Clips
SIUE men fall short to CSUN 85-79
SIUE made a furious push in the second half, but fell short, dropping an 85-79 decision to CSUN Saturday to open the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic at Orleans Arena. --RiverBender.com
Rider holds off Northern Colorado 74-67 in Las Vegas Classic
Dimencio Vaughn had 13 points and five steals, and Jordan Allen scored 12 for Rider. The Broncs will face Cal State Northridge on Sunday. --ESPN
Rider holds off Northern Colorado 74-67 in Las Vegas Classic
Dimencio Vaughn had 13 points and five steals, and Jordan Allen scored 12 for Rider. The Broncs will face Cal State Northridge on Sunday. --The Seattle Times
Gordo on area hoops: Missouri climbs while Illinois falters
SIU Edwardsville (3-5): Tyreese Williford had a good time in Las Vegas Sunday. The JUCO transfer guard poured in a career-high 25 points as the Cougars beat Northern Colorado 82-72 in the Las Vegas Classic. Senior guard David McFarland scored 17 points, running his total for his last four games to 78 points. This was a nice rebound from SIU Edwardsville's 85-79 loss to CSU Northridge Saturday in Las Vegas. Senior guard Daniel Kinchen scored 16 points in just 15 minutes during that game. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Aztecs seek New Year's rebound vs. Northridge
Matadors update: CSUN (aka Cal State Northridge) is in the first year under coach Mark Gottfried, who replaced Reggie Theus after a 6-24 season. One of his assistants is 80-year-old former UCLA coach Jim Harrick. The Matadors have already matched last season’s win total, although the reclamation project still has a ways to go. The best win is against Rider, which is 178 in the NET metric. (CSUN is 275, SDSU is 143). But they’ve won three straight, which is more than SDSU can say this season after failing in three attempts after winning two in a row. “Our guys are playing with confidence right now,” Gottfried said. Lamine Diane, a 6-7 redshirt freshman from Senegal, is averaging a double-double (23.6 ppg, 10.5 rpg). Terrell Gomez, a 5-8 sophomore from Inglewood, averages 18.7 points and is coming off a 29-point performance in a 94-86 win against Morgan State. The roster also includes Mahamadou Kaba-Camara, a 7-0 reserve center from the African nation of Guinea by way of Balboa City Prep in Escondido. The Matadors rank 340th in Div. I in free-throw accuracy at 61.7 percent. --The San Diego Union Tribune
College Hoops: SDSU Collapses Against Brown; Late 3 Gives USD Edge Over Grand Canyon
SDSU will host Cal State Northridge on New Year’s Day for its last non-conference game of the season. USD, meanwhile, starts conference play against the Santa Clara Broncos on Thursday in Santa Clara. --Brinkwire
Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Spotlight: Coach Rick Stottler Leaves Powerful Legacy
In 1988, Florida Tech won the NCAA Division II National Championship, defeating host school Cal State Northridge 3-2. The team finished with a 15-6 record. --Space Coast Daily
Guidance from Lubick sticks with Meyer
Matt is following in his father’s footsteps — and Meyer’s by coaching receivers. He’s coached at Cal State Northridge, San Jose State, Oregon State, Colorado State, Mississippi, Arizona State, Duke, Oregon, and Washington. Lubick was named FootballScoop’s receivers coach of the year in 2012. --The Blade
Diane’s double-double helps CSU Northridge to 85-79 win
Lamine Diane had 21 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks as CSU Northridge held off SIU-Edwardsville 85-79 on Saturday afternoon in the Las Vegas Classic to halt a three-game skid. --Las Vegas Sun
Diane’s double-double helps CSU Northridge to 85-79 win
Lamine Diane had 21 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks as CSU Northridge held off SIU-Edwardsville 85-79 on Saturday afternoon in the Las Vegas Classic to halt a three-game skid. --The Washington Post