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Drew League Invites Four AVC Players

Posted: May 23, 2013 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2013-14, D1, Player, Summer Tournament
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The prestigious Drew League draws the best of the best college and professional players for 14 weeks every summer in Los Angeles.  Participants in the League say that it is an experience that they  will never forget and it teaches them what level of competition they will face in the their future basketball careers.  This year, four  Antelope College players are playing in the Drew league;

Mike Scott, 6’2”, 185, PG, joining University of Idaho this year.

Daviyon Draper, 6’7”, 215, Wing, Sophomore, Antelope Valley College

Zack Hollis, 6’9”, 225, Forward/Center, Sophomore, Antelope Valley College

Tim Johnson, 5’11”, 185, PG, Freshman, Antelope Valley College

 

 

 

Road Trip-Thoughts On AVC’s Past and Future

Posted: March 19, 2013 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2013-14, Recruitment, Summer Tournament
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I am sitting at a desk writing this piece in a little house on the banks of the Hassayampa River just outside of Wickenburg, Arizona.  We headed out after the JUCO state tournament and did a little gambling in Nevada and now are getting ready to watch the Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona.  Oh forgot, I received a call from my brother in Minnesota who was sitting looking outside at the blizzard(Alberta Clipper) that was blowing 2 1/2 feet of snow.  He wasn’t too happy when I let him know about the 90 degree weather here. 

The warm weather, the quiet gurgling of the river, the change of environment has given me time to think about last season and the next one coming up.  Here goes;

Past season had 20 wins, three wins over state runner up Chaffey.  Led the majority of the playoff game against State Champ Mt. Sac.  Beat final four Merritt in the summer.  Put on an outstanding summer tournament.  Lost twice to San Bernardino Valley by 4 points and lost to Desert on the road on a 40 footer by their Center.  Not bad but as every team in the State would say, “Things must improve next year.” 

There will be some some very exciting things going in the next couple of months.  AVC has 6 graduating sophomores;

  1. Mike Scott
  2. Terrance Berry
  3. Larry Slaughter
  4. Vadal Faniel
  5. John Washington
  6. Dwan Caldwell

These players will be visiting Universities to determine which scholarship they will accept.  Four of the six players have multiple offers and two have interest at the next level.  Interest will turn to offers when high school players and other JUCO players don’t make their grades.  It will fun reporting on this recruiting.  AVC sends their players to the next level! Great stuff. 

So how about next year?

Recruiting, getting the Summer Tournament organized, planning for the move to the Western State South Conference, reporting on the returning sophomores, the transfers, and the new high school recruits.   Stay tuned to this website keep up with AVC’s activities and even other teams.

Final…Chaffey verse SFC…Huge Upset!!!!!

Posted: March 15, 2013 in AVC Men's BB 2012-13, Summer Tournament
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Chaffey 87

San Francisco City  85

SoCal 3 and Dunk wipe out the North.

Dwan “Po” Caldwell, Larry Slaughter…Spring/Summer Update

Posted: August 13, 2012 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2012-13, D-1 Interest, Summer Tournament
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Its been a busy summer for AVC’s power forward sophomore, Dwan “Po” Caldwell, 6’8”, 245.  HeDwan Po Caldwell tournament 4 played the 8 summer showcase games and really impressed the D-1 schools with his prowess around the basket.  He was smiling about all of the attention he was getting. 

A healthy Caldwell will be a force this year for AVC both on the boards and and scoreboard.  Po was also invited to the All-American Showcase in Las Vegas and showed his skills in the paint and around the basket.  Its going to be a great year for Dwan.

 

 

LarryDOf all of AVC players this spring, Larry Slaughter, 6’8”, 225 showed the greatest level of improvement and energy of all of their returning players.  Larry played at two positions during the summer showcase season;  the wing and the forward.  At the wing he drilled three point shots, drove the lane, and was a strong rebounder.  At the forward position, he was a defensive presence, shot mid-range jumpers and dominated the boards. 

Larry was invited to the All-American Showcase in Las Vegas and was named to the All-Star team for the showcase. 

With Larry Slaughter playing at this high level,  AVC’s four “bigs” will be a tough group for other teams to handle.  

AVC’s July 2012…The Most Important Month…A Look Back

Posted: August 6, 2012 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2012-13, Basketball Websites, Summer Tournament, Summer Workouts
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I believe that July of every year is the most important month for a for JUCO Basketball program.  Rather than replay my thoughts on why this is true, you can read my blog post http://melgru23.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/july-the-most-important-month-in-basketball/

Instead, now that July is over, lets look at what occurred in July 2012 for Antelope Valley College.

