Junior guard Robert Willhite's desperation 3-point basket at the buzzer lifted No. 2 seed Cal State Dominguez Hills to a dramatic 51-50 victory over top-seeded Humboldt State in the championship game of the 2011 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament Saturday at Pioneer Gymnasium in Hayward. It was Willhite's only field goal of the game and secured an NCAA Tournament berth for the Toros (23-6) and their first conference tournament title since defeating Cal Poly in 1987. Willhite's heroics overshadowed and impressive showing by tournament Most Outstanding Player Brian Morris of Humboldt State. The Lumberjacks center scored a game-high 25 points and accounted for half of Humboldt State's offensive output. Randy Hunter had an opportunity to seal the win for the Lumberjacks when he went to the free throw line with :07 remaining. However, he missed the front end of a one-and-one, James Cawthorne grabbed the rebound for the Toros and passed the ball to Willhite, who shot from the right baseline and drained the game-winner. Michael Cox, who was named to the all-tournament team, led the Toros with 15 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 2:58 remaining. Joining Morris in double figures for the Lumberjacks was Hunter, who posted a double-double, scoring 10 points and collecting 11 rebounds. Each team struggled from the field as neither hit the 40 percent mark for the game. The Toros were just 19 of 51 (37.3 percent), while the Lumberjacks connected on just 32.7 percent (17 of 52) of their field attempts. Courtesy of CCAA CCAA Summary 2010-11: CCAA Tournament Final: Cal State Dominguez Hills - Humboldt State 51-50 CCAA Tournament Semifinals: Humboldt State - Cal State L.A 70-61 Cal State Dominguez Hills - Cal Poly Pomona 49
All-Tournament MVP: Brian Morris (6'9''-F-87) of SMU Player of the Year: Brian Morris (6'9''-F-87) of SMU Freshman of the Year: James McCann (5'10''-G-92) of Cal-San Diego Newcomer of the Year: Randy Hunter (6'6''-F) of Humboldt St. Coach of the Year: Steve Kinder of Humboldt St. 1st Team G: Davion Berry (6'4'') of Cal.St.-Monterey G: Corey Caston (5'11'') of Cal.St.-San Bernar. G: Marcquintice Davis (5'10''-85) of Cal.St.-Dominguez H. F: Dwayne Fells (6'6'') of Cal Poly Pomona G: Marquel Hoskins (5'10'') of San Francisco St. F: Randy Hunter (6'6'') of Humboldt St. F: Reggie Jones (6'9'') of Cal.St.-Stanislaus F: Brian Morris (6'9''-87) of SMU G: Nefi Perdomo (6'1'') of San Francisco St. G: Franklin Session (6'2'') of Weber St. 2nd Team F: Michael Cox (6'8''-89) of Cal.St.-Dominguez H. G: Jay Flores (6'0''-89) of Sonoma St. C: Christian Hatch (6'8''-89) of Cal-San Diego F: Roderick Hawkins (6'2''-89) of Chico St. F: Theron Laudermill (6'7'') of Cal.St.-San Bernar. F: Kevin Menner (6'6'') of Cal.St. Northridge F: David Norris (6'6'') of Sacramento St. G: Steven Pratt (6'4'') of Sonoma St. G: Casey Ryan (6'4''-88) of Cal-San Diego G: Brandon Sperling (6'5''-90) of Fresno St. All-Tournament Team David Norris (6'6''-F) of Sacramento St. Brian Morris (6'9''-F-87) of SMU Randy Hunter (6'6''-F) of Humboldt St. Marcquintice Davis (5'10''-G-85) of Cal.St.-Dominguez H. Michael Cox (6'8''-F-89) of Cal.St.-Dominguez H. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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