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Cal Bears basketball podcast with Morris Phillips: Once lit up, Sueing can drain the threes; leads Cal with 23 in big win over San Diego State

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vcstar.com photo: San Diego’s Jalen McDaniels, right, drives the ball against California’s Grant Anticevich (34) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in Berkeley, Calif.

On the Cal Bears basketball podcast with Morris:

#1 Justice Sueing started out the season on fire, but cooled off in recent weeks; but on Saturday night against San Diego State (3-5), Sueing led Cal (3-5) with 23 points. What’s been the big turnaround for Sueing?

#2 Sueing was instrumental in leading the Bears to a 89-83 win over San Diego State. Is he one of those players who once gets on fire stays lit up for a whole game?

#3 After getting stomped by the USF Dons (8-1) last Wednesday by 19 points. it looked like the Bears rallied around each other and really made things happen on Saturday.

#4 Cal’s Grant Anticevich, Conor Vanover, and point guard Paris Austin are playing more efficiently. How important were they in this win on Saturday night?

#5 Cal Poly (3-5) is next up to play at Haas Pavilion and the Bears hope to keep it going this Sunday the 16th with a 3 PM tipoff. Morris Phillips will have complete Cal basketball action.

Morris does the Cal Bears basketball podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Stanford Cardinal basketball podcast with Joey Friedman: After being dominated by Kansas, the Cardinal are back at home against Washington State

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On the Stanford Cardinal basketball podcast with Joey Friedman:

#1 Joey, to no one’s surprise, the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks shut down any chance for the Stanford Cardinal to get past them last Saturday in a 90-84 win at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Ks.

#2 The Hawks’ Lagerald Vick was key to the victory. Vick drilled the game-tying 3-pointer with 7 seconds remaining in regulation, then scored eight of his 27 points in overtime.

#3 Stanford’s Daejon Davis sank a pair of free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining, giving the Cardinal a 75-72 lead. Vick made the tying 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. How frustrating was it to lose in a game where Stanford was in shouting distance all night?

#4 The Jayhawks hold an 11-3 all-time series lead over Stanford. Next season, the teams complete their four-game series in December at Maples Pavilion.

#5 Next up for the Stanford Cardinal, they host Washington State on Sat. Dec. 15th and our very own Joey Friedman has your game coverage on that contest.

Stanford Cardinal basketball podcast can be heard each Friday with Joey Friedman at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

SJSU returns to the win column with a 67-65 win over B-CU

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Besides the home opener, not much has been going in the San Jose State Spartans’ favor in the men’s basketball world, but they had a game on Thursday night versus the Bethune Cookman Wildcats inside the Event Center and there was no way to avoid it.

Prior to the tipoff, Spartans head coach Jean Prioleau put together a starting lineup of Michael Steadman, Brae Ivey, Oumar Barry, Noah Baumann and Craig LeCesne.

The SJSU cheer team got things started, the crowd grew loud and both teams balled it out on the court. SJSU opened the scoring, thanks to LeCesne’s jumper in the paint just 18 seconds into the first period. Steadman followed up LeCesne’s opening score with a pair of free throws and a jumper in the paint. Barry also made his presence felt with a pair of free throws.

SJSU was doing just fine until B-CU made it a 1-point game and subsequently grabbed a 13-12 lead. Shawntrez Davis threw down the dunk to put the Wildcats on top. The Wildcats proceeded to build upon its lead, but the Spartans stayed in the game with Ivey’s jumper, Anigwe’s layup and Barry’s pair of free throws. The Spartans tied the game 20-20, thanks to Steadman’s jumper.

This matchup turned out to be a back-and-forth battle. Anigwe threw down a fastbreak dunk to put the Spartans back on top. Armani Collins hit a 3-pointer to make it a 1-point game in favor of B-CU. Anigwe tied the game 23-23 and Baumann made a fastbreak layup to help the Spartans to a 25-23 advantage. The Spartans had a 27-23 lead before the Wildcats took over to make it a 1-point game. LeCesne helped the Spartans to a 1-point lead, but it was short-lived as Leon Redd hit a 3 and a jumper to put the Wildcats back on top.

