2018 Intramural League Basketball game 1,000 Mile Track team member during an evening practice If your state or county facility has a sports program, and you’d like to see your stories mentioned in the SQNews Sports section, have the athletic director email the story to sqnews@gmail.com. Please include first and last names of everyone involved as well as photos. … [Read more...] about Sports Pics around the Q
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San Quentin Warriors have a new head coach
Anthony Evans, Warriors New Head Coach The San Quentin Warriors come into the 2019 season 3-4 against the Golden State Warriors coaching staff—the biggest game of each season, and also having the coach for the last two seasons step down to attempt to become a player on the team again. On 2/10/2019, while watching the Lakers v. Sixers on ESPN/ABC, we touched on these issues with the new coach of the San Quentin Warriors, Anthony Evans, in the following interview. SQN: Coach, what’s your philosophy for upcoming season? I’ve heard that the … [Read more...] about San Quentin Warriors have a new head coach
Amid a turbulent life basketball surfaced as a guiding force for good
Golden State Warriors Assistant GM Kirk Lacob (green jersey) guarding Jamal Harrison (Warriors #3) on the San Quentin lower yard as Patrick Lacey challenges Delvon Adams Oakland, Calif., has a rich, storied history of basketball talent that stretches from Bill Russell (McClymonds High School) to Damian Lilliard (Oakland High School). From iconic playgrounds like Moss- wood Park, to Harmon Gym on the UC Berkeley Campus, where Oakland native Jason Kidd earned his stripes, “The Town” brand of hoops has left its mark. Jamal Harrison grew up in … [Read more...] about Amid a turbulent life basketball surfaced as a guiding force for good
Several new faces added to the Kings roster for the 2019 season
Trevor Woods returns to Kings for second season Some of the top San Quentin athletes showed their talents for the annual tryouts for the prison’s age 40 and older basketball team. The Kings coaching staff picked a mix of returning veteran players with several new faces, putting the scrimmage teams in scenarios that tested each player’s ability to gel in adverse situations. “These situations are done to test how players respond emotionally, as well as to see what their basketball IQ is like,” said Head Coach Orlando Harris. “We have … [Read more...] about Several new faces added to the Kings roster for the 2019 season
Green Team recruits two men off the yard to beat Warriors
A road closure left the Green Team with only five players, including the 65-year old Don Smith, for a full court game schedule against the San Quentin Warriors, so they picked up two guys off the prison yard and won 99-92. “I was worried coming in with four guys,” David Liss, who played college basketball for Pomona, said. A shutdown highway left Prison Sport Ministry’s Green Team players Kevin Kelly, Antoine Maddox and Charles Lowery stuck in traffic with no way to reach San Quentin State Prison in time for the game. Alex Nesbitt a … [Read more...] about Green Team recruits two men off the yard to beat Warriors
Apply Pressure win Intramural Basketball League Championship
a “We came together,” Coach Sholly Kehinde said after winning the finals over the Dream Team. This year was his first time as a head coach of an Intramural League basketball team. The Intramural League follows a format similar to the NBA. Incarcerated men formed eight teams and were scheduled to play each other twice each throughout a 16 game season. The squads with the best records in each conference got seeded high in the playoff rounds. After reaching the finals, a best of five game series decided who would be crowned the … [Read more...] about Apply Pressure win Intramural Basketball League Championship
Rival teams join forces for All-Star basketball game
Wives, fathers, girlfriends, sons, fiancés, brothers, and old friends surrounded an outdoor basketball court bordered by barbwire to experience the community atmosphere at San Quentin State Prison during its first annual All-Star game. The team picked by Quentin resident Allan McIntosh won 94-87. Allan Mclntosh cheering on his SQ Lakers squad “When you guys bring your family in here, that means a lot,” Brian Asey, general manager of the SQ basketball program, said. “You brought in people that you care about to see the people that you … [Read more...] about Rival teams join forces for All-Star basketball game
San Quentin Warriors take visiting Lincoln Hill in overtime
The visiting Lincoln Hill basketball team took the San Quentin Warriors into over- time but fell short, 77-66. “Great game; one of the best games we had,” Lincoln Hill center Dominique Thompson said. “A lot of lead changes—tight until the end.” Lincoln Hill, named after the church of pastor Miguel Rodriquez, visits the court on the prison yard more to win over souls than to win the game. In fact, Rodriquez had just returned from a trip to Japan, a country he says is less than 1 percent Christian, to spread the gospel. Still, Lincoln Hill … [Read more...] about San Quentin Warriors take visiting Lincoln Hill in overtime
Kings reign unseated by Outsiders basketball team
Over the Labor Day weekend, several basketball players from different Prison Sports Ministry teams teamed up for a game against the San Quentin Kings and won 76-74. “It was tough because everybody had to learn how to play with each other,” Outsider Sponsor John Brewster said. “We played as a team and it went pretty flawless.” While most people were away celebrating Labor Day, eight basketball players— members of the Trailblazers, Green Team, Outsiders and Lincoln Hill—showed up on the Lower Yard to en- joy a game against the Kings … [Read more...] about Kings reign unseated by Outsiders basketball team
SQ Kings give Stanford team the business, 54-50
Several graduate students from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) tried their hand at basketball against the San Quentin Kings 40-and-over team. The Kings outmaneuvered them to a 54-50 victory. “When they heard about the games here, they wanted to come,” said Ben Draa, the Stanford graduate student who arranged for his class to play basketball against the Kings. “I also wanted to recruit more guys to the regular team.” "SNY [Sensitive Needs Yard] ...comprises roughly half the California prison system," according to Lody Lewn in … [Read more...] about SQ Kings give Stanford team the business, 54-50