Bruin Recruiting: Prep News Roundup (1/29)

By Bruin Basketball Report

Prep News Roundup is published every Monday.

Commits

Chace Stanback,  Fairfax: Recorded 29 points and 10
rebounds as the host Lions, ranked No. 5 by The Times, defeated Western
League foe L.A. Hamilton, 82-37. LA Times 1/23

Senior post Kevin Love got off to a slow start as Lakeridge’s double
and, sometimes, triple-team coverage forced him to shoot contested
jumpers in the early going....For the game, Love had 29 points and 18 rebounds and Marr added 12 points to the effort.  Lake Oswego Review 1/25

Vaccaro closes ABCD camp as he eyes hoops academy: "Look at the talent we had at ABCD. O.J. Mayo, Derrick Rose, Kevin Love. Kids crossed over their sneaker affiliations. Sports Illustrated 1/26

Leading the way was Lake Oswego’s 6-foot-10
center, Kevin Love, who scored 39 points, including 21 in the fourth
quarter. He hit 16 of 22 shots and seven of them came on dunks. Love
also had 20 rebounds, two blocked shots, two steals and two assists. It wasn’t just a dominant performance by Love that
spelled the difference, though. The Lakers (5-0 Three Rivers League,
14-1 overall) also benefited from some clutch outside shooting by
guards Ernie Spada, Taylor Marr and Landon Ainge. Lake Oswego Review 1/26

Kevin Love has received more accolades than any 18-year-old has the right to for his play on the basketball court. But his coach at Lake Oswego High noticed something more important about the UCLA-bound, 6-10 prodigy after a recent game against Clackamas. Portland Tribune 1/26

Chace Stanback, Fairfax: Had 39 points, including four
three-pointers and 13 rebounds, as the visiting Lions, ranked No. 5 by
The Times, defeated L.A. University, 92-55, in Western League
competition. LA Times 1/27

Recruits

Demar Derozan, Compton: Tallied 26 points and scored
the game-winning basket on a fastbreak dunk with eight seconds left as
the host Tarbabes, ranked No. 9 by The Times, defeated No. 20 Long
Beach Jordan, 77-76, in Moore League play. LA Times 1/23

Not only were the Pioneers exposed in their upset loss to La Mirada
last week, but they were forced to play without 6-foot-10 center
Renardo Sidney, who was suspended for three Suburban League games this
week for what Coach Loren Grover called "a team situation." Sidney, the second-ranked sophomore in the nation by Rivals.com,
watched from the bench as Malik Story and James Harden picked up the
slack on offense in a 66-62 victory over the visiting Monsoons. LA Times 1/23

Grover said he and the parents of sophomore center Renardo Sidney
agreed upon the decision to hold him out of the three league games this
week as punishment for a "team-related issue" (supposedly related to
his reaction after being taken out of the game during the league
contest with Norwalk Friday night). "He's fine and there is no problem at school, he's still
going to classes and he'll be on our bench this week," Grover added.
"He'll be ready to play Saturday." Press-Telegram 1/23

Luke Babbitt of Reno, Nev., one of the three junior forwards Ohio State
is offering its last scholarship for 2008, will visit campus with his
parents this weekend and take in the spectacle against Michigan State.
Babbitt grew up in Cincinnati before moving while in elementary school
and has grandparents and other relatives living in Chillicothe and
Findlay. Babbitt’s other finalists are UCLA, Arizona, Nevada and
Gonzaga. He said Matta and assistant coaches John Groce and Dan Peters
have traveled as far as Reno, Los Angeles and Myrtle Beach, S.C., the
past six weeks to scout him. Buckeye Xtra 1/23

Jrue Holiday,  Campbell Hall: Led the visiting Vikings,
ranked No. 3 by The Times, with 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight
assists in their 87-45 victory over Olympic League foe Brentwood.
Campbell Hall trailed, 34-33, at halftime, but opened the second half
with a 22-0 run to pull away. LA Times 1/24

Galena jumped out to a 17-0 lead after four minutes and cruised to a 68-42 win over Manogue....He also said he liked the way his team worked for
easy shots. Luke Babbitt scored 27 points, J.D. Peters had 14 points
and Tristan Hill added 12 points. Nevada Appeal 1/24

#3 Mitty 74, St. Francis 65: Drew Gordon scored 25 points and Mitty (14-4,
7-1 WCAL) overcame a 36-26 deficit at the half in a game that had 61 fouls and
78 free-throw attempts. San Francisco Chronicle 1/25

Compton 66, Cabrillo 55: Demar DeRozan scored 25 points and Edgar Garibay added 19 for the first-place Tarbabes in Moore League play. Press-Telegram 1/26

Jrue Holiday, Campbell Hall: Junior guard scored 28 points as the
Vikings, ranked No. 3 by The Times, defeated San Diego St. Augustine,
87-51, in intersectional play at Carlsbad. LA Times 1/27

Riordan (18-2, 7-2), like many teams, collapsed on the 6-9 Drew Gordon in
the paint, which opened up space for Chiverton and teammates. Gordon had seven blocks, 10 points and 10 rebounds. He also held Riordan's Jorge Camacho to three points. Mercury News 1/28

(photo credit: Vern Uyetake / The Lake Oswego Review)