Griffins fall in season opener at Desert tourney
- Updated: November 5, 2015
2015-16 COMMUNITY COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
By Bill Dickens
© EastCountySports.com
PALM DESERT (11-6-15) — Grossmont College opened the 2015-16 men’s basketball season against highly ranked San Bernardino Valley College in Thursday’s (Nov. 5) first round of the Frank Garcia Tournament at College of the Desert.
The Wolverines overpowered the Griffins 82-73.
“We’re a brand new unit and we looked pretty sharp,” said Griffins assistant coach JOHN CLARK. “But we were playing a team that’s probably going to wind up in the Final Four.”
Griffin sophomore KAELEN MITCHELL, out of Helix, poured in 23 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and nailed 5 of 12 from 3-point range.
MARCOS MEZA, the other returning sophomore in the Grossmont lineup, scored only 3 points but dished 8 assists.
Newcomers that stood out included DANIEL McCOWN, who hails from Palm Desert, hit 4 of 9 three-pointers and finished with 18 points.
Strong off the bench for Grossmont was LeANDRE POWELL (Chula Vista) with 10 points.
“Mitchell and Meza showed their experience,” said Clark, “and Powell did all his damage in 15 minutes. He’s a great energy guy.”
Grossmont will face Pacific Coast Athletic Conference rival San Diego Mesa in Friday’s (Nov. 6) second round at 1 p.m.
@ Palm Desert, CA
11/5/2015 at 3:00 PM
| Grossmont 73 |
San Bernardino 82 |
| 2ND HALF | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grossmont (0-1) | 28 | 45 | 73 |
| San Bernardino (1-0) | 42 | 40 | 82 |
Grossmont |
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| # | STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Spencer Vering – f | 24 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Marcos Meza – g | 33 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Daniel McCown – g | 27 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 30 | Remy Lawyer – g | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | Kaelen Mitchell – g | 27 | 9-21 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| # | RESERVES | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| 10 | Larry Stokes | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ervin Shepherd | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Dominique Walker | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Luke Jackson | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | LeAndre Powell | 15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 42 | Corwin Feerick | 16 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| TM | TEAM | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 28-67 41.8% |
10-30 33.3% |
7-16 43.8% |
17 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 73 | ||
San Bernardino |
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| # | STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Jacardo Hawkins – f | 21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 05 | Trey Edwards – c | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 01 | Perris Hicks – g | 29 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 4-6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 02 | Nino Jackson – g | 24 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Brandon Jolley – g | 29 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| # | RESERVES | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| 03 | Ja Morgan | 17 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 04 | Tymorae Glover | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Dock Gooch | 16 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | Steven Adams | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Zach Rollins | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Robert Lewis | 27 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 33 | Lucas Colimero | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TM | TEAM | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 32-58 55.2% |
6-22 27.3% |
12-21 57.1% |
15 | 33 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 82 | ||
| GROSSMONT | TEAM STATISTICS | SAN BERNARDINO |
|---|---|---|
| 41.8% ( 28-67) | Field Goal % | 55.2% ( 32-58) |
| 33.3% ( 10-30) | 3pt Field Goal % | 27.3% ( 6-22) |
| 43.8% ( 7-16) | Free Throw % | 57.1% ( 12-21) |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Points off Turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | 2nd Chance Points | 14 |
| 30 | Points in the Paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fastbreak Points | 14 |
| 19 | Bench Points | 25 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 1st-14:46 | Time of Largest Lead | 2nd-06:10 |
| Ties: 4; Lead Changes: 5 | ||
