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Say No Basketball Classic: SoCal
College Open--(June 18, 2000)

saynologo.gif (3048 bytes)The Say No College Classic: Southern California College Open basketball began it's 25th Season this weekend at LA Trade Tech College.   As in past years, it's again being run, organized and administered by Rod Smith, along with a number of other fine folks who've helped him over the years.   This year, the league is dedicated to the memory of  one of Rod's friends and associates, Michael Holtrey, a former assistant coach at Saddleback College and Say No League co-organizer who died last year unexpectedly.  And while we don't have much else to say on that subject, we thought it would be nice to at least begin by noting the contributions that Holtrey made to the Say No League, giving his time, energy and talent to the development of the league.

This year's Say No Classic will run from Friday, June 16 through Sunday August 13, when it will conclude with the Championship Game.  This year, all the games will be played at LA Trade Tech College in downtown Los Angeles (several games were played last year at West LA College, which is . . . not the prettiest or coolest gym in SoCal, but it's convenient by freeway from just about everywhere in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange County, and there will be players from all over the region participating.

Rod didn't have full rosters yet, but he did have some notes contained in the "Say No Look" a typewritten handout he gave us with schedules and some other notes (including a small tribute to Holtrey), with info about the teams and some of the players.  We're not sure why there are so many teams in the league "Hank" in the name, but someone will probably let us know eventually.    Oh, and there are a couple of other places you can get info: Try BibbyBaby's USC Hoops site, or the UCLA "Bruin Zone" Message Forum (formerly "Banner 12"), since they always have some notes and observations on teams, players and some of the games, probably a lot more info than we will carry this summer given our commitments to be out of town or at other events during the same time the Say No will run (e.g., in Vegas, at the Pump's or Rim Rattler, etc). 

Here's what little we know about the teams: 

1. Entertainment Tonight   Finished last season as a semifinal team, and they'll feature Eron Maxey from Providence and Marcus Carr.
2. AMDG   This team is slated to have Sam William, also had Aerick Sanders (San Diego State) and Curtis Millage today.
3. Top Flight    Will have Travis Reed from LBSU, Gary Colbert and Stanford's Casey Jacobsen in addition to others.
4. West Coast Stars    Brian Scalabrine (USC), Sean Jackson, Solomon Hughes (Cal), Ricky Anderson (Arizona)
5. Inland Empire Riders   Brian Wethers (Cal), DeMarcus Williams (Washington), Will Kimble (Pepperdine), team coached by IEBP's very own Elaine Carlisle, also features Jacqay Carlisle
6. Hoops R Us    Darnell Williams (San Jose State), Tryone Riley, Keith Kincade (LMU)
7.  Hanks Team    Jeff Trepagnier (USC), Kelvin Gibbs (Pepperdine), and Cedric Suitt.
8. Hank's Little Hoopers   Tito Maddox (Fresno State), David Hamilton (transfer from Auburn to ??), Dalron Johnson (UNLV), Noel Felix (Fresno State), and others
9. Orange County Elite   Chris Burgess (Utah), Commander King (Norther Arizona), Ryan Forehan-Kelly (Cal).
10. Cal State San Bernardino   Probably as many CSUB guys as are around this summer
11. Hank's Big Time    Rock Lloyd (LBSU), Brandon Granville (USC), Jamal Tinsley and more
12. Say No    Sam Clancy (USC), Brdon Armstrong, David Lalazerian (Pepperdine), Adama Ndiaye (UCSB), and probably Jason Kapono now that he's not going pro.
13. Camp Exposure    Walter White, Curtis Slaughter, Danny Kohn, Marquis Poole
14. Hollywood Nuggets    Team coached by John Bailey, will have Moose (UCLA), Germaine Chase from Montana, Westphal, and others.
15. Trauma    Shannon Swillis (Fresno State), David Bluthenthal (USC).
16. Inland Empire Be Nice   A lot of UC Riverside guys, not sure yet, but we'll find out.
17. Riverside Stars    Todd Ramasar (UCLA), Schea Cotton (???that's what Rod says, but isn't he at NBA camp awaiting the draft?), Kendall Minor, Josiah Johnson, and Matt Dickerson.
18. Tem Pimco    Gilbert Arenas, Jason Gardner, Chris Osborne, Dino Tanner, Travon Bryant, and Andrew Zahn.
19. Top Prospects    Tony Bland, Josh Moore, Joe Shipp, Chris Duhon, and more.
20. Hank's Bakersfield Boys   Cal State Bakersfield's team.

