SBVC basketball team has potential

I got my first look at the San Bernardino Valley College men's basketball team tonight and I must say the Wolverines have potential.

SBVC lost to Citrus 80-74 in first round play of the Wells Fargo Holiday Classic at Riverside Community College. But down the stretch it truly looked like a team with 12 freshmen - SBVC, playing against a veteran team that is the defending state champion.

SBVC plays hard on both ends of the floor no matter what the situation and its players were in good position to make plays. They just didn't always play smart. They got in foul trouble early in the second half with many of the calls coming on plays that weren't smart as opposed to being because of aggressive play. Picking up a fifth foul on a reach in is not smart. Picking it up when you're battling for a loose ball is slightly more excusable.

Chino High product Orlando Brazier led the Wolverines with 19 points and nine rebounds. Warren Fuselier, the team's lone sophomore, added 15 with five assists and four steals.

The Foothill Conference title will be up for grabs with as many as six teams legitimate contenders. SBVC is on of those. It has a few more games left to work out the kinks that come with having a young team.