  1. This website provided 97 articles written in the 31 days.
  2. The site experienced 8638 “hits” for the month or averaged 279 articles reads per day.  Readers originated from all over the United States and 26 foreign countries.  Crazy isn’t it that a JUCO Basketball fan website can garner so much interest from players, coaches and fans. 
  3. Antelope Valley College added three key freshman players; 
    1. Joseph Prince, 6’0”, 180, qualifier, guard, Player of the Year in the Golden League  http://melgru23.wordpress.com/team-2011-12-2/1-team-2012-13/joseph-princefreshman/
    2. Adrian Jeffries, 6’4”, 212, Wing, from Morgan Park High School  http://melgru23.wordpress.com/team-2011-12-2/1-team-2012-13/adrian-jeffriesfreshman/
    3. Zack Hollis, 6’9”, 225, qualifier, Post, who turned down a low mid-major D-1 offer to stay with AVC.   http://melgru23.wordpress.com/team-2011-12-2/1-team-2012-13/zack-hollisfreshman/
  4. Four players left the program for a number of reasons. 
  5. The players spent 4 days weekly in basketball class
    1. Weight Room
    2. Suicide Hill
    3. Gym
  6. AVC sponsored the highly successful California JUCO Summer Showcase 2012.
  7. AVC played 8 games in two Summer Showcases and ended with a 7-1 record.
    1. AVC 45 Harbor 42
    2. AVC 48   Saddleback 51
    3. AVC 66  LA Trade Tech  33
    4. AVC  66  LA Southwest 37
    5. AVC  45  Ventura 20
    6. AVC  63   Merritt 60
    7. AVC 52  Saddleback  37
    8. AVC 58  Orange Coast  40
  8. Four AVC sophomores were invited to the Las Vegas All-Star Showcase.
    1. Larry Slaughter
    2. Vandal Faniel
    3. Po Caldwell
    4. Mike Scott
  9. Larry Slaughter was named to the All-star team.

A busy and productive month that may lead to an outstanding year for Antelope Valley College. 

Super Sophomores Strike!

Posted: August 1, 2012 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2012-13, Summer Tournament
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When you look back at a year or in this case the showcase summer season, basketball fans have a play in a game that they will remember and talk about for years.  In the eight games the AVC team played this year, the sudden death overtime against Merritt College stands out in my mind. 

washint2Looking back on the 25 seconds of overtime that involved 4 AVC sophomores, you can see why coaches love sophomores.  Coach Taylor put 6’6” John Washington into the game.  Washington is a tremendous leaper and rebounder.  In addition the OT crew included sophomores, Mike Scott, T Berry, and Larry Slaughter and I’ll be darned if I can remember the 5th player who didn’t touch the ball.  Here goes. 

As hoped, Washington out jumped the taller Merritt College post man and tipped the ball to point Scott.  Mike got up a shot and missed.  But, Washington came through with an offensive rebound and a sharp pass to Larry Slaughter.  Slaughter measured a three ball and saw wide open T Berry.  The crisp chest pass to T who coolly drilled a 3 point shot for the win.  Love them sophomores!  Best moment of the summer showcase 2012.

Vegas Showcase Update

Posted: July 29, 2012 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2012-13, Player, Summer Tournament
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larry3A showcase like the All-American JUCO 80 promotes individual play to the extreme where as, the AVC D-1 style system promotes passing and sharing to the extreme. 

The first day for AVC showed AVC’s players doing a lot of sharing and passing and not much individual play.   Not many specifics but sounds as if Larry Slaughter continues his great summer.  Po Caldwell and Vadal Faniel had a average day and Mike Scott had a day that he is willing to forget.

Here is today’s schedule.

Vegas games day 2

  1. Team 2 – Mike Scott
  2. Team 3 – Larry Slaughter
  3. Team 8 – Vadal Faniel
  4. Team 12 – Po Caldwell
From the early games today, sounds as if the AVC players are starting to do their “individual” stuff well.  When these players get back to practice the coaches will have to get them back to sharing and passing again.  LOL!