The ardent action winded down and SJSU trailed B-CU 35-32 at halftime.

SJSU picked up the pace to start the second period. Barry threw down a dunk and made a layup in the paint, Steadman made a layup and Baumann hit a fastbreak 3 to put the Spartans on top within the first five minutes of the second. But B-CU refused to back down as Malik Maitland hit a 3 to make it a 1-point game and Pope tied the game 41-41 with a free throw.

It was deja vu all over again as both teams engaged in another back-and-forth battle. Brian Rodriguez-Flores hit a 3 to give the Spartans a 44-41 lead, but Mark Gordon hit not only one, but two 3s to tie the game 44-44 and put the Wildcats up 47-44.

The crowd erupted in cheers as Baumann hit back-to-back 3s to tie the game 58-58 and put the Spartans up 61-58 late in the game. There was a slight scare as the Wildcats hastily responded, but Ivey hit a 3 of his own to put the Spartans back on top 64-63.

The game went down-to-the-wire, but SJSU hung in there. Steadman made a layup to give the Spartans a 1-point lead with 39.4 seconds left. The Spartans played defense, which worked this time as B-CU missed as time expired.

SJSU defeated B-CU 67-65. With the win, SJSU notched its second win on the season and snapped its 6-game losing skid.

SJSU concludes its homestand next Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. Northern Arizona. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm PST.

San Jose State podcast with Ana Kieu: Football receives early Christmas present; Men’s basketball can’t afford to lose any more games

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On the San Jose State podcast with Ana: 

1. San Jose State football received an early Christmas present of a $2 million gift commitment, thanks to SJSU alumnus John Hopkirk and his wife Anne Murphy. 

2. The San Jose State football coaching staff has been holding meetings with high school football players, mostly from the state of California. 

3. San Jose State men’s basketball enters Thursday’s game vs. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats with six straight losses. How important is this game and what do the Spartans need to do to pick up a win? 

Ana does the San Jose State podcasts each week for SportsRadioService.com 

San Jose State preps for Bethune Cookman in hopes of getting back into win column

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose State Spartans’ men basketball team often practices and plays to the catchy song of “Let’s Go” by Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo, but this week gives the song a whole new meaning as San Jose State has to get back in the win column after six straight losses. Like Ne-Yo sings in his verse “Let’s go. Make no excuses now. I’m talking here and now.”

Now, let us tell you what you need to know prior to SJSU’s tipoff vs. Bethune Cookman Thursday night on KLIV 1590 AM with Justin Allegri.

Game No. 8
Bethune Cookman (4-4) vs. San Jose State (1-6)
Thursday, Dec. 6, 7:00 pm PST
Event Center (5,000)
San Jose, Calif.

Pregame with Prioleau
Spartans head coach Jean Prioleau will be the subject of the second “Pregame With Prioleau” held Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 am PST in the Spartans Men’s Basketball Team Lounge inside YUH on campus. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to hear from Prioleau as he recaps the season thus far and looks forward to what is next.

Cost is $25 and involves a full breakfast. Free street parking is available. To RSVP, email Blake Sasaki at blake.sasaki@sjsu.edu

Live stats
Spartan fans can view live stats of all SJSU men’s basketball games, home and away, by accessing the Live Stats feature at www.sjsuspartans.com. Click on the link on the women’s basketball schedule page to follow the action.

All-access passport
The Mountain West Network is your all-access passport to Spartan Athletics. For live and recorded video/audio of SJSU men’s basketball home and Mountain West road contests, the Mountain West Network is your home. Go to Mountain West Network logo at top of the Spartans Athletics home page or go to www.sjsuspartans.com/video.

Newcomers
SJSU’s top five scorers are all newcomers led by the junior transfer trio of Brae Ivey (13.3), Michael Steadman (13.3) and Craig LeCesne (10.4). Freshmen Seneca Knight (6.1) and Christian Anigwe (6.0) round out the list.

In case you missed it 
SJSU dropped to 1-6 as Indiana State went off for 86 points after shooting 76 percent from the floor in the half and finishing at 64 percent for the game. SJSU found little success on their end of the scoresheet, converting just 30 percent from the field.

