Loyola Marymount forward Hank Gathers scored 39...

Loyola Marymount forward Hank Gathers scored 39 and 49 points in two victories to earn West Coast Athletic Conference and Sports Illustrated Player of the Week honors. The 6-7 junior tied a school record with 49 points against Reno and had 26 rebounds. Gathers is averaging 34.4 points and 14.1 rebounds a game, ranking among the nation’s leaders in both categories.

Redondo boasted the South Bay’s hottest prep basketball program last week as the varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams reached the finals of tournaments. The varsity and JV lost in the finals of the Nogales and Redondo tournaments while the freshmen won at Palos Verdes.

Rolling Hills forward John Hardy was the leading scorer and rebounder at the 30-team Las Vegas Holiday Basketball Classic, averaging 32.8 points and 12.3 boards in four games.

Who’s Not

Bishop Montgomery’s basketball team scored only nine points in the second half, including a paltry two in the third quarter, to squander a 23-18 halftime lead and lose to Mira Costa, 47-32, last Friday.

The Cal State Dominguez Hills basketball team failed to verify its flight time to Seattle for the Puget Sound Tournament and missed a connecting flight in San Jose. The Toros split into two groups, boarded separate flights, and arrived at Puget Sound half an hour before game time Thursday and lost to Central Washington, 61-52.

Chadwick lost both of its games in the Bishop Union Basketball Tournament to fall to 2-9, the Dolphins’ worst start under longtime Coach Tom Maier.

Banning’s basketball team had a rough week, losing its three games in the Glendale Tournament.