Junior College National Championships

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Here are some results from Hutchinson, KS at the juco Nationals...

In game 1: Midland beat Chattanooga State 75-71.
Midland is ex-BU assistant Alvin Brooks III old school and one of their players might be familiar -- Ty Nurse was on Decatur Christian a few years back and is still trying to get to D-I. He's a PG and had 12 pts, 2 asst for Midland.
For Chattanooga, Phillip Jurick -- former 5-Star recruit who was sent packing by Bruce Pearl at Tennessee...came into the game averaging 11 ppg, 13 rpg (#2 Nationally!), 9.5 blocks per game (#1 Nationally and more that TWICE as many blocks per game as the guy who was 2nd nationall), and 70% FG shooting (2nd Nationally -min 4FG/gm).....and was a top candidate for juco Player of the Year, but was 0-3 and scoreless, with 5 rebounds and fouled out in only 11 minutes of playing time.....


Game 2: Wabash Valley beat Waycross 75-57.
Wabash's best player D'Mitri Riggs did not play -- no reason given...
In Riggs' absence, their leading scorer was Chris Evans, 6-7 PF, with 26 pts, 6 reb (he's headed to Kent State).


Game 4: Southeastern CC (IA) beat Eastern Mississippi CC 76-66
Southeastern (John Wilkins' school) got 16 pts, 6 reb, 2 asst from (Paris Gulley.


Other games...
College of Southern Idaho looked good - 78-72 over Redlands...ex-BU recruit Fabyon Harris (PG) 2 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst, and Dariius Smith who transferred from UConn 10 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asst, 7 turnovers, 5 fouls (really filling the stat sheet!) - 7-footer Paul Bunch 2 pts, 2 reb.

Southeastern won their 2nd game 59-53 over Shelton State - Gulley 14 ots, 7 reb

Midland beat Wabash and knocked them into the Consolation round, 86-76.
Nurse 17 pts, 4 asst, and again Riggs did not play but Evans gave them 18 pts, 10 reb.

College of Southern Idaho 77 - Tallahassee 65, CSI's Pierre jackson 34 pts, Smith 6, Harris 3, Bunch scoreless


SO -- the Final Four in the Championship Bracket are Midland, Southeastern CC (IA), Monroe, Tallahassee CC.
in the consolation Bracket, the Final Four are Waycross, Western Wyoming, Lamar, Cape Fear.




The D-II juco Nationals are in Danville, IL...
The notable teams there -- Parkland, Meremac, Kirkwood (Iowa's Brennan Cougill), Lincoln, and Erie (their star is God's Gift Achiuwa...who is averaging 15 ppg, 11 rpg)
The Final Four in the Championship Bracket are: Lincoln (Kiel Turpin 16 pts, 11 reb - Demarius Summrell 15 pts), Erie, Triton, Mott...(Jim Bain is coordinator of officials)
Parkland is in the Final Four of the Consolation Bracket

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Lincoln repeats

Lincoln just won its 2nd straight National Championship... Another MVP for Kiel Turpin, how were we not recruiting him before florida state got him..... I think there is also a few unsigned guys on that team too, so maybe we can fill the spots if we lose players..... Great day to be alum from there

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College of Southern Idaho won the DI juco Title...over Midland
Pierre Jackson of CSI was a stud and their best player...averaging 24.5 ppg in the tourney
Darius Smith scored 7 and Fabyon Harris 9 in the title game.

Paris Gulley averaged 15.5 ppg and 47.4% (9-19) on 3's, as SICC won their first two to achieve the Final Four then lose their next two to finish with a 4th place trophy.

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College of Southern Idaho won the DI juco Title....

uh oh ....the National Championship trophy was barely unpacked and there's already scandal tainting the team's win...
Two players arrested - drug possession.....

http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls/article_7e466d58-9dff-5a9c-bbab-ae98535c3764.html

I guess this is pretty common stuff -- three different members of the Washington State basketball team have had arrests this season..

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2011/03/pullman_police_marijuana_deangelo_casto.php#

[Samd2]

i think they should allow them to play until proven guilty, that is why we have a system. i would hate to see a kid miss out if he is actually innocent. it does happen