Winning the boards
Prioleau preaches the importance of winning the boards, and his team has taken care of business in that department thus far. SJSU currently leads their opponents in rebounding margin at +3.7 and have particularly strong on the offensive boards, ranking second in the conference (12.4 per game).

Steady Steadman
JUCO transfer Michael Steadman is off to a hot start at his new home at SJSU. He currently ranks 5th in the conference in total rebounds per game (8.9) and is riding a five-game streak of double digit scoring. He was named to the Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament team after averaging 11.7 points and 7 rebounds per game. Steadman has two of the team’s three double-doubles this season.

Second season for Prioleau
Prioleau is entering his second season at the helm of SJSU men’s basketball and is coming off his first full offseason with the program. Prioleau was hired on Aug. 4, 2017, and given just three months to prepare for his debut season. Now with a full offseason under his belt to prepare the team, Prioleau and his staff are excited about the team’s potential.

Staff shakeup
Jean Prioleau made some changes to his staff in the offseason as he brought in former NC State All-American Julius Hodge as an assistant coach. He also promoted director of basketball operations, Ryan Cooper, to assistant coach.

First ever meeting between the teams
Bethune Cookman’s stop at the Event Center is the second of a three-game California road trip. The Wildcats will face St. Mary’s on Tuesday and finish at Cal Poly on Saturday, Dec. 8. Entering the road trip, they are 4-4 with wins over Trinity Baptist (104-44), Johnson University (97-47), Stetson (84-74) and Florida Atlantic (72-70). They’re averaging 75 points per game and have limited opponents to just 38.9 percent shooting from the field.

Thursday’s game will be the first meeting between the programs.

Big Game Baumann
SJSU sophomore Noah Baumann is once again displaying his impressive 3-point shooting abilities this season after finishing in the top-40 in the Mountain West in that department as a freshman. He’s currently 12-of-23 from downtown for a 52.2 percent clip that ranks third in the conference.

Cal Bears basketball podcast with Morris Phillips and Michael Duca: Cal looks to rebound from St. Mary’s loss, host USF Wednesday night

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photo from calbears.com: The Cal Bears Justice Sueing (10) drives to the net against the St Mary’s Gales on Saturday night. The Gales snapped their four game losing streak beating Cal.

Join Michael Duca and Morris Phillips on this edition of Sportstalk as they host the Cal Bears basketball podcast. They discuss Cal’s loss to St Mary’s last Saturday night in Moraga ending St Mary’s four game losing streak. Malik Fitts scored 19 points–one of four St. Mary’s double-digit scorers–in the Gaels’ comfortable 83-71 win over Cal. St. Mary’s shot 55 percent before halftime, and led by 15 at the break.

Justice Sueing paced the Bears with 16 points. Matt Bradley had 15, and Paris Austin had 12. The Bears again struggled with ball movement and offensive cohesion with their absurdly low assist total of six jumping off the stat sheet. As the Golden Bears drop a tough one 83-71.

The Bears host the USF Dons Wednesday night at Haas Pavilion for an 8:00PM tip

Vick, No. 2 Jayhawks hold off the Cardinal 90-84 in OT

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By Daniel Dullum
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Saturday, December 1, 2018

No. 2 Kansas needed a big finish from guard Lagerald Vick to lift the Jayhawks past upset-minded Stanford with a 90-84 overtime men’s basketball victory Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.

Vick drilled the game-tying 3-pointer with 7 seconds remaining in regulation, then scored eight of his 27 points in overtime.

Stanford’s Daejon Davis sank a pair of free throws with 13.3 seconds remaining, giving the Cardinal a 75-72 lead. Vick made the tying 3-pointer on the ensuing possession.

The Cardinal had the final possession in regulation, but Davis missed a 3-point attempt as time expired.

In the overtime, Vick, who scored two points in the first half, hit a 3 to put the Jayhawks ahead, followed by a dunk, and his seventh 3-pointer of the game, putting KU up by eight.

Dedrick Lawson finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds for Kansas, with Udoka Azbuike adding 18 points and nine boards.

