Transfers Isaih Moore and Keion Brooks, Jr. joined freshman Aidan Mahaney in leading three Paycom Wooden Legacy participating schools to victory Monday on the first day of regular-season play for the 2022-2023 season.
Mahaney scored 25 points in 26 minutes as a reserve as the 6-3 guard from Campolindo High in northern California led Saint Mary’s to a 78-70 win at home over Oral Roberts.
Moore, Jr., who is playing at his fifth school since his freshman season at the College of Charleston, led Fresno State to a 69-56 victory over cross-town rival Fresno Pacific as the 6-10 graduate student center compiled 19 points and 10 rebounds in his Bulldog debut.
The 6-7 Brooks, who played the last three seasons at Kentucky where he scored 660 points in 80 games for the Wildcats, led Washington to a 69-52 victory over visiting Weber State with a 20-point effort.
Vanderbilt was the only Paycom Wooden Legacy entrant to lose Monday as the ‘Dores dropped a 76-67 decision to Memphis State in Nashville. Junior Tyrin Lawrence led Vandy with 14 points.
The Paycom Wooden Legacy tips off on November 23 with Fresno State challenging Washington at 6:30 p.m. PT followed by the Saint Mary’s vs. Vanderbilt contest. The two winning schools play the next night for the title after the 7 p.m. third-place game at the Anaheim Arena in the Anaheim Convention Center in southern California.
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