Hills, Sr., Cal State Northridge -- Orange County Register
Whicker: The NBA gave Daishen Nix a real-world choice, and he took it
With drive-through transfers, the Big West and similar conferences will basically become minor league feeders. Elijah Harkless of Etiwanda was an improving sophomore at CSUN. Now he’ll be an improving junior at Oklahoma. Maybe Steph Curry would have left Davidson under those rules. Maybe Damian Lillard would have left Weber State. -- Los Angeles Daily News
The breakdown: Best decade in SoCal sports history
Additional college titles (34): College World Series by Cal State Fullerton in ’84. Women’s College World Series titles by UCLA in ’82, ’84, ’85, ’88, ’89 and Cal State Fullerton in ’86. Women’s volleyball titles to USC in ’81, UCLA in ’84, Long Beach State in ’89. Men’s volleyball titles to UCLA in ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’87, ’89, USC in ’80 and ’88, Pepperdine in ’85 and ’86. Men’s soccer title to UCLA in ’85. Men’s water polo to UC Irvine in ’82 and ’89. Men’s gymnastics to UCLA in ’87. Men’s swimming to UCLA in ’82. Men’s golf to UCLA in ’88. Men’s tennis to UCLA in ’82 and ’84. Men’s track and field to UCLA in ’87 and ’88. Women’s track and field to UCLA in ’82 and ’83. Women’s tennis to USC in ’83 and ’85. AIAW women’s titles (4): Tennis to USC in ’80 and UCLA in ’81, track and field to Cal State Northridge in ’80, volleyball to USC in ’80. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Alexander: Which one is the best decade ever in SoCal Sports?
But consider this, too: In addition to football and basketball championships, since 1950 SoCal’s college teams – mostly USC and UCLA but with contributions from Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, Long Beach State, Pepperdine and Cal State Northridge – have won 219 Division I national championships in what are now known as “Olympic” sports but were then known as “non-revenue.” -- Los Angeles Daily News
Lamine Diane 2020 NBA Draft Profile
Lamine Diane is a forward who played at Cal State Northridge. The 6’7 forward, who is a native of Senegal, could be a sleeper in this year’s draft. Diane routinely appeared in LWOS’ mid-major weekly recaps for his dominant performances. How will his game translate into the NBA? -- Last Word Pro Basketball