And finally, here's the schedule.  Just plug the numbers in the second column next to the time to get an idea of who is playing.

American League National League
1. Entertainment Tonight 11. Hank's Big Time
2. AM DG 12. Say No
3. Top Flight 13. Camp Exposure
4. West Coast Stars 14. Hollywood Nuggets
5. Inland Empire Riders 15. Trauma
6. Hoops R Us 16. Inland Empire B Nice
7. Hank's Team 17. Riverside Stars
8. Hank's Little Hooper's 18. Team Pimco
9. Orange County 19. Top Prospects
10. Cal State San Bernardino 20. Hank's Cal State Bakersfield

Friday, June 16th

Saturday, June 17th

Sunday, June 18th

6:30 p.m. 1-2 11:00a.m. 3-9 11:00a.m. 16-20
8:00 p.m. 11-12 12:30 p.m. 13-19 12:30 p.m. 1-3
2:00 p.m. 4-8 2:00 p.m. 11-13
3:30 p.m. 14-18 3:30 p.m. 2-10
5:00 p.m. 12-20 5:00 p.m. 5-7
6:30 p.m. 15-17 6:30 p.m. 4-9
8:00 p.m. 6-10

Friday, June 23rd

Saturday, June 24th

Sunday, June 25th

6:30 p.m. 14-19 11:00a.m. 15-18 11:00a.m. 5-9
8:00 p.m. 5-8 12:30 p.m. 6-7 12:30 p.m. 15-19
2:00 p.m. 16-17 2:00 p.m. 6-8
3:30 p.m. 1-4 3:30 p.m. 16-18
5:00 p.m. 11-14 5:00 p.m. 7-10
6:30 p.m. 2-3 6:30 p.m. 17-20
8:00 p.m. 12-13

Friday, June 30th

Saturday, June 31th

Sunday, July 1st

6:30 p.m.

1-5

11:00a.m. 2-4 11:00a.m. 17-18
8:00 p.m.

11-15

12:30 p.m. 12-14 12:30 p.m. 1-6
2:00 p.m. 3-10 2:00 p.m. 11-16
3:30 p.m. 13-20 3:30 p.m. 2-5
5:00 p.m. 6-9 5:00 p.m. 12-15
6:30 p.m. 16-19 6:30 p.m. 3-4
8:00 p.m. 7-8

Friday, July 7th

Saturday, July 8th

Sunday, July 9th

6:30 p.m. 13-14 11:00a.m. 17-19 11:00a.m. 3-5
8:00 p.m. 7-9 12:30 p.m. 8-10 12:30 p.m. 11-17
2:00 p.m. 18-20 2:00 p.m. 4-10
3:30 p.m. 1-7 3:30 p.m. 14-20
5:00 p.m. 13-15 5:00 p.m. 8-9
6:30 p.m. 2-6 6:30 p.m. 18-19
8:00 p.m. 12-16

Friday, July 14th

Saturday, July 15th

Sunday, July 16th

6:30 p.m. 1-8 11:00a.m. 2-7 11:00a.m. 19-20
8:00 p.m. 11-18 12:30 p.m. 12-17 12:30 p.m. 1-9
2:00 p.m. 3-6 2:00 p.m. 14-15
3:30 p.m. 13-16 3:30 p.m. 2-8
5:00 p.m. 4-5 5:00 p.m. 12-18
6:30 p.m. 11-19 6:30 p.m. 3-7
8:00 p.m. 9-10

Friday, July 28th

Saturday, July 29th

Sunday, July 30th

6:30 p.m. 13-17 11:00a.m. 14-16 11:00a.m. 3-8
8:00 p.m. 4-6 12:30 p.m. 5-10 12:30 p.m. 11-20
2:00 p.m. 15-20 2:00 p.m. 1-10
3:30 p.m. 4-7 3:30 p.m. 14-17
5:00 p.m. 13-18 5:00 p.m. 5-6
6:30 p.m. 2-9 6:30 p.m. 15-16
8:00 p.m. 12-19  
Friday Aug. 4th Saturday Aug. 5th Sunday Aug 6th
No Games 12:00 p.m. TBA 12:00 p.m. TBA
1:30 p.m. TBA 1:30 p.m. TBA
3:00 p.m. TBA 3:00 p.m. TBA
4:30 p.m. TBA 4:30 p.m. TBA
Friday Aug. 11th Saturday Aug. 12th Sunday Aug 13th
No Games 1:30 p.m. TBA 1:30 p.m. Championship
3:00 p.m. TBA

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