Wildcats men continue hot streak, women snap losing streak against East Bay
February 4, 2018
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The Wildcats came to play against Cal State East Bay Saturday night winning the women's game 70-64 and the men following suite with a 70-59 victory . The women's team came out on top against Cal State East Bay for the first time since 2013.They were led by leading scorer Whitney Branham and her 17 point...
Wildcat men and women dominate in Acker
February 2, 2018
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The men’s basketball team extend their win streak to six as they beat Cal State Monterey Bay by a score of 94-77 Thursday. The Wildcats scored their most points of the season with 94 and were hitting on all cylinders. Good ball movement led to layups and three pointers to keep the Wildcats in control...
Isaiah Ellis scores CCAA Player of the Week
January 31, 2018
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Chico State forward Isaiah Ellis added yet another accomplishment to his Wildcat career after winning the California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week Award for Jan. 22-28. The Antelope High School alumnus has been an essential player for the Wildcats men’s basketball team on both sid...
NBA All Star Draft gets a new set of rules
January 31, 2018
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In previous years, the NBA All Star Game was always the best players from the Western Conference squaring off against the best players from the Eastern Conference. Just like All Star festivities in most other professional sport leagues, the NBA All Star Game started to lack excitement, resulting in...
Wildcat men stay hot, women continue to struggle on the road
January 28, 2018
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The men's basketball team continued a dominant road series with a 85-58 win over Cal State Los Angeles Saturday night. Isaiah Ellis had another terrific night scoring 26 points which is a new season-high for the senior. Sophomore Justin Briggs had a career-high 23 points and nine rebounds in one of...
Branham struggles, Ellis and McFerren with season highs in split verse Dominguez Hills
January 27, 2018
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The Chico State men's basketball team continued its win streak with a 82-64 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills Friday. Seniors Jalen McFerren and Isaiah Ellis led the Wildcats to a victory over the Toros, scoring a season high 24 points each. This is now the ’Cats fourth straight win, with no sig...
Michael Bethea: a journey
Andrew Baumgartner and Justin Couchot
January 24, 2018
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Current Reno Bighorns guard Michael Bethea Jr. has had quite a journey to get to where he is now including a memorable stop at Chico State.Bethea grew up in Staten Island, NY where he graduated from Curtis High School in 2013. After high school, Bethea went to a junior college in Fremont, CA called Ohlone...
Wildcat of the week – Corey Silverstrom
January 23, 2018
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Corey Silverstrom is a senior guard on Chico State's mens basketball team. Going into his final season with the Wildcats, Silverstrom has been explosive on the court on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Silverstrom is second in scoring and 3-pointers while averaging over 15 points per ga...
Amongst waves, Wildcats finish break strong
January 21, 2018
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The Wildcat men went 6-3 over the five-week stretch of winter break at Chico State that went from Dec. 16-Jan. 21, bringing them to 21-5 overall and 9-4 in conference. After three straight wins, the Wildcats fell three straight games. However, these losses were frustrating after coming at deficits...
Wildcats roll over Jacks
January 21, 2018
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The Chico State men’s basketball team cruised over Humboldt State on Saturday night, winning 74-36. Although there was a huge crowd at Acker Gym, there was little to no competition in the game, as the Wildcats took control early. By halftime, the score was 34-18, and the Wildcats never looked ba...
Leader of the pack
December 13, 2017
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Jalen Mcferren is a leader. He has been since his freshman year at Chico State. While most first-year Wildcat basketball players redshirt during their freshman year, Mcferren played a key role as the back-up point guard for the 2014-15 Wildcat team. He played an average of 15.5 minutes while scoring...
In Chico over break? Support your Wildcats basketball
December 13, 2017
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As many know, Chico is a quiet, much slower paced and what some could say boring place for students between the time of Winter finals finishing and the start of Spring semester. All regular season games are free with a student ID making it a fun, free hangout and a way to go support your fellow Wildcats. Here's...
