DJ Kennedy: a champion in search of an NBA home
Do-it-all DJ Kennedy led the Rio Grande Vipers to a championship, but still has his eyes squarely set on the NBA.
| Final - 3.21.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Falcons | 31 | 38 | 69 |
| Hawaii Warriors | 34 | 31 | 65 |
Do-it-all DJ Kennedy led the Rio Grande Vipers to a championship, but still has his eyes squarely set on the NBA.
And a little child shall lead them. Behind a match-high 25 kills from freshman Ben Patch, the BYU men's volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the MPSF tournament with a five-set home win over Hawaii.
Tom Crean should probably just go ahead and relax.
The Warriors finished with five players in double-digits as they laid an old-fashioned smack down on The Beach.
Led by 6'11" Jeremy Tyler, a Golden State power forward, the Santa Cruz Warriors defeated the Armor in California Thursday night. Tyler had 23 and 11 with James Mays of the Armor out with the flu. Carleton Scott hit five three's for the Armor.
2013 Recruit Collin Hartman just can't seem to catch a break when it comes to the injury bug after suffering his 2nd concussion like symptom in the last 7 months.
The No. 24 UNLV Rebels could not miss in the first half, giving the team a large lead to protect in the second half, which was more than enough to defeat the visiting Hawaii Warriors.
D.J. Richardson's three-pointer at the buzzer gave Illinois a wild 78-77 overtime victory over Hawaii on Friday night.
DJ Richardson's three-point buzzer-beater gives the Illini a 78-77 win over Hawaii
The Santa Cruz Warriors are entering the D-League with an abundance of promising talent. The NBA Warriors will surely to want to monitor this minor league affiliate quite closely, as a number of prospects have the potential to climb the NBA ladder.
The Governors' best returning player has done damage to his right knee and will be sitting out the first month of the season. AP fans, beware the challenges you will face.
After challenging NBA superstar Kevin Durant to a game of one on one, rapper Lil B emerged at a D-League tryout this past weekend for the Santa Cruz Warriors, affiliate of the NBA Warriors.
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Md.-Eastern Shore Hawks | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 76 - 64 | coverage |
| Ark.-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | Sunday, November 11 2012 | win 81 - 54 | coverage |
| Houston Baptist Huskies | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 73 - 60 | coverage |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | Saturday, November 17 2012 | loss 77 - 78 | coverage |
| North Dakota | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 71 - 66 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ UNLV Runnin' Rebels | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 63 - 77 | coverage |
| Pepperdine Waves | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 56 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Chaminade Silverswords | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 104 - 93 | coverage |
| Miami Hurricanes | Sunday, December 23 2012 | loss 58 - 73 | coverage |
| East Tennessee St. Buccaneers | Sunday, December 23 2012 | win 84 - 61 | coverage |
| Mississippi Rebels | Tuesday, December 25 2012 | loss 66 - 81 | coverage |
| Cal. St.-Northridge Matadors | Sunday, December 30 2012 | win 74 - 71 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Cal. St.-Fullerton Titans | Thursday, January 03 2013 | win 90 - 88 | coverage |
| UC Riverside Highlanders | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 76 - 61 | coverage |
| @ UC Irvine Anteaters | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 64 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Long Beach St. 49ers | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 72 - 76 | coverage |
| Pacific Tigers | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 60 - 52 | coverage |
| UC Davis Aggies | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 82 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Cal Poly-SLO Mustangs | Thursday, January 24 2013 | loss 59 - 88 | coverage |
| @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 78 - 73 | coverage |
| @ UC Riverside Highlanders | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 72 - 68 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Cal. St.-Fullerton Titans | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 77 - 75 | coverage |
| Long Beach St. 49ers | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 94 - 73 | coverage |
| UC Irvine Anteaters | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 78 - 72 | coverage |
| @ UC Davis Aggies | Thursday, February 14 2013 | loss 65 - 89 | coverage |
| @ Pacific Tigers | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 71 - 80 | coverage |
| Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 84 - 50 | coverage |
| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 70 - 66 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Cal Poly-SLO Mustangs | Sunday, March 03 2013 | loss 61 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Cal. St.-Northridge Matadors | Thursday, March 07 2013 | loss 75 - 88 | coverage |
| @ UC Irvine Anteaters | Thursday, March 14 2013 | loss 60 - 71 | coverage |
| Air Force Falcons | Thursday, March 21 2013 | loss 65 - 69 | coverage |
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauns Brereton | 21 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Manroop Clair | 33 | GUARD | 180 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Caleb Dressler | 25 | CENTER | 250 | 6-10 | freshman | |
| Dyrbe Enos | 10 | GUARD | 160 | 5-9 | freshman | |
| Isaac Fotu | 42 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Michael Harper | 24 | GUARD | 200 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Brandon Jawato | 3 | GUARD | 200 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Garrett Jefferson | 2 | GUARD | 175 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Vander Joaquim | 15 | CENTER | 245 | 6-10 | senior | |
| Ozren Pavlovic | 23 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Davis Rozitis | 13 | CENTER | 240 | 7-0 | junior | |
| Keith Shamburger | 0 | GUARD | 170 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Brandon Spearman | 32 | GUARD | 200 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Christian Standhardinger | 34 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Jace Tavita | 1 | GUARD | 210 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Aaron Valdes | 31 | GUARD | 190 | 6-5 | freshman |
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Christian Standhardinger | 31 | 30.1 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 50.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 34.1 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 64.6 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 15.7 |
| Vander Joaquim | 31 | 27.0 | 5.4 | 11.2 | 48.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 40.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 76.0 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 14.2 |
| Hauns Brereton | 30 | 24.9 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 39.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 33.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 81.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 10.1 |
| Brandon Spearman | 26 | 25.8 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 41.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 71.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 9.7 |
| Isaac Fotu | 31 | 24.9 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 61.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 65.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 9.6 |
| Brandon Jawato | 27 | 16.8 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 41.0 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 42.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 52.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
| Jace Tavita | 31 | 25.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 38.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 39.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Ozren Pavlovic | 22 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 27.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 89.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| Manroop Clair | 24 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 31.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 28.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Davis Rozitis | 29 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 47.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Garrett Jefferson | 31 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 27.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 67.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Michael Harper | 12 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |