Thursday, July 1, 2010

Summer is here and a bright outlook on the 2010-2011 Merritt College Men's Basketball Season

Happy Summer everyone!

Kevin McCarthy the lead sports writer for Norcalpreps.rivals.com and norcalbasketball.blogspot.com has written a article on the promise of the Merritt College Men's Basketball Program.

Take a look http://norcalpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1099475

SUMMER BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

(NCAA) NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUMMER JC SHOWCASE@ SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY (July 6 and 7) 2games each day

Tuesday July 6
(Game 1) 2pm court 2 vs Napa Valley College
(Game 2) 5pm court 1 vs Skyline College

Wednesday July 7
(Game 3) 4pm court 1 vs Las Positas College
(Game 4) 7pm court 2 vs Ohlone College

(NCAA) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUMMER JC SHOWCASE@ AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (JULY 30 and 31st) 2 games each day

Friday July 30
(Game 1) 3pm court 1 vs Citrus College (Played in last season's state Final Four)
(Game 2) 5pm court 2 vs San Bernadino College (Played in last season's state Final Four)
Saturday July 31
(Game 3) 1pm court 1 vs Saddleback College (2010 STATE CHAMPION)
(Game 4) 3pm court 1 vs East LA College

GO THUNDERBIRDS!

2009-2010 Merritt College Men's Basketball Players moving on to 4year instuitions

Although a challenging year on the hardwood, Merritt College Men's basketball still celebrates the student athletes moving on to the 4year university level during the 2009-2010 school year.

Nikolas Hildalgo a 6"5 200lbs shooting guard from Carcas, Venezuela maintained a 3.8 grade point average and has been accepted and has decided to walk-on at NCAA Division I University of California at Berkeley in (Berkeley, California)

Andre Martin a 6"4 195lbs combo guard from Mt. Miguel High School San Diego, California has signed a national letter of intent to continue as a student athlete at NCAA Division II power house Colorado State University Pueblo in (Pueblo, Colorado)

Michael McElroy a 6"3 point guard from Central High School Fresno, California has signed a national letter of intent to continue as a student athlete at NAIA Div II Holy Names University in (Oakland, California)

We congratulate these young men and wish them the best in there futures.

GO THUNDERBIRDS!