Stanford was led by KZ Okpala with 22 points and eight rebounds. Davis was next for the Cardinal with 19 points and eight rebounds, and Isaac White finished with 15 points on five 3s.

The Cardinal hit a season-high 12 3-pointers in the game after averaging 5.7 3s per game going into Saturday.

It was Jerod Haase’s second return to Allen Fieldhouse as Stanford’s coach. A former KU standout, Haase helped lead the Jayhawks to three consecutive conference championships and is No. 33 on the KU career scoring list with 1,264 points.

The Jayhawks hold an 11-3 all-time series lead over Stanford. Next season, the teams complete their four-game series in December at Maples Pavilion.

Next: After a grueling start to their season, the Cardinal have a two-week break before hosting Eastern Washington on Dec. 15.

San Jose State podcast with Ana Kieu: Bring out the Crying Jordans for the football and men’s basketball teams

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On the San Jose State podcast with Ana: 

1. Saturday was just not a good day for San Jose State Athletics as the football team let Fresno State win the Valley Trophy for the second straight year after a 31-13 loss and the men’s basketball team lost to Santa Clara 71-63 for their fifth straight loss. 

2. The Spartans men’s basketball team hosted the Indiana State Sycamores last night inside the Event Center. What are your three takeaways from the game?

3. What are your thoughts on the Mountain West football teams in the playoffs?

Ana does the San Jose State podcasts each week for SportsRadioService.com

Stanford handles Portland State to the tune of a 79-67 win

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By Joey Friedman

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Stanford came off a disappointing the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament (during which they could only pull off a single win) to face the Portland State Vikings on Wednesday Night at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal beat the Vikings by a final score of 79-67.

Stanford’s return to their home court got off to a slow start; despite how they held Portland State scoreless of the first four minutes, their own offense was slow to act. The Vikings quickly regained momentum and jumped out to a 14-10 lead with 12 minutes left to play in the first half. Momentum swung back the Cardinal’s way out of a timeout with a Lukas Kisunas layup, Cormac Ryan three-pointer, and Jaiden Delaire dunk on consecutive possessions to give Stanford a 17-14 lead.

With 5 minutes left in the half, Stanford would grind out a 7 point lead with the score 30-23 thanks to some scrappy basketball from bench players of the likes of Kodye Pugh and Lukas Kisunas. However, the Vikings would go on a 12-2 run to crawl back to a three-point lead with a minute left. Viking junior guard Michael Nuga did most of the damage; He would finish the first half with 17 points. Nobody else on either team would finish with more than seven. The Vikings took a 35-34 lead to the locker room at the break.

Stanford and Portland State shot 46% and 34% from the field, respectively, in the first half. In the same time frame, both teams combined to shoot 3-24 from beyond the arc, while Stanford was out-rebounded 28-16 overall (specifically 14-13 on their own defensive boards). Stanford turned the ball over 11 times, while PSU did so 5 times. KZ Okpala, Stanford’s team leader in both minutes and points per game this, only received 5 minutes of action in the first half, despite making the expected appearance in the starting lineup.

Stanford would start the second half reenergized and they would jump to a 7-point lead and an 8-0 run with the starting lineup of Cormac Ryan, Daejon Davis, KZ Okpala, Oscar da Silva, and Bryce Wills leading the way. The Vikings tied the game at 46 points each when a free throw fell with just over 11 minutes to play, but Stanford would inch their way forward, eventually edging out an eight-point advantage over the next 3 minutes. At the five minute mark, Vikings’ junior forward Sal Nuhu and Stanford traded contested slam dunks to settle the score at 63-53. Stanford’s lead lasted to a 79-67 final.

For the Cardinal, sophomore Oscar da Silva finished with 12 points while freshman Bryce Wills had a career-high 10 points. Jaiden Delaire and Josh Sharma each finished with 9. Josh Sharma also had 7 rebounds. 

For the Vikings, Michael Nuga finished with 19 points and 9 rebounds, Sal Nuhu had a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Holland Woods had 18 points and 5 assists.  

