Team Awards banquet at Courtyard by Marriott
The Olympian awards banquet took place at the San Diego Central Courtyard by Marriott last evening. Awards were presented to the following players:
Broxton Dawson for Most Improved;
Alex Tyrrell for Most Inspirational;
RJ Rowan for Newcommer of the Year;
Wade King Gallman for the Academic Athlete of the Year
and for Most Valuable Player Cliff Adams.
Mesa joins San Diego Park and Recreation to host clinics
Mesa along with S.D. Parks and Recreation and 3PointPlay hosted a coaching clinic on Jan. 9. The Mesa coaching staff and members of 3PointPlay spoke at the clinic for coaches of both boys and girls teams. On January 16, 23 and 30 one day camps for players of San Diego Park and Recreation Departments basketball leagues will take place at 3 local recreation centers. Ages of these campers are 8 -14. The Mesa College coaching staff and players will participate in these camps.
Johnny Del Bene joins Colorado State Rams
Team scoring leader Johnny Del Bene, from Clayton Valley High School, joins the Colorado State Rams for the 2009-2010 season where he will compete for the starting point guard postition. Johnny was selected as the 2009-2010 MVP for the Olympians. He scored 396 points last season averaging 14.7 ppg with a high game of 33.
Starr signs at San Diego Christian
Jason Starr a Red Shirt Freshman from La Costa Canyon High School signs letter of intent to play for San Diego Christian next season. Jason was the top 3 point shooter for the Olympians last season averaging 10 points per game and 40% from the arc.
Chapel and Magno join Simpson College
Justin Chapel and Pat Magno will be teammates again at Simpson College. Chapel, a small forward for the Olympians, is competing for the starting small forward position. Magno, a 2 year starter and team captain last season, will be competing for the starting point guard job. Magno, from Eastlake High School, leaves his mark in the Mesa Record Book as one of the top ten in career assists with 290 assists.
Johnson to play at U. of Massachusetts, Boston
Co-Captain and starting small forward Maurice Johnson heads to the east coast where he will play for the U. of Massachusetts, Boston next season. In his two years here at Mesa Maurice averaged 6.9 points per game shooting 40% from the 3Point line. Maurice was this past season Most Inspirational Player.
Red Shirt Sophomore Mark Jefferies from Kearny High School has signed with William Penn University in Iowa. His career at Mesa was injury prone which saw him missing two-thirds of his freshman and part of his second season.
Coach John Henry of the William Penn Statesmen comments on Mark saying, "Mark is a versatile player on both ends of the floor."
Calvin Smith announces plans to attend Fontbonne University in Saint Louis. Calvin played his high school basketball at Mira Mesa High. Calvin was the defensive specialist for the Olympians last season and averaged 4 points per game with a season high of 13.
Former Olympian Darryl Anderson will play for the Tigers of the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State. Darryl was a two year starter at point guard who averaged 3.7 points per game and 3.1 assists per game here at Mesa. Darryl played his high school basketball for Southwest.
2006-07 1st-Team All-Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) selection, Brett Lauer, has signed with Division I UC Irvine.
Lauer averaged 16.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.1 steals per contest (overall in 28 games). He also shot 41% from 3 on the year. His high game was 36 points against Palomar College.
He finished with 465 total points, Giving him 750 total points through his first two seasons of competition.
In 15 conference games, Laueraveraged 17.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.4 steals per contest.He shot 46% from the floor and 45% from 3, includingan 8-8 game from behind the arc against conference rival, Cuyamaca College. 8-8 is also a school record for not only the total number of 3 pointers inone single contest, but tied the best 3 point field goal percentage (100%) ina single game. He also shot 80% from the free throw line in conference play.
Tommy DeMarco has verbally committed to Polytechnic University, a Division III NCAA institution in Brooklyn, NY.
DeMarco was in the Olympian program for three years (redshirting his first year). He scored 156 points in his two years with the Olympians. He made 26 three pointers during that stretch while shooting nearly 83% from the free throw line.
DeMarco competed in 37 total games for the Olympians, with a career high of 21 points.
DeMarco will compete for the starting point guard spot for the Fighting Blue Jays.
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