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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.

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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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For much of the season, redshirt freshman Caressa Williams has been sitting at the end of the Chico State women’s basketball team bench, seeing very little on-court action. But the former Paradise High School star continued to work hard on her game, and the extra effort has paid off in recent weeks with significantly more playing time. After a string of short but impressive relief roles, Williams delivered a breakout performance Saturday against Humboldt State, posting career highs in scoring and rebounding in the Wildcats’ 90-67 thumping of Humboldt State. Her strongest effort to date makes Williams the latest Wildcat of the Week.

Williams shot over 58 percent (7-of-12), averaging just under 10 points and five rebounds in Chico State’s two weekend contests. She began the weekend with a solid outing Friday against Sonoma State, contributing five points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals in 16 minutes of action. Saturday, though, she was a major part of the Wildcat reserves combining to score 51 in the team’s convincing 23-point win over Humboldt. Williams played 24 minutes, scoring 14 points and hauling in seven rebounds – both career highs – connecting on five of her seven field goal attempts. She also chipped in with an assist and a steal in addition to shining on the defensive end.

Williams’ productive weekend saw her season scoring average more than double, rising from 1.6 to 3.6 points per game. Overall, she is shooting 50 percent from the field and is averaging two rebounds a contest.

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Amir Carraway capped a strong weekend with team highs of 16 points and seven rebounds in the Wildcats’ huge win against Humboldt State Saturday night to earn Wildcat of the Week honors for the second time this season.

The sophomore from Vallejo made two game-sealing free throws with 21 seconds left to finish the night 6-of-7 from the free throw line and pulled down key rebounds on two of the Lumberjacks’ last three possessions. He also set the screen on Jay Flores’ dagger 3-pointer with 40 seconds left.

Carraway finished with 10 points and four rebounds despite playing just 18 minutes due to foul trouble during the Wildcats’ loss to Sonoma State the night before.

The 6-foot-5 forward leads the team in rebounding at 5.5 per game and ranks second in scoring at 10.6 points per game a season after averaging just 1.4 points and one rebound in only 5.4 minutes a night. He’s now led the team in scoring five times and rebounding six this season.

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