Davis Leaves Houston to Play at CSLB

After playing one season at the University of Houston, Tommie Davis, a former basketball star at Fremont and Crenshaw high schools, has decided to transfer to Long Beach State to be closer to his family.

“It was just too far away from home,” Davis said. “It makes a real big difference when you can go to your mom’s house or a relative’s house after the game.”

Davis, a 5-foot-7 point guard, had received a scholarship to Houston. As a freshman, he averaged 6.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals a game. He started 22 of the Cougars’ 23 final games and was selected to the all-Southwest Conference freshman team.

In other recruiting news:

Verbum Dei forward Andre Larry has signed with the University of Oregon.

Larry, 6-foot-7 1/2, helped lead Verbum Dei to a 26-5 overall record and the school’s first-ever state championship. He averaged 12 points a game.

Marshall guard Jamie Kogan, who made City Times’ girls’ basketball first team, said she will attend New York University, a Division III school.

The 5-6 guard averaged 16.7 points, three steals, and 2.5 assists to help Marshall go undefeated in the Northern Conference. She was named the Northern Conference most valuable player.