Saturday, July 28, 2012 Game Schedule

Posted: July 28, 2012 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2012-13, Player, Summer Tournament
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All-American JUCO Showcase Schedule

TIME TEAMS AVC PLAYER
11:00 1 verses 2 Mike Scott #2
11:50 3 verses 4 Larry Slaughter #3
1:30 7 verses 8 Vadal Faniel #8
3:10 11 verses 12 Po Caldwell #12
4:50 2 verses 7 Mike Scott #2
7:20 12 verses 3 Larry Slaughter #3
Po Caldwell #12
8:10 11 verses 8 Vadal Faniel #8

Largest Number of AVC Players Invited In History

Posted: July 28, 2012 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2012-13, Player, Summer Tournament
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79 JUCO Colleges in the western United States had players invited to the All American JUCO Showcase-Elite 80 in Los Vegas, Nevada on July 28, 29, 2012.

College #
LA Trade Tech 6*
AVC 4
No College Noted 4
Oxnard 4**
Rise Academy 4
Casper 3
LA Valley 3
Peninsula  3
Ventura 3
Citrus 2
Indian Hills 2
Mesa 2
Mt San Antonio 2
Riverside 2
Saddleback 2***
Santa Barbara 2
Sheridan 2
Shoreline 2
South Idaho 2

 

* AVC beat LA Trade Tech this summer in Summer Showcase AVC 63 – LA Trade Tech 33

** Oxnard College no longer has a basketball program

*** AVC split two games in Summer Showcases with Saddleback.

  1. Game 1 AVC 47 – Saddleback 51
  2. Game 2 AVC 52 – Saddleback 37

Three of four players invited from AVC to the Elite 80 graduated from Antelope Valley High Schools.

All-American JUCO Showcase Top 80…Vegas

Posted: July 27, 2012 in AVC Men's Basketball, AVC Men's BB 2012-13, Player, Summer Tournament
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The final showcase for summer 2012 will begin tomorrow.  The showcase is an invitational only and will be held at:

Gym/Event Location: Southern Highlands Boys & Girls Club
10900 Southern Highlands Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89141

The schedule and the invitees can be seen at http://www.jucoshowcase.com/?page_id=376

The four Antelope Valley College players players invited are on the following teams:

Mike Scott tournamentMichaelyn Scott Team #2

2 Michael Bradley 6’10 Vincennes
2 Bobby Johnson 6’8 Oxnard College
2 Christopher Strong 6’6 Otero Junior College
2 Aaron Fitts 6’5 LA Trade Tech
2 Michael Black 6’3 LA Valley CC
2 Michaelyn Scott 6’2 Antelope Valley College
2 Vinay Parmar 6’0 LA Harbor College
2 Richaud Pack 6’4 FIU/Adrian College
2 Kevin Green 5’10 Southern U. – Shreveport
2 Shawn  Hampton  6’2 Pasadena City College

LarryDLarry Slaughter Team #3

3 Demarco Henry 6’9 Navarro College
3 Larry Slaughter 6’8 Antelope Valley College
3 Gary Tate 6’6 Rise Academy
3 Donte Donnell 6’4 Oxnard College
3 Benny  Bridges 6’3 Santa Barbara CC
3 Tim Smallwood 6’2 Murray State College
3 Anthony Strickland 6’0 South Suburban CC
3 Raphael Carter 6’8 Diablo Valley College
3 Jalani Davis 6’4 Santa Barbara CC
3 Gabriel Kindred 6’1 Salt Lake CC

VadalVadal Faniel, Jr Team #8

8 Remi Dibo 6’9 Casper College
8 Vadal Faniel Jr 6’6 Antelope Valley College
8 Bernard Ireland 6’5 Riverside City CC
8 Trey  Porter  6’4 Southeast Nebraska
8 Djuan Smith 6’3 Peninsula College
8 Aaseem  Dixon 6’1 Arizona Western
8 Taylor Luster 5’11 Hill College
8 Andrew Haley 6’6 Compton College – Available
8 Peyton Botts 6’3 Independence CC
8 Andy Blackmore 5’11 Available 3 yrs

Dwan “Po” Caldwell Team #12

dwanjump12 Dwan Caldwell 6’8 Antelope Valley College
12 Stephane Manga 6’6 Monroe College
12 Najee Salaam 6’5 Ventura College
12 Eddie  Williams 6’4 Labette CC
12 Kerry Carter 6’2 Citrus College
12 Javarius Gay 6’1 St. Petersburg College
12 Corey Spence 5’10 Casper College
12 Kevin Thomas 6’5 Lassem College
12 Tyler Turner 6’2 Imperial Valley College
12 Haim Elias-Pour 7’0 Available

 

I am unable to attend this showcase but will attempt to up date you based on the information I received. 

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