Stanford finished with a 54% field goal percentage, they shot 2-16 from beyond the arc, turned the ball over 9 times, collected 36 rebounds, and blocked 9 shots. Portland State finished by shooting 32% from the field and shooting 2-24 from beyond the arc. They also had 9 turnovers and 51 rebounds. 

What’s Next?
Stanford will be back in action on the road on December 1st against the #2 Kansas Jayhawks. It will be their third time playing against a ranked opponent thus far in the non-conference schedule. They are 0-2 against ranked opponents this season.

Portland State will face Portland Bible at home on December 1st.

San Jose State slumps to sixth straight loss, 86-57, to Indiana State

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By: Ana Kieu 

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After five straight losses, the San Jose State Spartans were hoping and praying for a win over the Indiana State Sycamores on Wednesday night inside the Event Center. 

Yes, home court advantage exists for a reason. The Spartans’ record may not reflect that, but Spartan nation was loud and proud as they sported the blue and gold. In addition, the Spartan marching band and Spartan cheer squad put on excellent shows to entertain us. 

Anyhow, ISU won the tipoff and SJSU’s home game went underway. ISU opened the scoring as Clayton Hughes hit the first 3-pointer of the first half. SJSU hastily responded as Noah Baumann hit a 3 of his own to tie the game. 

But ISU made themselves look like the tough guys. The Sycamores went on a 6-0 run before Oumar Barry made a free throw to help the Spartans pull within 5 at the 16:20 mark of the half. Michael Steadman followed up with a free throw of his own to reduce the Sycamores’ deficit to 4 just 10 seconds later. 

At the second media timeout, SJSU trailed ISU 13-8, which wasn’t too bad, but the Spartan defense could’ve done a better job at slowing down the Sycamore offense in the first 10 minutes of the half.

SJSU showed some more life in the second 10 minutes of the half. Seneca Knight made a layup and Steadman made a jumper in the paint.

However, ISU refused to back down. Allante Holston made a jumper of his own, which also happened to be in the paint. Tyreke Key then made two layups before Christian Anigwe responded with a layup in the paint to re-excite Spartan nation. 

The Spartans’ lack of scoring certainly didn’t look any better late in the half. At the final media timeout, SJSU was on a 4-plus minute scoring drought and trailed ISU 28-14 with 4:29 left in the half. 

SJSU was happy to see Barry’s layup and Brae Ivey’s jumper, but ISU continued to pour in the points from all directions on the court. Ivey made a pair of free throws, but his efforts weren’t enough to help the Spartans, who trailed the Sycamores 44-20 at halftime. Baumann led the Spartans with 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 block. Ivey had 4 points and 1 steal. Barry and Steadman scored 3 points apiece, while Anigwe and Isaiah Nichols scored 2 points apiece. These stats were far from impressive, but Baumann was a bright spot for the Spartans.

The Sycamores remained hot in the second half. Devin Thomas made a pair of free throws and Key scored on two consecutive possessions to record 16 points by the 16-minute mark of the half. After a Devin Thomas score and a foul, ISU went on a 6-0 run to make it a 56-27 game at the 15:47 mark of the half.

Ivey ended the Sycamores’ run with a 3-pointer. Ivey’s 3 also signaled the start of the reduction of the Spartans’ deficit. Then, Zach Chappell happened. Chappell made two pairs of free throws–the first on the fastbreak and the other on the regular. But it was too little, too late, as the Spartans’ deficit increased to 30 at the 10:08 mark of the half.

Anigwe’s free throw and Barry’s pair of free throws brought the Spartans within 29 with 8:46 left in the half. Yep, Barry heated up, but this was still a tall order for the Spartans to complete against a Sycamores team.

SJSU lost to ISU 86-57. Steadman led the Spartans with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. Ivey had 12 points and 1 rebound. Barry had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Knight added 7 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound and 1 block. 

Notes 
Spartans’ starting lineup: Michael Steadman, Brae Ivey, Oumar Barry, Noah Baumann and Craig LeCesne. 

Up Next 
The Spartans continue their four-game homestand with game No. 3 next Thursday, Dec. 6 versus the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at 7:00 pm PT.