Who’s Hot Lisa Leslie, Morningside’s 6-foot-5 junior...

Who’s Hot Lisa Leslie, Morningside’s 6-foot-5 junior center, was named MVP in the Tournament of Champions at Santa Barbara where she led the Monarchs to a second-place finish. Leslie scored 40 points in a semifinal game against highly rated Santa Barbara and hit 32 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in the final game against Louisville (Ky.) Southern.

Forward James Anderson of the Marymount College basketball team scored 29 points last week against Mira Costa and is averaging 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Mariners.

Jeff Fryer, Loyola Marymount University’s long-range shooting specialist, scored 52 points in the 2-game Old Style Classic in Chicago, including 30 in the championship game against DePaul, to earn all-tournament honors. In the two games the junior guard hit 9 of 21 3-pointers.

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Cal State Dominguez Hills’ hot-and-cold men’s basketball team was as chilly as the weather last week in losing a home game to Cal State Hayward, 74-60. Hayward came into the game 2-8 and with only 8 players. The loss dropped the Toros, who shot only 36%, to 4-4.

Loyola Marymount’s talented junior guard Bo Kimble had a first last week when he was shut out in a 115-111 loss to DePaul. Kimble, trying to shake off a knee injury, had never been held scoreless in a Loyola uniform but was 0 for 7.

The South Torrance High boys basketball team bowed out of the Torrance Tournament, losing to Bishop Montgomery, 69-56, in the opening round and to North High, 57-50, in the consolation bracket. Bishop Montgomery outscored the Spartans, 49-28, in the second half.

The Marymount College basketball team defense allowed 73 points in the second half in a 113-93 loss to Mira Costa.