Downer added to Vanguard University Men's Basketball coaching staff - Aug 15, 2018
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Vanguard University Men's Basketball has announced the addition of Justin Downer as an assistant coach for the 2018-19 season. Downer joins the Blue and Gold from Riverside Poly High School where he has coached the past three seasons as the associate head coach, totaling a 62-29 record. He helped lead RPHS to its first CIF Championship appearance and State Tournament berth since 1983 when Reggie Miller was a senior. They posted consecutive winning seasons for the first time in 15 years. 'I'm so excited to join the Vanguard University Men's Basketball staff! I've known Coach Soliday since I was a Freshman in High School, so I'm excited to hit the grand running on our previous chemistry,' Downer remarked. 'Having played in the conference at another school, there is a certain level of familiarity that I have with the GSAC, so I'm excited to get to work. Coach Soliday and staff has built a championship culture and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to continue the pursuit of more while leading young men.' Downer is very familiar with the Golden State Athletic Conference as he attended William Jessup University where he graduated Top Five in program history in All-Time three-pointers made and three-point percentage. During his last two years of eligibility for the Warriors, he was elected team captain. Prior to WJU, he attended Skagit Valley College where he was second All-Time in three pointers made and three-point percentage. He was voted team captain and scored 17 points per contest as a sophomore. Working as a coach for NBA Camps for the last eight years, he has been a Site Director in Colorado, Washington, California, Alaska, and Oregon. He has worked as NBC Camps' College Prep Camp Director for four years using the player development, strength and conditioning, and defensive coaching skills he perfected at Riverside Poly High School. 'I've known Justin for almost 10 years and in that time I've seen him grow from being one of the hardest working players I've been around, to being one of the hardest working coaches I've seen out there. His relentless work-ethic has translated into making him one of the brightest up-and-coming coaches today,' Rhett Soliday said. 'He has been influenced by some great mentors who have fueled a passion in him to change lives through the game of basketball.' Downer is the under Armour West Coast Elite Associate Director where he manages all three teams, recruits players into the program, organizes campus visits, and team travel. In this role, he has coached and mentored over 60 NCAA Division I players and was selected as the 2018 West Coast Elite 'Attitude of Gratitude' Award winner. Academically, he graduated from Mount Si High School before finishing his Bachelors of Arts in Psychology at William Jessup and then graduated with his Masters of Arts in Education in 2018. His fiance is currently a graduate student at Loma Linda University, studying Occupational Therapy. Coach Soliday went on to say, 'Justin will be actively involved in every aspect of the day-to-day operations of running our program, and his unique skill set will pay dividends in the development of our student-athletes on and off the court, scouting and game preparation, and in taking our recruiting efforts to another level. Justin adds a great dynamic to our culture and he is a winner. I'm thrilled to incorporate him into our staff as we pursue championship level excellence in everything we do.' Courtesy of: vanguardlions.com
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Texas Rio Grande Valley beats Wayland Baptist 85-66 - 1 day ago
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Terry Winn III had 14 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley beat Wayland Baptist 85-66 on Tuesday night. Tyson Smith (6'1''-G) had 13 points and five steals for Texas Rio Grande Valley (16-13). Jordan Jackson added 13 points. Greg Bowie II (6'2''-G) II had 11 points for the home team. Tre Fillmore (6'2''-G) had 15 points for the Pioneers. J.J. Culver (6'4''-G) added 11 points and six rebounds. Jeremy Betjol had eight rebounds and five steals. Texas Rio Grande Valley takes on New Mexico State... [read more]
Terry Winn III had 14 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley beat Wayland Baptist 85-66 on Tuesday night. Tyson Smith (6'1''-G) had 13 points and five steals for Texas Rio Grande Valley (16-13). Jordan Jackson added 13 points. Greg Bowie II (6'2''-G) II had 11 points for the home team. Tre Fillmore (6'2''-G) had 15 points for the Pioneers. J.J. Culver (6'4''-G) added 11 points and six rebounds. Jeremy Betjol had eight rebounds and five steals. Texas Rio Grande Valley takes on New Mexico State on the road on Saturday. Courtesy of: tucson.com
With a 19-6 season mark and a 7-3 record in GCAC play, the Talladega Tornadoes men's basketball team was looking to both get the season sweep on Xavier and improve upon their already-strong conference standing when they traveled to take on the Xavier Gold Rush on Monday night. The men's squad had been out of game action since last Monday when they defeated #6 nationally ranked Tougaloo. The Tornadoes hoped to shake off the dust early on in this contest and grab another conference win. Fue... [read more]
With a 19-6 season mark and a 7-3 record in GCAC play, the Talladega Tornadoes men's basketball team was looking to both get the season sweep on Xavier and improve upon their already-strong conference standing when they traveled to take on the Xavier Gold Rush on Monday night. The men's squad had been out of game action since last Monday when they defeated #6 nationally ranked Tougaloo. The Tornadoes hoped to shake off the dust early on in this contest and grab another conference win. Fueled by not one, not two, but three double-digit scorers, Talladega fought hard to the victory over Xavier by a final score of 66-65. The first half progressed slowly for Talladega as the team had some struggles in the opening 20 minutes. The Tornadoes would eventually go into half time trailing Xavier 34-31. TC was fueled by the efforts of several players: Dondre Alexander (6'3''-G) paced the team with nine points. The rebound game was owned by Alexander and Charles Shaw (6'0''-PG), who each racked up three in the first half. Already trailing by three points coming out of the halftime break, the Tornadoes put their foot on the gas and fought even harder to pass by the Gold Rush in the second half. The TC lead at one point grew to four late in regulation, as their 66-65 win solidified their 20th win of the year, and 8th in eleven total conference games. "Tonight is a great example of how far this team has come this year," said Head Coach Chris Wright. "We didn't play well for most of the game, but we stayed together and gutted this one out. The tougher team usually wins and I thought that was true tonight. It was great for us to win an ugly, grind it out game like this." Those three double-digit scorers mentioned earlier? Da'Jon Streeter (6'4''-G) had 15 points and seven rebounds, Jarin Hilson (6'0''-PG-95) had 15 points and Alexander added 14 points and seven rebounds. TC will face GCAC competition again when they play host to the Southern University at New Orleans Knights Saturday. Tip-off in Tornado Alley is set for 5:00 p.m. Courtesy of: talladegatornadoes.com
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