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Bocian's back for senior season
Andy Bocian, one of the most prolific scorers in Chico State history, is returning after a one-year hiatus.
6/18/2008 12:55:34 PM
CHICO, Calif. – New Chico State head men’s basketball coach Greg Clink didn’t look far to find the next piece of his 2008-09 team. Clink announced Wednesday that Andy Bocian, a First Team All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) performer as a sophomore and two-year starter for the Wildcats during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons will return to the fold in 2008-09.
Bocian, a 6-foot-6 forward, boasts averages of 16.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a Wildcat. The 16.9 points per game is the 10th highest average in Chico State career history, and his career free throw percentage of .811 is the fourth highest by a Wildcat. His 501 points as a sophomore are the 10th most in Chico State single-season history. He’s also 81 points shy of becoming just the 10th player in Chico State history to reach 1,000 points for his career.
“With the signing of Andy Bocian we have added a proven scorer in the CCAA,” said Clink. “Andy has the ability to score from the inside and on the perimeter.”
Clink has seen Bocian’s impressive numbers in the Chico State media guide. But he got an up-close look at Bocian when he coached his team on an 11-day tour in Argentina between his sophomore and junior years.
“I have seen first-hand the type of talent Andy has,” said Clink. “I am really looking forward to coaching him again.”
Bocian is equally excited to be reunited with Clink.
“I am very excited for this upcoming year and am looking forward to playing my senior season for Coach Clink and (Assistant Coach Gus) Argenal,” said Bocian. “I hope to help contribute to a successful season for Chico State men’s basketball and Chico State athletics.”
Bocian spent his freshman season at Ohlone College where he led the league in scoring at 19 points per game prior to transferring to Chico State. He’s a 2004 graduate of Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, where he helped lead the team to consecutive East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) titles. Bocian led the Bay Area in scoring as a senior at 27.1 points per game while earning Division II All-State and EBAL Most Valuable Player honors.
Bocian and senior point guard Justin Argenal give Clink a pair of seniors with All-CCAA credentials to help lead the team.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Softball
Kacie McCarthy’s freshman season as a Wildcat has been filled with highlights, but the Shingletown native turned in her most memorable performances of the year last weekend in the NCAA West Sub-Regional at Sonoma State, posting three straight victories and helping Chico State advance to the West Super Regional in Hawaii. The Wildcats are just two wins away from reaching the Division II College World Series, thanks in large part to the pitching prowess of McCarthy, who is the latest recipient of Wildcat of the Week honors.
In Friday’s Sub-Regional opener, McCarthy took over for Chico State starter Jessica McDermott and tossed seven-and-a-third innings of relief, striking out a career-high 11 batters and earning the win as the Wildcats beat 15th ranked Grand Canyon University 5-4 in eight innings. In Saturday’s winner’s bracket game versus No. 14 Sonoma State, McCarthy twirled a one-hit shutout in Chico State’s 7-0 victory over the host Seawolves. Sunday McCarthy completed the postseason trifecta, going the distance for the 18th time this year and getting credit for the “W” as the ’Cats rallied back from three runs down to score four times in the bottom of the sixth inning and pull out a 4-3 victory over Dixie State to sweep through the Sub-Regional and advance to this weekend’s West Super Regional.
McCarthy, now 16-10 on the season, lowered her season ERA to 1.92 with the three weekend wins and is ranked third among California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) pitchers. She also is sixth in the conference in victories and innings pitched (164.1). She leads the Wildcats in wins, complete games, innings pitched and appearances (29).
Chico State takes on the No. 3 ranked Sea Warriors of Hawaii Pacific Friday at 5 p.m. Pacific time in the opener of the West Super Regional in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The winner of the best-of-three set will advance to the Division II College World Series May 27-31 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Men's Track
As a decathlete, Brian Beeman is used to running all over the place. But he took it to a new level last week. After competing in the decathlon, high jump and javelin to help lead the Chico State men’s track & field team to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship March 6-8, he got on a bus and arrived back in Chico in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Then, he turned around to head back to Southern California for the Claremont Classic Decathlon and turned in an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark and personal best score of 6,512 on Thursday and Friday.
That iron-man feet has earned him Wildcat of the Week honors.
Beeman finished sixth at the Burns Track and Field Complex while logging the 15th best score in the nation this year. He won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:31.75, placed third in the 400-meter dash (51.19 seconds) and tied for third in the high jump (6-feet-02.75).
Beeman and a number of his Wildcats teammates now await Wednesday morning’s NCAA Track and Field Championships selection show to found out if he’s earned a berth to the National Championships May 27-29 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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7.22.10 | Men's Basketball
Like an episode of Seinfeld, a slice of Franky’s Pizza or a sunset on the beach, the 2009-10 Chico State men’s basketball season left us all wanting more. An influx of gifted athletes gifted with game and gusto had the Wildcats playing their best basketball at the end of the season. They knocked off Cal State Dominguez Hills in the opening round of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championship Tournament and lost to eventual National Champion Cal Poly Pomona when a shot at the buzzer did not fall in the second round.
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5.21.10 | Men's Basketball
CHICO – Already boasting one of the top Division II prep recruiting classes on the West Coast, the Chico State men’s basketball team has added prolific shooter Mike Rosaroso to the fold. Rosaroso, the Delta League’s Most Valuable player as a senior at Sacramento’s Franklin High School last season, knocked down 131 career 3-pointers as a 3-year varsity starter. He signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Chico State earlier this month.
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4.20.10 | Men's Basketball
CHICO – Chico State basketball fans are prone to bristle at the thought of Arcata, home of rival Humboldt State. Now they have a reason to beam instead. Arcata High School product Jordan Semple, the 2009-10 Eureka Times-Standard and Humboldt-Del Norte Conference Most Valuable Player, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Chico State University.
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3.29.10 | Men's Basketball
CHICO – The Chico State men’s basketball banquet, celebrating the 2009-10 season and the careers of seniors Jon Baird, Nick Lonnegren, Darren Nye, and Brian Seals, will be held at Butte Creek Country Club at 5 p.m. on May 2.
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3.26.10 | Men's Basketball
CHICO – Chico State Head Basketball Coach Greg Clink knew he was getting a special player when Jordan Barton signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Wildcat program last November. Now everyone familiar with California prep basketball knows as well. Barton has led Bishop O’Dowd on a postseason run all the way to the State Championship Game, which takes place Saturday at 3:30 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield against Southern California champ Serra High School of Gardena.
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3.17.10 | Men's Basketball
SACRAMENTO – Chico State men’s basketball fans can glimpse of the program’s future by making the short drive south to ARCO Arena for the Northern California High School Basketball Championships Saturday. Nate Appel, a 6-foot-8 De La Salle High School product, will help lead the Spartans against Newark Memorial in the Northern California Division I title game at 8 p.m. Jordan Barton, a 6-foot-7 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) product, will lead the Dragons against Sacramento High School in the Division III title game, scheduled to tip at noon.
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3.5.10 | Men's Basketball
ARCATA – The Chico State men’s basketball team has climbed from the deepest valley of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) to its upper echelon in just two seasons under Head Coach Greg Clink. The Wildcats’ quest to reach the conference’s highest peak will have to wait at least one more season. A remarkable comeback came up just short as the reigning king of the conference mountain, Cal Poly Pomona, defeated the Wildcats 80-77 in the CCAA Championship Tournament semifinals Friday night at Humboldt State’s Lumberjack Arena.
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